Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019
Start: 2019-03-09
End: 2019-03-11
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019: 123 records at 119 stations, peak on 10 March 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019 set or tied 123 station records at 119 stations.
It ran from 9 March 2019 to 11 March 2019 (3 days) and its peak day was 10 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Lettele set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 10 March 2019.
The busiest day was 10 March 2019 with 105 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

9 to 11 March 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019 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 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lettele	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2019-03-10
Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2019-03-10
Straubing	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-10
Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2019-03-10
Frankfurt/Oder	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-10
Metten	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Muncheberg	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-10
Nagold	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-10
Manschnow	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-10
Herbayum	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-10
Steenwijksmoer	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Woltersum	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Twenthe	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Lelystad_(Eendenweg)	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-10
Cheb	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-11
Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-11
Turany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2019-03-11

Records per Day

Peak day 105

Records set or tied each day from 9 March 2019 to 11 March 2019. The most in one day was 105 on 10 March 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019 ranked by margin
Woltersum, 03-10	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Laaghalen, 03-10	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Steenwijksmoer, 03-10	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Lelystad_(Eendenweg), 03-10	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Frankfurt/Oder, 03-10	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Lettele, 03-10	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Twenthe, 03-10	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Herbayum, 03-10	9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Manschnow, 03-10	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Lindenberg, 03-10	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Ruzyne, 03-11	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
Nagold, 03-10	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Straubing, 03-10	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
De Bilt, 03-10	5.7 mm (0.22 in)
Muncheberg, 03-10	5.1 mm (0.20 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

123 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 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	96
15	9
14	17
3	137
8	37
12	5
10	37
14	9
1	137
9	26
8	37
8	5
10	37
2	77
12	26
6	52
7	36
6	37
2	72
1	77
12	10
2	72
4	50
11	10
2	72
4	37
5	37
6	37
6	37
9	9
4	40
1	72
6	37
5	36
7	17
1	72
5	37
6	41
1	66
3	37
2	37
8	37
7	17
7	9
2	52
4	37
6	9
5	18
4	37
3	37
4	26
4	36
1	52
2	36
17	9
2	37
2	36
3	37
1	50
3	37
2	37
2	37
2	36
3	37
5	34
1	37
2	36
8	9
4	37
3	37
5	10
6	10
6	12
5	9
2	37
0	52
1	37
2	37
2	37
1	37
2	37
1	44
1	37
1	36
1	36
6	10
1	36
2	36
0	37
3	16
7	10
1	36
1	37
6	9
1	37
1	36
1	33
1	37
0	36
0	37
5	12
6	17
1	20
1	36
2	17
9	9
0	36
2	18
1	9
4	9
2	10
1	12
2	17
1	5
1	16
1	17
0	10
1	12
3	1
0	18
2	1
1	5
1	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019 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 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019 (this event)	123 records

Every Record Set

20 of 123

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 9 to 11 March 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-10	Lettele	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-10	Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Straubing	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Frankfurt/Oder	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Metten	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	137	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Muncheberg	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Nagold	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	137	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Manschnow	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Herbayum	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	26	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Steenwijksmoer	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Woltersum	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Twenthe	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Lelystad_(Eendenweg)	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	26	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-11	Cheb	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-11	Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-11	Turany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 123 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 2026-10-18. 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
5	96
15	9
14	17
3	137
8	37
12	5
10	37
14	9
1	137
9	26
8	37
8	5
10	37
2	77
12	26
6	52
7	36
6	37
2	72
1	77
12	10
2	72
4	50
11	10
2	72
4	37
5	37
6	37
6	37
9	9
4	40
1	72
6	37
5	36
7	17
1	72
5	37
6	41
1	66
3	37
2	37
8	37
7	17
7	9
2	52
4	37
6	9
5	18
4	37
3	37
4	26
4	36
1	52
2	36
17	9
2	37
2	36
3	37
1	50
3	37
2	37
2	37
2	36
3	37
5	34
1	37
2	36
8	9
4	37
3	37
5	10
6	10
6	12
5	9
2	37
0	52
1	37
2	37
2	37
1	37
2	37
1	44
1	37
1	36
1	36
6	10
1	36
2	36
0	37
3	16
7	10
1	36
1	37
6	9
1	37
1	36
1	33
1	37
0	36
0	37
5	12
6	17
1	20
1	36
2	17
9	9
0	36
2	18
1	9
4	9
2	10
1	12
2	17
1	5
1	16
1	17
0	10
1	12
3	1
0	18
2	1
1	5
1	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	96
15	9
14	17
3	137
8	37
12	5
10	37
14	9
1	137
9	26
8	37
8	5
10	37
2	77
12	26
6	52
7	36
6	37
2	72
1	77
12	10
2	72
4	50
11	10
2	72
4	37
5	37
6	37
6	37
9	9
4	40
1	72
6	37
5	36
7	17
1	72
5	37
6	41
1	66
3	37
2	37
8	37
7	17
7	9
2	52
4	37
6	9
5	18
4	37
3	37
4	26
4	36
1	52
2	36
17	9
2	37
2	36
3	37
1	50
3	37
2	37
2	37
2	36
3	37
5	34
1	37
2	36
8	9
4	37
3	37
5	10
6	10
6	12
5	9
2	37
0	52
1	37
2	37
2	37
1	37
2	37
1	44
1	37
1	36
1	36
6	10
1	36
2	36
0	37
3	16
7	10
1	36
1	37
6	9
1	37
1	36
1	33
1	37
0	36
0	37
5	12
6	17
1	20
1	36
2	17
9	9
0	36
2	18
1	9
4	9
2	10
1	12
2	17
1	5
1	16
1	17
0	10
1	12
3	1
0	18
2	1
1	5
1	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	96
15	9
14	17
3	137
8	37
12	5
10	37
14	9
1	137
9	26
8	37
8	5
10	37
2	77
12	26
6	52
7	36
6	37
2	72
1	77
12	10
2	72
4	50
11	10
2	72
4	37
5	37
6	37
6	37
9	9
4	40
1	72
6	37
5	36
7	17
1	72
5	37
6	41
1	66
3	37
2	37
8	37
7	17
7	9
2	52
4	37
6	9
5	18
4	37
3	37
4	26
4	36
1	52
2	36
17	9
2	37
2	36
3	37
1	50
3	37
2	37
2	37
2	36
3	37
5	34
1	37
2	36
8	9
4	37
3	37
5	10
6	10
6	12
5	9
2	37
0	52
1	37
2	37
2	37
1	37
2	37
1	44
1	37
1	36
1	36
6	10
1	36
2	36
0	37
3	16
7	10
1	36
1	37
6	9
1	37
1	36
1	33
1	37
0	36
0	37
5	12
6	17
1	20
1	36
2	17
9	9
0	36
2	18
1	9
4	9
2	10
1	12
2	17
1	5
1	16
1	17
0	10
1	12
3	1
0	18
2	1
1	5
1	1