Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019
Start: 2019-05-18
End: 2019-05-21
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019: 185 records at 172 stations, peak on 20 May 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019 set or tied 185 station records at 172 stations.
It ran from 18 May 2019 to 21 May 2019 (4 days) and its peak day was 20 May 2019.
Status: closed.
Oberstdorf set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 20 May 2019.
The busiest day was 20 May 2019 with 135 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

18 to 21 May 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 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, 18 to 21 May 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Oberstdorf	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2019-05-20
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	2019-05-20
Hohenpeissenberg	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	2019-05-20
Gottingen	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2019-05-20
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-05-20
Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	2019-05-20
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2019-05-20
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2019-05-21
Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	2019-05-20
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	2019-05-20
Waltershausen	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2019-05-20
Stotten	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2019-05-21
Fulda	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	2019-05-20
Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2019-05-20
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-05-19
Seesen	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2019-05-20
Gemert	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	2019-05-19
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-05-20
Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2019-05-20
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2019-05-20

Records per Day

Peak day 135

Records set or tied each day from 18 May 2019 to 21 May 2019. The most in one day was 135 on 20 May 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019 ranked by margin
Hohenpeissenberg, 05-20	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
Saentis, 05-20	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
Oberstdorf, 05-20	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
Seesen, 05-20	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Grundau-Breitenborn, 05-20	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl, 05-20	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
Waltershausen, 05-20	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Stotten, 05-21	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Gottingen, 05-20	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wernigerode, 05-20	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten, 05-20	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Mehringen, 05-20	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
Eichstatt-Landershofen, 05-20	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, 05-19	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Fulda, 05-20	18.7 mm (0.7 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

185 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, 18 to 21 May 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	88
63	88
67	80
27	80
34	76
13	71
25	77
18	119
12	77
28	45
19	41
28	54
19	34
24	54
35	40
20	80
9	52
23	33
25	41
31	54
20	57
29	40
24	34
40	20
21	40
25	1
9	69
33	12
25	34
7	77
7	37
23	69
10	36
38	4
33	25
13	77
55	20
26	12
6	97
20	54
14	80
23	42
36	4
23	12
14	1
14	33
26	8
2	87
21	8
11	38
20	57
30	25
42	8
23	20
14	48
7	80
22	12
18	20
7	77
21	20
18	33
19	25
12	54
6	80
6	88
17	25
27	24
12	54
1	78
13	77
13	8
19	20
4	80
14	25
15	36
18	25
15	32
11	19
17	34
15	20
5	80
17	32
12	33
5	69
11	40
20	16
13	25
7	58
14	12
18	20
1	88
5	33
14	34
20	1
6	34
13	34
4	60
17	13
2	77
5	60
0	80
4	69
1	80
15	20
13	12
13	25
14	20
7	41
16	32
5	58
6	58
11	25
5	58
6	33
10	33
7	19
9	25
12	25
5	48
1	41
8	30
8	5
8	34
10	6
10	33
3	54
3	60
4	12
8	33
8	20
5	48
7	33
3	17
17	4
5	38
5	34
5	16
20	1
2	48
3	41
2	48
2	49
1	52
8	32
3	12
8	20
6	5
5	20
0	53
9	20
6	25
1	48
1	48
13	1
12	6
4	34
7	25
1	30
3	33
10	0
4	20
5	32
6	20
4	25
2	34
8	8
1	36
4	20
1	41
2	33
3	20
2	34
3	25
5	22
3	20
2	34
2	25
6	9
5	5
3	20
5	6
2	6
1	20
1	18
1	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 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, 18 to 21 May 2019 (this event)	185 records

Every Record Set

20 of 185

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-05-19	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-19	Gemert	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-20	Oberstdorf	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Hohenpeissenberg	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Gottingen	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	71	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	77	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	77	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Waltershausen	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Fulda	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	34	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	54	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Seesen	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-20	Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-20	Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-20	Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	54	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-21	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	119	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-21	Stotten	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 185 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
40	88
63	88
67	80
27	80
34	76
13	71
25	77
18	119
12	77
28	45
19	41
28	54
19	34
24	54
35	40
20	80
9	52
23	33
25	41
31	54
20	57
29	40
24	34
40	20
21	40
25	1
9	69
33	12
25	34
7	77
7	37
23	69
10	36
38	4
33	25
13	77
55	20
26	12
6	97
20	54
14	80
23	42
36	4
23	12
14	1
14	33
26	8
2	87
21	8
11	38
20	57
30	25
42	8
23	20
14	48
7	80
22	12
18	20
7	77
21	20
18	33
19	25
12	54
6	80
6	88
17	25
27	24
12	54
1	78
13	77
13	8
19	20
4	80
14	25
15	36
18	25
15	32
11	19
17	34
15	20
5	80
17	32
12	33
5	69
11	40
20	16
13	25
7	58
14	12
18	20
1	88
5	33
14	34
20	1
6	34
13	34
4	60
17	13
2	77
5	60
0	80
4	69
1	80
15	20
13	12
13	25
14	20
7	41
16	32
5	58
6	58
11	25
5	58
6	33
10	33
7	19
9	25
12	25
5	48
1	41
8	30
8	5
8	34
10	6
10	33
3	54
3	60
4	12
8	33
8	20
5	48
7	33
3	17
17	4
5	38
5	34
5	16
20	1
2	48
3	41
2	48
2	49
1	52
8	32
3	12
8	20
6	5
5	20
0	53
9	20
6	25
1	48
1	48
13	1
12	6
4	34
7	25
1	30
3	33
10	0
4	20
5	32
6	20
4	25
2	34
8	8
1	36
4	20
1	41
2	33
3	20
2	34
3	25
5	22
3	20
2	34
2	25
6	9
5	5
3	20
5	6
2	6
1	20
1	18
1	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	88
63	88
67	80
27	80
34	76
13	71
25	77
18	119
12	77
28	45
19	41
28	54
19	34
24	54
35	40
20	80
9	52
23	33
25	41
31	54
20	57
29	40
24	34
40	20
21	40
25	1
9	69
33	12
25	34
7	77
7	37
23	69
10	36
38	4
33	25
13	77
55	20
26	12
6	97
20	54
14	80
23	42
36	4
23	12
14	1
14	33
26	8
2	87
21	8
11	38
20	57
30	25
42	8
23	20
14	48
7	80
22	12
18	20
7	77
21	20
18	33
19	25
12	54
6	80
6	88
17	25
27	24
12	54
1	78
13	77
13	8
19	20
4	80
14	25
15	36
18	25
15	32
11	19
17	34
15	20
5	80
17	32
12	33
5	69
11	40
20	16
13	25
7	58
14	12
18	20
1	88
5	33
14	34
20	1
6	34
13	34
4	60
17	13
2	77
5	60
0	80
4	69
1	80
15	20
13	12
13	25
14	20
7	41
16	32
5	58
6	58
11	25
5	58
6	33
10	33
7	19
9	25
12	25
5	48
1	41
8	30
8	5
8	34
10	6
10	33
3	54
3	60
4	12
8	33
8	20
5	48
7	33
3	17
17	4
5	38
5	34
5	16
20	1
2	48
3	41
2	48
2	49
1	52
8	32
3	12
8	20
6	5
5	20
0	53
9	20
6	25
1	48
1	48
13	1
12	6
4	34
7	25
1	30
3	33
10	0
4	20
5	32
6	20
4	25
2	34
8	8
1	36
4	20
1	41
2	33
3	20
2	34
3	25
5	22
3	20
2	34
2	25
6	9
5	5
3	20
5	6
2	6
1	20
1	18
1	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	88
63	88
67	80
27	80
34	76
13	71
25	77
18	119
12	77
28	45
19	41
28	54
19	34
24	54
35	40
20	80
9	52
23	33
25	41
31	54
20	57
29	40
24	34
40	20
21	40
25	1
9	69
33	12
25	34
7	77
7	37
23	69
10	36
38	4
33	25
13	77
55	20
26	12
6	97
20	54
14	80
23	42
36	4
23	12
14	1
14	33
26	8
2	87
21	8
11	38
20	57
30	25
42	8
23	20
14	48
7	80
22	12
18	20
7	77
21	20
18	33
19	25
12	54
6	80
6	88
17	25
27	24
12	54
1	78
13	77
13	8
19	20
4	80
14	25
15	36
18	25
15	32
11	19
17	34
15	20
5	80
17	32
12	33
5	69
11	40
20	16
13	25
7	58
14	12
18	20
1	88
5	33
14	34
20	1
6	34
13	34
4	60
17	13
2	77
5	60
0	80
4	69
1	80
15	20
13	12
13	25
14	20
7	41
16	32
5	58
6	58
11	25
5	58
6	33
10	33
7	19
9	25
12	25
5	48
1	41
8	30
8	5
8	34
10	6
10	33
3	54
3	60
4	12
8	33
8	20
5	48
7	33
3	17
17	4
5	38
5	34
5	16
20	1
2	48
3	41
2	48
2	49
1	52
8	32
3	12
8	20
6	5
5	20
0	53
9	20
6	25
1	48
1	48
13	1
12	6
4	34
7	25
1	30
3	33
10	0
4	20
5	32
6	20
4	25
2	34
8	8
1	36
4	20
1	41
2	33
3	20
2	34
3	25
5	22
3	20
2	34
2	25
6	9
5	5
3	20
5	6
2	6
1	20
1	18
1	12