Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019
Start: 2019-09-04
End: 2019-09-11
Location: Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Denmark, Slovenia

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019: 134 records at 123 stations, peak on 9 September 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019 set or tied 134 station records at 123 stations.
It ran from 4 September 2019 to 11 September 2019 (8 days) and its peak day was 9 September 2019.
Status: closed.
Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 9 September 2019.
The busiest day was 9 September 2019 with 63 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

4 to 11 September 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 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 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-09
Bad Lauchstadt	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-09
Poprad/Tatry	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2019-09-09
Ystad	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	2019-09-10
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-09
Chemnitz	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-09-09
Klippan	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-09-10
Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-09
Oschatz	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2019-09-09
Lund	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2019-09-10
Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2019-09-09
Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2019-09-09
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-09-09
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-09
Aue	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2019-09-09
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-09
Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-09
Goldberg	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2019-09-09
Wien	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	2019-09-08
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-09-09

Records per Day

Peak day 63

Records set or tied each day from 4 September 2019 to 11 September 2019. The most in one day was 63 on 9 September 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019
Date	Records
2019-09-04	5
2019-09-05	6
2019-09-06	4
2019-09-07	12
2019-09-08	27
2019-09-09	63
2019-09-10	16
2019-09-11	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019 ranked by margin
Ystad, 09-10	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Klippan, 09-10	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Oschatz, 09-09	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Osterfeld, 09-09	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Leipzig-Holzhausen, 09-09	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Zeitz, 09-09	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain, 09-09	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Poprad/Tatry, 09-09	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, 09-09	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Bad Lauchstadt, 09-09	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz, 09-09	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Aue, 09-09	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Altgeringswalde, 09-09	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Chemnitz, 09-09	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, 09-09	11.5 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

134 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 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	135
15	77
18	60
34	46
17	54
12	135
31	38
19	52
23	17
8	93
15	53
23	34
19	40
5	106
15	17
15	53
12	53
3	135
6	78
9	44
6	69
9	53
7	57
17	5
8	53
9	53
8	53
10	41
9	56
15	6
30	17
5	60
4	66
12	42
5	53
8	19
13	17
4	53
3	66
15	5
13	24
6	44
3	54
2	72
11	41
0	72
7	52
2	66
6	42
7	34
4	40
15	56
2	60
14	41
1	60
6	40
2	62
6	48
11	37
1	53
10	5
2	48
5	38
4	34
3	38
1	53
10	5
1	57
1	53
4	34
3	41
4	37
2	34
6	26
0	41
11	8
1	46
4	32
3	38
6	17
8	8
5	34
0	34
2	32
4	38
1	46
2	40
5	28
7	1
4	17
4	17
2	34
4	17
1	24
3	24
2	24
1	42
3	32
3	24
4	24
1	37
0	24
3	17
3	24
4	5
4	5
6	8
4	8
3	9
4	5
2	5
4	5
2	16
2	10
1	17
1	28
7	10
1	5
4	12
2	8
1	20
5	8
1	5
4	2
1	5
1	5
1	17
8	8
2	8
1	5
1	8
2	5
1	0
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 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 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019 (this event)	134 records

Every Record Set

20 of 134

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 4 to 11 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-08	Wien	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-09	Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	135	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-09	Bad Lauchstadt	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	77	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-09	Poprad/Tatry	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-09	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	54	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Chemnitz	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	135	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Oschatz	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	34	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	40	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Aue	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	53	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	135	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Goldberg	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-09	Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-10	Ystad	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-10	Klippan	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-10	Lund	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	93	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 134 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
20	135
15	77
18	60
34	46
17	54
12	135
31	38
19	52
23	17
8	93
15	53
23	34
19	40
5	106
15	17
15	53
12	53
3	135
6	78
9	44
6	69
9	53
7	57
17	5
8	53
9	53
8	53
10	41
9	56
15	6
30	17
5	60
4	66
12	42
5	53
8	19
13	17
4	53
3	66
15	5
13	24
6	44
3	54
2	72
11	41
0	72
7	52
2	66
6	42
7	34
4	40
15	56
2	60
14	41
1	60
6	40
2	62
6	48
11	37
1	53
10	5
2	48
5	38
4	34
3	38
1	53
10	5
1	57
1	53
4	34
3	41
4	37
2	34
6	26
0	41
11	8
1	46
4	32
3	38
6	17
8	8
5	34
0	34
2	32
4	38
1	46
2	40
5	28
7	1
4	17
4	17
2	34
4	17
1	24
3	24
2	24
1	42
3	32
3	24
4	24
1	37
0	24
3	17
3	24
4	5
4	5
6	8
4	8
3	9
4	5
2	5
4	5
2	16
2	10
1	17
1	28
7	10
1	5
4	12
2	8
1	20
5	8
1	5
4	2
1	5
1	5
1	17
8	8
2	8
1	5
1	8
2	5
1	0
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	135
15	77
18	60
34	46
17	54
12	135
31	38
19	52
23	17
8	93
15	53
23	34
19	40
5	106
15	17
15	53
12	53
3	135
6	78
9	44
6	69
9	53
7	57
17	5
8	53
9	53
8	53
10	41
9	56
15	6
30	17
5	60
4	66
12	42
5	53
8	19
13	17
4	53
3	66
15	5
13	24
6	44
3	54
2	72
11	41
0	72
7	52
2	66
6	42
7	34
4	40
15	56
2	60
14	41
1	60
6	40
2	62
6	48
11	37
1	53
10	5
2	48
5	38
4	34
3	38
1	53
10	5
1	57
1	53
4	34
3	41
4	37
2	34
6	26
0	41
11	8
1	46
4	32
3	38
6	17
8	8
5	34
0	34
2	32
4	38
1	46
2	40
5	28
7	1
4	17
4	17
2	34
4	17
1	24
3	24
2	24
1	42
3	32
3	24
4	24
1	37
0	24
3	17
3	24
4	5
4	5
6	8
4	8
3	9
4	5
2	5
4	5
2	16
2	10
1	17
1	28
7	10
1	5
4	12
2	8
1	20
5	8
1	5
4	2
1	5
1	5
1	17
8	8
2	8
1	5
1	8
2	5
1	0
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	135
15	77
18	60
34	46
17	54
12	135
31	38
19	52
23	17
8	93
15	53
23	34
19	40
5	106
15	17
15	53
12	53
3	135
6	78
9	44
6	69
9	53
7	57
17	5
8	53
9	53
8	53
10	41
9	56
15	6
30	17
5	60
4	66
12	42
5	53
8	19
13	17
4	53
3	66
15	5
13	24
6	44
3	54
2	72
11	41
0	72
7	52
2	66
6	42
7	34
4	40
15	56
2	60
14	41
1	60
6	40
2	62
6	48
11	37
1	53
10	5
2	48
5	38
4	34
3	38
1	53
10	5
1	57
1	53
4	34
3	41
4	37
2	34
6	26
0	41
11	8
1	46
4	32
3	38
6	17
8	8
5	34
0	34
2	32
4	38
1	46
2	40
5	28
7	1
4	17
4	17
2	34
4	17
1	24
3	24
2	24
1	42
3	32
3	24
4	24
1	37
0	24
3	17
3	24
4	5
4	5
6	8
4	8
3	9
4	5
2	5
4	5
2	16
2	10
1	17
1	28
7	10
1	5
4	12
2	8
1	20
5	8
1	5
4	2
1	5
1	5
1	17
8	8
2	8
1	5
1	8
2	5
1	0
0	5