Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-08
End: 2019-10-13
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019: 194 records at 180 stations, peak on 11 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019 set or tied 194 station records at 180 stations.
It ran from 8 October 2019 to 13 October 2019 (6 days) and its peak day was 11 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Lund set a daily record precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 11 October 2019.
The busiest day was 11 October 2019 with 74 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

8 to 13 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 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 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lund	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-11
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	2019-10-09
Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-11
Obdam	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2019-10-09
Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2019-10-09
Tomelilla	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-11
Nordby (Fano)	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-10-11
Klippan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-11
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-11
Enkhuizen	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-09
Harlingen	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2019-10-11
Landskrona_D	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-11
List/Sylt	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-11
Bollerup	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-11
Herbayum	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-11
Orkelljunga	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-10-11
Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-08
Miltenberg	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-09
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-11
Ljungby	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-11

Records per Day

Peak day 74

Records set or tied each day from 8 October 2019 to 13 October 2019. The most in one day was 74 on 11 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019 ranked by margin
Heiloo, 10-09	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
Obdam, 10-09	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Nordby (Fano), 10-11	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Tomelilla, 10-11	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Enkhuizen, 10-09	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Castricum, 10-09	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Orkelljunga, 10-11	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Klippan, 10-11	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have, 10-11	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Herbayum, 10-11	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Lund, 10-11	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Landskrona_D, 10-11	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Harlingen, 10-11	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Bollerup, 10-11	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
List/Sylt, 10-11	14.8 mm (0.6 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

194 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 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	92
24	77
15	80
28	36
9	137
39	36
10	92
25	34
26	18
21	28
20	28
24	21
17	58
12	76
17	28
15	50
10	86
16	61
20	20
22	37
16	36
20	30
26	9
18	37
7	77
10	61
18	28
3	84
6	76
8	58
13	28
13	37
0	117
2	92
13	38
6	68
17	20
4	76
2	88
14	38
4	76
3	76
10	50
8	58
15	18
8	28
13	28
17	20
1	86
2	76
14	18
11	28
9	37
6	44
5	61
9	36
1	74
7	41
10	18
8	37
0	76
1	76
15	5
5	50
15	16
9	37
20	1
12	38
6	30
12	36
5	45
5	58
6	36
3	58
9	21
8	21
3	58
7	30
7	37
8	28
3	54
11	18
4	54
3	50
11	21
6	38
5	38
8	18
9	20
0	54
8	37
9	21
5	37
2	29
7	18
1	54
8	14
5	29
2	50
1	58
1	58
8	20
11	4
1	58
5	30
7	18
1	50
6	20
6	32
5	16
0	58
6	20
1	44
5	20
6	28
6	5
6	18
8	16
8	8
8	18
12	16
1	40
4	21
7	8
3	25
7	8
4	16
3	29
7	18
6	18
3	30
7	18
3	20
1	30
2	30
4	9
6	16
4	9
2	20
2	25
5	9
5	18
3	20
5	16
3	30
5	16
0	32
1	32
1	30
5	2
6	5
4	18
1	21
5	4
1	30
5	9
4	12
6	1
1	21
3	5
3	16
4	9
3	18
1	25
0	25
2	16
2	16
3	5
1	16
2	25
0	21
3	5
6	9
1	9
1	18
0	16
1	21
1	14
1	16
0	16
0	25
1	5
0	5
0	16
2	4
0	6
1	4
1	9
2	5
1	5
0	4
0	5
0	4
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 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 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019 (this event)	194 records

Every Record Set

20 of 194

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 8 to 13 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-08	Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	77	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-09	Obdam	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-09	Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-09	Enkhuizen	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-09	Miltenberg	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Lund	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	92	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-11	Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	80	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-11	Tomelilla	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Nordby (Fano)	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Klippan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Harlingen	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	58	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Landskrona_D	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	List/Sylt	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	50	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Bollerup	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	61	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Herbayum	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Orkelljunga	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	37	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Ljungby	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	137	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 194 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
2019-10-08	45
2019-10-09	64
2019-10-10	5
2019-10-11	74
2019-10-12	3
2019-10-13	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	92
24	77
15	80
28	36
9	137
39	36
10	92
25	34
26	18
21	28
20	28
24	21
17	58
12	76
17	28
15	50
10	86
16	61
20	20
22	37
16	36
20	30
26	9
18	37
7	77
10	61
18	28
3	84
6	76
8	58
13	28
13	37
0	117
2	92
13	38
6	68
17	20
4	76
2	88
14	38
4	76
3	76
10	50
8	58
15	18
8	28
13	28
17	20
1	86
2	76
14	18
11	28
9	37
6	44
5	61
9	36
1	74
7	41
10	18
8	37
0	76
1	76
15	5
5	50
15	16
9	37
20	1
12	38
6	30
12	36
5	45
5	58
6	36
3	58
9	21
8	21
3	58
7	30
7	37
8	28
3	54
11	18
4	54
3	50
11	21
6	38
5	38
8	18
9	20
0	54
8	37
9	21
5	37
2	29
7	18
1	54
8	14
5	29
2	50
1	58
1	58
8	20
11	4
1	58
5	30
7	18
1	50
6	20
6	32
5	16
0	58
6	20
1	44
5	20
6	28
6	5
6	18
8	16
8	8
8	18
12	16
1	40
4	21
7	8
3	25
7	8
4	16
3	29
7	18
6	18
3	30
7	18
3	20
1	30
2	30
4	9
6	16
4	9
2	20
2	25
5	9
5	18
3	20
5	16
3	30
5	16
0	32
1	32
1	30
5	2
6	5
4	18
1	21
5	4
1	30
5	9
4	12
6	1
1	21
3	5
3	16
4	9
3	18
1	25
0	25
2	16
2	16
3	5
1	16
2	25
0	21
3	5
6	9
1	9
1	18
0	16
1	21
1	14
1	16
0	16
0	25
1	5
0	5
0	16
2	4
0	6
1	4
1	9
2	5
1	5
0	4
0	5
0	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	92
24	77
15	80
28	36
9	137
39	36
10	92
25	34
26	18
21	28
20	28
24	21
17	58
12	76
17	28
15	50
10	86
16	61
20	20
22	37
16	36
20	30
26	9
18	37
7	77
10	61
18	28
3	84
6	76
8	58
13	28
13	37
0	117
2	92
13	38
6	68
17	20
4	76
2	88
14	38
4	76
3	76
10	50
8	58
15	18
8	28
13	28
17	20
1	86
2	76
14	18
11	28
9	37
6	44
5	61
9	36
1	74
7	41
10	18
8	37
0	76
1	76
15	5
5	50
15	16
9	37
20	1
12	38
6	30
12	36
5	45
5	58
6	36
3	58
9	21
8	21
3	58
7	30
7	37
8	28
3	54
11	18
4	54
3	50
11	21
6	38
5	38
8	18
9	20
0	54
8	37
9	21
5	37
2	29
7	18
1	54
8	14
5	29
2	50
1	58
1	58
8	20
11	4
1	58
5	30
7	18
1	50
6	20
6	32
5	16
0	58
6	20
1	44
5	20
6	28
6	5
6	18
8	16
8	8
8	18
12	16
1	40
4	21
7	8
3	25
7	8
4	16
3	29
7	18
6	18
3	30
7	18
3	20
1	30
2	30
4	9
6	16
4	9
2	20
2	25
5	9
5	18
3	20
5	16
3	30
5	16
0	32
1	32
1	30
5	2
6	5
4	18
1	21
5	4
1	30
5	9
4	12
6	1
1	21
3	5
3	16
4	9
3	18
1	25
0	25
2	16
2	16
3	5
1	16
2	25
0	21
3	5
6	9
1	9
1	18
0	16
1	21
1	14
1	16
0	16
0	25
1	5
0	5
0	16
2	4
0	6
1	4
1	9
2	5
1	5
0	4
0	5
0	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	92
24	77
15	80
28	36
9	137
39	36
10	92
25	34
26	18
21	28
20	28
24	21
17	58
12	76
17	28
15	50
10	86
16	61
20	20
22	37
16	36
20	30
26	9
18	37
7	77
10	61
18	28
3	84
6	76
8	58
13	28
13	37
0	117
2	92
13	38
6	68
17	20
4	76
2	88
14	38
4	76
3	76
10	50
8	58
15	18
8	28
13	28
17	20
1	86
2	76
14	18
11	28
9	37
6	44
5	61
9	36
1	74
7	41
10	18
8	37
0	76
1	76
15	5
5	50
15	16
9	37
20	1
12	38
6	30
12	36
5	45
5	58
6	36
3	58
9	21
8	21
3	58
7	30
7	37
8	28
3	54
11	18
4	54
3	50
11	21
6	38
5	38
8	18
9	20
0	54
8	37
9	21
5	37
2	29
7	18
1	54
8	14
5	29
2	50
1	58
1	58
8	20
11	4
1	58
5	30
7	18
1	50
6	20
6	32
5	16
0	58
6	20
1	44
5	20
6	28
6	5
6	18
8	16
8	8
8	18
12	16
1	40
4	21
7	8
3	25
7	8
4	16
3	29
7	18
6	18
3	30
7	18
3	20
1	30
2	30
4	9
6	16
4	9
2	20
2	25
5	9
5	18
3	20
5	16
3	30
5	16
0	32
1	32
1	30
5	2
6	5
4	18
1	21
5	4
1	30
5	9
4	12
6	1
1	21
3	5
3	16
4	9
3	18
1	25
0	25
2	16
2	16
3	5
1	16
2	25
0	21
3	5
6	9
1	9
1	18
0	16
1	21
1	14
1	16
0	16
0	25
1	5
0	5
0	16
2	4
0	6
1	4
1	9
2	5
1	5
0	4
0	5
0	4
1	4