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Oostvaardersdiep Weather Records (NLE00101960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oostvaardersdiep (NLE00101960), Netherlands, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Oostvaardersdiep

  • Oostvaardersdiep (NLE00101960) is a weather station in Netherlands at 52.42 latitude and 5.22 longitude, 1 m (3 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1969 to 2012, 44 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Oostvaardersdiep still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Oostvaardersdiep set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 30 August 2012.

About the Station

  • Location: Netherlands, 52.42 latitude, 5.22 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1 m (3 ft).
  • Period of record: 1969 to 2012, 44 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Oostvaardersdiep, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oostvaardersdiep. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oostvaardersdiep. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Oostvaardersdiep, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Oostvaardersdiep by the year they were set 0 records at Oostvaardersdiep still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Oostvaardersdiep still stand.
Standing records at Oostvaardersdiep by the year they were set
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All-Time Record Progression

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When Oostvaardersdiep set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Oostvaardersdiep between 24 August 2002 and 24 August 2002. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 August 2002: Record daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1 all-time records were set at Oostvaardersdiep between 24 August 2002 and 24 August 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Oostvaardersdiep set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2002-08-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oostvaardersdiep The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oostvaardersdiep. The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 24 August 2002. 020406080 Jan: 37.7 mm (1.5 in), 5 January 1988 Jan Feb: 32.9 mm (1.3 in), 12 February 1973 Feb Mar: 37.8 mm (1.5 in), 6 March 1998 Mar Apr: 22.3 mm (0.9 in), 2 April 1973 Apr May: 42.3 mm (1.7 in), 25 May 2009 May Jun: 56.4 mm (2.2 in), 2 June 1992 Jun Jul: 42.0 mm (1.7 in), 16 July 1987 Jul Aug: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 24 August 2002 Aug Sep: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 14 September 1998 Sep Oct: 40.8 mm (1.6 in), 27 October 1998 Oct Nov: 36.4 mm (1.4 in), 9 November 2000 Nov Dec: 30.8 mm (1.2 in), 6 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oostvaardersdiep. The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 24 August 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oostvaardersdiep
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan37.7 mm (1.5 in)5 January 1988
Feb32.9 mm (1.3 in)12 February 1973
Mar37.8 mm (1.5 in)6 March 1998
Apr22.3 mm (0.9 in)2 April 1973
May42.3 mm (1.7 in)25 May 2009
Jun56.4 mm (2.2 in)2 June 1992
Jul42.0 mm (1.7 in)16 July 1987
Aug75.2 mm (3.0 in)24 August 2002
Sep39.4 mm (1.6 in)14 September 1998
Oct40.8 mm (1.6 in)27 October 1998
Nov36.4 mm (1.4 in)9 November 2000
Dec30.8 mm (1.2 in)6 December 2007

Latest Records

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Latest records at Oostvaardersdiep
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth (Tie)2.0 cm (0.8 in)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2012Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)13.1 mm (0.5 in)0 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain23.3 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2011Oostvaardersdiep, NLdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1969 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Oostvaardersdiep: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)75.2 mm (3.0 in)200230.4 mm (1.2 in)44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)104.1 mm (4.1 in)200668.5 mm (2.7 in)44
Longest dry spell (CDD)45 days200721 days44

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oostvaardersdiep by year The wettest day of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in). 02040608019701980199020002010Record: 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2002
The wettest day of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oostvaardersdiep by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196913.8 mm (0.5 in)
197038.7 mm (1.5 in)
197123.1 mm (0.9 in)
197229.4 mm (1.2 in)
197336.1 mm (1.4 in)
197426.9 mm (1.1 in)
197536.4 mm (1.4 in)
197630.1 mm (1.2 in)
197729.1 mm (1.1 in)
197824.2 mm (1.0 in)
197933.5 mm (1.3 in)
198019.0 mm (0.7 in)
198126.0 mm (1.0 in)
198242.4 mm (1.7 in)
198335.0 mm (1.4 in)
198428.5 mm (1.1 in)
198523.8 mm (0.9 in)
198627.1 mm (1.1 in)
198742.0 mm (1.7 in)
198837.7 mm (1.5 in)
198930.2 mm (1.2 in)
199023.2 mm (0.9 in)
199120.4 mm (0.8 in)
199256.4 mm (2.2 in)
199328.9 mm (1.1 in)
199426.6 mm (1.0 in)
199531.4 mm (1.2 in)
199630.6 mm (1.2 in)
199729.7 mm (1.2 in)
199840.8 mm (1.6 in)
199931.4 mm (1.2 in)
200036.4 mm (1.4 in)
200129.1 mm (1.1 in)
200275.2 mm (3.0 in)
200325.2 mm (1.0 in)
200458.2 mm (2.3 in)
200540.2 mm (1.6 in)
200654.7 mm (2.2 in)
200752.2 mm (2.1 in)
200837.5 mm (1.5 in)
200942.3 mm (1.7 in)
201043.0 mm (1.7 in)
201125.0 mm (1.0 in)
201225.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oostvaardersdiep by year The wettest five days of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.5 mm (2.7 in). 2040608010012019701980199020002010Record: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2006
The wettest five days of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.5 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oostvaardersdiep by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196931.4 mm (1.2 in)
197070.4 mm (2.8 in)
197147.0 mm (1.9 in)
197247.0 mm (1.9 in)
197374.4 mm (2.9 in)
197454.1 mm (2.1 in)
197550.6 mm (2.0 in)
197649.7 mm (2.0 in)
197773.4 mm (2.9 in)
197851.0 mm (2.0 in)
197974.3 mm (2.9 in)
198040.6 mm (1.6 in)
198184.3 mm (3.3 in)
198268.9 mm (2.7 in)
198375.0 mm (3.0 in)
198468.2 mm (2.7 in)
198550.5 mm (2.0 in)
198667.4 mm (2.7 in)
198792.6 mm (3.6 in)
198861.0 mm (2.4 in)
198952.6 mm (2.1 in)
199046.0 mm (1.8 in)
199154.2 mm (2.1 in)
199290.4 mm (3.6 in)
199368.7 mm (2.7 in)
199483.3 mm (3.3 in)
199553.3 mm (2.1 in)
199658.9 mm (2.3 in)
199769.6 mm (2.7 in)
199895.5 mm (3.8 in)
199973.5 mm (2.9 in)
200071.7 mm (2.8 in)
200161.6 mm (2.4 in)
2002102.9 mm (4.1 in)
200375.3 mm (3.0 in)
200498.1 mm (3.9 in)
200564.9 mm (2.6 in)
2006104.1 mm (4.1 in)
200787.1 mm (3.4 in)
200865.8 mm (2.6 in)
200947.8 mm (1.9 in)
201097.3 mm (3.8 in)
201170.6 mm (2.8 in)
201257.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oostvaardersdiep by year The longest dry spell of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 45 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 0102030405019701980199020002010Record: 45 days in 2007
The longest dry spell of the year at Oostvaardersdiep, 1969 to 2012. The record is 45 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oostvaardersdiep by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19696 days
197028 days
197122 days
197230 days
197324 days
197433 days
197523 days
197629 days
197720 days
197820 days
197915 days
198024 days
198121 days
198218 days
198325 days
198428 days
198528 days
198634 days
198716 days
198825 days
198916 days
199017 days
199127 days
199218 days
199316 days
199417 days
199528 days
199631 days
199719 days
199819 days
199920 days
200012 days
200114 days
200223 days
200323 days
200415 days
200517 days
200621 days
200745 days
200816 days
200914 days
201021 days
201127 days
201224 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

42 years, 1970 to 2011

A day with at least 32.0 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.1 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oostvaardersdiep: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years32.0 mm (1.3 in)
5 years41.7 mm (1.6 in)
10 years49.0 mm (1.9 in)
25 years59.6 mm (2.3 in)
50 years68.4 mm (2.7 in)Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years78.1 mm (3.1 in)Longer than the 42 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 42 years of values from 1970 to 2011.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2002; 58.2 mm (2.3 in) in 2004; 56.4 mm (2.2 in) in 1992.

Download the Data

  • Data for Oostvaardersdiep standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Oostvaardersdiep threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).