Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Start: 2017-12-27
End: 2018-01-07
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Poland, Slovakia, Belgium, Croatia, Hungary

Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018: 481 records at 422 stations, peak on 4 January 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 set or tied 481 station records at 422 stations.
It ran from 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 (12 days) and its peak day was 4 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Col du Grand St-Bernard set a daily record precipitation of 141.3 mm (5.6 in) on 3 January 2018.
The busiest day was 4 January 2018 with 153 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record daily precipitation	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	2018-01-03
Niederstotzingen	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-04
Pirmasens	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-04
Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-04
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-04
Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2017-12-31
Straubing	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	2018-01-04
Ohringen	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-04
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-01-04
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-04
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2018-01-04
Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-04
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2018-01-04
Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-04
Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-03
Teterow	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-03
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-04
Gollhofen	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-04
Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	2018-01-06

Records per Day

Peak day 153

Records set or tied each day from 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018. The most in one day was 153 on 4 January 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Date	Records
2017-12-27	8
2017-12-28	5
2017-12-29	4
2017-12-30	26
2017-12-31	80
2018-01-01	9
2018-01-02	17
2018-01-03	100
2018-01-04	153
2018-01-05	42
2018-01-06	30
2018-01-07	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 ranked by margin
Col du Grand St-Bernard, 01-03	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald, 01-04	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Col du Grand St-Bernard, 01-04	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 01-04	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Straubing, 01-04	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
Pirmasens, 01-04	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Niederstotzingen, 01-04	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Sarpsborg, 12-31	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Sion 2, 01-04	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 01-04	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, 01-04	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Kremsmuenster, 01-04	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Eichstatt-Landershofen, 01-04	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Ohringen, 01-04	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, 01-04	10.9 mm (0.4 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

481 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	82
17	83
19	83
14	133
14	115
11	115
17	98
22	60
11	115
25	68
7	117
11	83
14	106
3	117
4	96
48	30
6	100
37	68
14	87
7	86
5	115
7	117
10	87
47	47
8	40
7	40
14	40
15	30
9	83
6	87
10	42
17	30
15	15
4	125
10	16
13	40
10	68
8	60
14	20
10	48
9	74
1	108
18	30
16	4
15	4
7	42
11	30
8	42
14	36
1	134
6	35
10	20
14	31
11	48
1	100
5	67
5	7
1	92
13	15
7	36
11	68
13	20
7	42
16	24
13	31
3	83
0	125
18	15
10	31
6	48
9	30
14	4
10	48
11	20
5	58
7	40
9	68
6	42
6	36
12	15
10	20
1	62
12	36
1	57
11	30
10	36
6	52
10	30
16	34
10	36
7	66
4	64
4	42
15	36
6	36
13	24
17	40
1	83
5	27
1	86
6	68
8	30
7	36
12	30
41	52
9	58
8	35
6	32
6	35
8	42
3	56
6	36
1	83
5	56
13	23
5	56
4	42
5	60
1	72
30	12
5	35
4	27
1	79
4	60
5	56
6	50
4	42
4	36
8	19
3	35
4	27
2	19
7	15
14	30
5	56
9	4
5	50
4	18
1	59
1	72
2	56
4	12
3	48
9	4
11	15
10	4
9	38
3	56
3	42
2	56
3	40
6	19
4	36
4	36
4	20
3	48
7	31
6	36
4	56
3	34
6	12
2	55
3	20
5	48
10	4
11	16
5	30
10	30
8	8
1	56
2	52
4	52
11	24
1	56
7	50
0	70
3	36
13	30
9	16
3	48
9	26
7	27
4	42
9	3
8	3
2	52
5	36
3	52
3	56
3	56
7	36
1	59
1	56
6	6
3	35
2	40
2	56
3	51
8	12
5	27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 (this event)	481 records

Every Record Set

20 of 481

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 18 other countries, 27 December 2017 to 7 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-31	Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	98	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-03	Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record daily precipitation	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-03	Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-03	Teterow	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04	Niederstotzingen	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	83	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Pirmasens	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	83	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	133	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	115	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Straubing	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Ohringen	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	115	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	83	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	106	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-04	Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	117	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-04	Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-04	Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-04	Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	87	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-04	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-04	Gollhofen	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-06	Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 481 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	82
17	83
19	83
14	133
14	115
11	115
17	98
22	60
11	115
25	68
7	117
11	83
14	106
3	117
4	96
48	30
6	100
37	68
14	87
7	86
5	115
7	117
10	87
47	47
8	40
7	40
14	40
15	30
9	83
6	87
10	42
17	30
15	15
4	125
10	16
13	40
10	68
8	60
14	20
10	48
9	74
1	108
18	30
16	4
15	4
7	42
11	30
8	42
14	36
1	134
6	35
10	20
14	31
11	48
1	100
5	67
5	7
1	92
13	15
7	36
11	68
13	20
7	42
16	24
13	31
3	83
0	125
18	15
10	31
6	48
9	30
14	4
10	48
11	20
5	58
7	40
9	68
6	42
6	36
12	15
10	20
1	62
12	36
1	57
11	30
10	36
6	52
10	30
16	34
10	36
7	66
4	64
4	42
15	36
6	36
13	24
17	40
1	83
5	27
1	86
6	68
8	30
7	36
12	30
41	52
9	58
8	35
6	32
6	35
8	42
3	56
6	36
1	83
5	56
13	23
5	56
4	42
5	60
1	72
30	12
5	35
4	27
1	79
4	60
5	56
6	50
4	42
4	36
8	19
3	35
4	27
2	19
7	15
14	30
5	56
9	4
5	50
4	18
1	59
1	72
2	56
4	12
3	48
9	4
11	15
10	4
9	38
3	56
3	42
2	56
3	40
6	19
4	36
4	36
4	20
3	48
7	31
6	36
4	56
3	34
6	12
2	55
3	20
5	48
10	4
11	16
5	30
10	30
8	8
1	56
2	52
4	52
11	24
1	56
7	50
0	70
3	36
13	30
9	16
3	48
9	26
7	27
4	42
9	3
8	3
2	52
5	36
3	52
3	56
3	56
7	36
1	59
1	56
6	6
3	35
2	40
2	56
3	51
8	12
5	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	82
17	83
19	83
14	133
14	115
11	115
17	98
22	60
11	115
25	68
7	117
11	83
14	106
3	117
4	96
48	30
6	100
37	68
14	87
7	86
5	115
7	117
10	87
47	47
8	40
7	40
14	40
15	30
9	83
6	87
10	42
17	30
15	15
4	125
10	16
13	40
10	68
8	60
14	20
10	48
9	74
1	108
18	30
16	4
15	4
7	42
11	30
8	42
14	36
1	134
6	35
10	20
14	31
11	48
1	100
5	67
5	7
1	92
13	15
7	36
11	68
13	20
7	42
16	24
13	31
3	83
0	125
18	15
10	31
6	48
9	30
14	4
10	48
11	20
5	58
7	40
9	68
6	42
6	36
12	15
10	20
1	62
12	36
1	57
11	30
10	36
6	52
10	30
16	34
10	36
7	66
4	64
4	42
15	36
6	36
13	24
17	40
1	83
5	27
1	86
6	68
8	30
7	36
12	30
41	52
9	58
8	35
6	32
6	35
8	42
3	56
6	36
1	83
5	56
13	23
5	56
4	42
5	60
1	72
30	12
5	35
4	27
1	79
4	60
5	56
6	50
4	42
4	36
8	19
3	35
4	27
2	19
7	15
14	30
5	56
9	4
5	50
4	18
1	59
1	72
2	56
4	12
3	48
9	4
11	15
10	4
9	38
3	56
3	42
2	56
3	40
6	19
4	36
4	36
4	20
3	48
7	31
6	36
4	56
3	34
6	12
2	55
3	20
5	48
10	4
11	16
5	30
10	30
8	8
1	56
2	52
4	52
11	24
1	56
7	50
0	70
3	36
13	30
9	16
3	48
9	26
7	27
4	42
9	3
8	3
2	52
5	36
3	52
3	56
3	56
7	36
1	59
1	56
6	6
3	35
2	40
2	56
3	51
8	12
5	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	82
17	83
19	83
14	133
14	115
11	115
17	98
22	60
11	115
25	68
7	117
11	83
14	106
3	117
4	96
48	30
6	100
37	68
14	87
7	86
5	115
7	117
10	87
47	47
8	40
7	40
14	40
15	30
9	83
6	87
10	42
17	30
15	15
4	125
10	16
13	40
10	68
8	60
14	20
10	48
9	74
1	108
18	30
16	4
15	4
7	42
11	30
8	42
14	36
1	134
6	35
10	20
14	31
11	48
1	100
5	67
5	7
1	92
13	15
7	36
11	68
13	20
7	42
16	24
13	31
3	83
0	125
18	15
10	31
6	48
9	30
14	4
10	48
11	20
5	58
7	40
9	68
6	42
6	36
12	15
10	20
1	62
12	36
1	57
11	30
10	36
6	52
10	30
16	34
10	36
7	66
4	64
4	42
15	36
6	36
13	24
17	40
1	83
5	27
1	86
6	68
8	30
7	36
12	30
41	52
9	58
8	35
6	32
6	35
8	42
3	56
6	36
1	83
5	56
13	23
5	56
4	42
5	60
1	72
30	12
5	35
4	27
1	79
4	60
5	56
6	50
4	42
4	36
8	19
3	35
4	27
2	19
7	15
14	30
5	56
9	4
5	50
4	18
1	59
1	72
2	56
4	12
3	48
9	4
11	15
10	4
9	38
3	56
3	42
2	56
3	40
6	19
4	36
4	36
4	20
3	48
7	31
6	36
4	56
3	34
6	12
2	55
3	20
5	48
10	4
11	16
5	30
10	30
8	8
1	56
2	52
4	52
11	24
1	56
7	50
0	70
3	36
13	30
9	16
3	48
9	26
7	27
4	42
9	3
8	3
2	52
5	36
3	52
3	56
3	56
7	36
1	59
1	56
6	6
3	35
2	40
2	56
3	51
8	12
5	27