Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018
Start: 2018-04-09
End: 2018-04-14
Location: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018: 170 records at 159 stations, peak on 10 April 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018 set or tied 170 station records at 159 stations.
It ran from 9 April 2018 to 14 April 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 10 April 2018.
Status: closed.
Helmond set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 10 April 2018.
The busiest day was 10 April 2018 with 89 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

9 to 14 April 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Helmond	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2018-04-10
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2018-04-13
Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2018-04-13
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2018-04-13
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2018-04-13
Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	2018-04-10
Strijen	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2018-04-10
Oosterhout	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-04-10
Tann/Rhon	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2018-04-10
Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2018-04-13
Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2018-04-13
Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2018-04-13
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2018-04-13
Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-13
Berlin-Tegel	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2018-04-13
Gardelegen	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-13
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-13
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-13
Berlin-Schonefeld	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-13
Coleman	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2018-04-13

Records per Day

Peak day 89

Records set or tied each day from 9 April 2018 to 14 April 2018. The most in one day was 89 on 10 April 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018 ranked by margin
Kahl/Main, 04-13	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Schluchtern-Herolz, 04-13	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
Oosterhout, 04-10	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, 04-13	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Helmond, 04-10	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Berlin-Schonefeld, 04-13	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Tann/Rhon, 04-10	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Grundau-Breitenborn, 04-13	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Coleman, 04-13	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), 04-13	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Bremerhaven, 04-13	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Gardelegen, 04-13	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Numansdorp, 04-10	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe, 04-13	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Strijen, 04-10	12.6 mm (0.5 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

170 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 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	118
16	71
12	123
17	73
7	81
17	53
13	34
13	34
12	68
20	40
11	52
17	44
14	32
13	61
15	48
27	12
28	12
14	9
13	24
12	40
12	40
10	59
8	68
7	46
12	25
10	40
8	67
18	24
15	5
6	80
3	97
15	4
15	16
8	28
10	53
11	48
6	67
2	88
10	24
6	28
12	28
10	24
12	5
13	7
12	5
7	26
5	61
11	16
8	16
6	48
3	36
6	44
7	48
7	40
9	16
3	67
1	59
11	5
9	24
10	24
9	1
4	63
4	11
6	45
10	4
11	4
2	36
9	4
5	52
9	4
9	4
5	45
0	68
5	43
4	52
7	24
2	68
9	5
9	5
3	52
2	56
6	35
1	56
8	4
1	34
0	68
7	20
6	24
6	32
3	40
8	4
3	44
2	55
8	4
7	4
8	4
3	40
2	11
1	20
1	52
0	61
4	24
9	12
2	48
8	7
6	5
2	45
2	45
1	59
8	4
1	48
6	24
7	4
0	59
2	40
1	45
2	40
4	28
5	25
4	24
6	1
5	24
1	43
6	4
1	45
0	48
3	24
3	25
1	45
1	52
6	24
3	24
3	24
1	33
4	19
4	25
1	40
5	5
3	32
5	1
5	4
4	5
7	5
2	32
4	5
5	4
5	4
4	20
0	24
5	12
4	4
2	4
3	20
2	19
4	4
3	4
3	5
1	20
1	28
1	28
1	1
1	8
0	7
1	16
1	16
1	20
2	5
1	5
2	1
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 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 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018 (this event)	170 records

Every Record Set

20 of 170

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 2 other countries, 9 to 14 April 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-04-10	Helmond	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	118	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-04-10	Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	34	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-10	Strijen	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	34	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-10	Oosterhout	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-10	Tann/Rhon	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-13	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-13	Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	123	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-13	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	73	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-13	Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	81	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-04-13	Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-13	Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-13	Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-13	Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	40	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-13	Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Berlin-Tegel	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Gardelegen	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	9	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Berlin-Schonefeld	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-13	Coleman	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 170 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.

Date	Records
2018-04-09	2
2018-04-10	89
2018-04-11	3
2018-04-12	1
2018-04-13	71
2018-04-14	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	118
16	71
12	123
17	73
7	81
17	53
13	34
13	34
12	68
20	40
11	52
17	44
14	32
13	61
15	48
27	12
28	12
14	9
13	24
12	40
12	40
10	59
8	68
7	46
12	25
10	40
8	67
18	24
15	5
6	80
3	97
15	4
15	16
8	28
10	53
11	48
6	67
2	88
10	24
6	28
12	28
10	24
12	5
13	7
12	5
7	26
5	61
11	16
8	16
6	48
3	36
6	44
7	48
7	40
9	16
3	67
1	59
11	5
9	24
10	24
9	1
4	63
4	11
6	45
10	4
11	4
2	36
9	4
5	52
9	4
9	4
5	45
0	68
5	43
4	52
7	24
2	68
9	5
9	5
3	52
2	56
6	35
1	56
8	4
1	34
0	68
7	20
6	24
6	32
3	40
8	4
3	44
2	55
8	4
7	4
8	4
3	40
2	11
1	20
1	52
0	61
4	24
9	12
2	48
8	7
6	5
2	45
2	45
1	59
8	4
1	48
6	24
7	4
0	59
2	40
1	45
2	40
4	28
5	25
4	24
6	1
5	24
1	43
6	4
1	45
0	48
3	24
3	25
1	45
1	52
6	24
3	24
3	24
1	33
4	19
4	25
1	40
5	5
3	32
5	1
5	4
4	5
7	5
2	32
4	5
5	4
5	4
4	20
0	24
5	12
4	4
2	4
3	20
2	19
4	4
3	4
3	5
1	20
1	28
1	28
1	1
1	8
0	7
1	16
1	16
1	20
2	5
1	5
2	1
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	118
16	71
12	123
17	73
7	81
17	53
13	34
13	34
12	68
20	40
11	52
17	44
14	32
13	61
15	48
27	12
28	12
14	9
13	24
12	40
12	40
10	59
8	68
7	46
12	25
10	40
8	67
18	24
15	5
6	80
3	97
15	4
15	16
8	28
10	53
11	48
6	67
2	88
10	24
6	28
12	28
10	24
12	5
13	7
12	5
7	26
5	61
11	16
8	16
6	48
3	36
6	44
7	48
7	40
9	16
3	67
1	59
11	5
9	24
10	24
9	1
4	63
4	11
6	45
10	4
11	4
2	36
9	4
5	52
9	4
9	4
5	45
0	68
5	43
4	52
7	24
2	68
9	5
9	5
3	52
2	56
6	35
1	56
8	4
1	34
0	68
7	20
6	24
6	32
3	40
8	4
3	44
2	55
8	4
7	4
8	4
3	40
2	11
1	20
1	52
0	61
4	24
9	12
2	48
8	7
6	5
2	45
2	45
1	59
8	4
1	48
6	24
7	4
0	59
2	40
1	45
2	40
4	28
5	25
4	24
6	1
5	24
1	43
6	4
1	45
0	48
3	24
3	25
1	45
1	52
6	24
3	24
3	24
1	33
4	19
4	25
1	40
5	5
3	32
5	1
5	4
4	5
7	5
2	32
4	5
5	4
5	4
4	20
0	24
5	12
4	4
2	4
3	20
2	19
4	4
3	4
3	5
1	20
1	28
1	28
1	1
1	8
0	7
1	16
1	16
1	20
2	5
1	5
2	1
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	118
16	71
12	123
17	73
7	81
17	53
13	34
13	34
12	68
20	40
11	52
17	44
14	32
13	61
15	48
27	12
28	12
14	9
13	24
12	40
12	40
10	59
8	68
7	46
12	25
10	40
8	67
18	24
15	5
6	80
3	97
15	4
15	16
8	28
10	53
11	48
6	67
2	88
10	24
6	28
12	28
10	24
12	5
13	7
12	5
7	26
5	61
11	16
8	16
6	48
3	36
6	44
7	48
7	40
9	16
3	67
1	59
11	5
9	24
10	24
9	1
4	63
4	11
6	45
10	4
11	4
2	36
9	4
5	52
9	4
9	4
5	45
0	68
5	43
4	52
7	24
2	68
9	5
9	5
3	52
2	56
6	35
1	56
8	4
1	34
0	68
7	20
6	24
6	32
3	40
8	4
3	44
2	55
8	4
7	4
8	4
3	40
2	11
1	20
1	52
0	61
4	24
9	12
2	48
8	7
6	5
2	45
2	45
1	59
8	4
1	48
6	24
7	4
0	59
2	40
1	45
2	40
4	28
5	25
4	24
6	1
5	24
1	43
6	4
1	45
0	48
3	24
3	25
1	45
1	52
6	24
3	24
3	24
1	33
4	19
4	25
1	40
5	5
3	32
5	1
5	4
4	5
7	5
2	32
4	5
5	4
5	4
4	20
0	24
5	12
4	4
2	4
3	20
2	19
4	4
3	4
3	5
1	20
1	28
1	28
1	1
1	8
0	7
1	16
1	16
1	20
2	5
1	5
2	1
0	5