Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020
Start: 2020-01-31
End: 2020-02-06
Location: Germany, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Moldova, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020: 383 records at 292 stations, peak on 3 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020 set or tied 383 station records at 292 stations.
It ran from 31 January 2020 to 6 February 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 3 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Taganrog (Lighthouse) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 6 February 2020.
The busiest day was 3 February 2020 with 161 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

31 January to 6 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-06
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-02
Turnu Magurele	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2020-02-06
Hohenpeissenberg	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	2020-02-03
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	2020-02-02
Metzingen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-02
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-02-03
Malye Derbety	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-06
Kotel'nikovo	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-06
Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-03
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	2020-02-02
Schaafheim-Schlierbach	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-03
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-03
Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2020-02-02
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-02
Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-03
Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-03
Uman	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-05
Liubashivka	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-05

Records per Day

Peak day 161

Records set or tied each day from 31 January 2020 to 6 February 2020. The most in one day was 161 on 3 February 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020
Date	Records
2020-01-31	2
2020-02-01	71
2020-02-02	72
2020-02-03	161
2020-02-04	21
2020-02-05	31
2020-02-06	25

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020 ranked by margin
Feldberg/Schwarzwald, 02-03	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, 02-02	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Hohenpeissenberg, 02-03	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald, 02-02	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl, 02-03	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
Turnu Magurele, 02-06	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 02-03	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Metzingen, 02-02	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Schaafheim-Schlierbach, 02-03	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Liubashivka, 02-05	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Malye Derbety, 02-06	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten, 02-02	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Taganrog (Lighthouse), 02-06	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Bad-Sohl Elster, 02-03	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Mehringen, 02-02	11.1 mm (0.4 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

383 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 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	61
15	76
29	56
34	49
10	66
32	29
8	109
45	40
31	49
21	41
15	7
11	40
6	69
8	84
16	45
9	110
14	40
35	32
17	40
24	49
12	84
13	49
11	76
18	40
12	72
18	20
22	18
7	72
13	56
15	50
6	84
14	18
10	50
11	25
10	76
6	61
10	45
17	49
10	36
14	50
13	40
6	84
3	97
22	0
19	9
11	20
9	32
35	58
14	40
17	18
31	0
15	25
16	18
5	49
18	2
8	40
8	72
20	18
7	72
12	18
19	25
10	7
2	110
2	97
14	40
6	72
18	4
10	52
16	38
14	0
11	49
2	97
8	72
6	66
6	72
17	40
6	66
8	40
6	72
2	110
21	41
7	34
2	100
2	96
31	0
3	84
14	9
11	56
11	45
2	93
10	38
2	84
5	66
9	53
2	68
7	16
9	38
8	36
1	126
13	18
14	16
12	36
8	36
15	0
7	40
5	49
0	106
19	40
8	36
10	40
5	40
7	40
8	32
10	38
4	72
6	50
7	40
8	38
9	40
9	32
2	84
5	2
9	50
1	84
1	86
7	38
3	72
5	58
19	9
17	18
8	36
15	4
11	18
4	68
8	36
2	54
1	86
2	72
6	49
5	52
7	52
10	9
6	48
7	36
3	68
4	40
18	4
11	32
4	38
6	34
13	58
6	41
6	52
18	18
9	48
4	49
5	36
7	49
10	12
9	18
7	32
5	36
0	84
7	38
6	36
6	41
7	38
5	45
1	72
10	18
8	5
4	40
4	49
2	57
6	25
6	40
4	50
5	40
2	66
3	41
4	40
5	40
3	49
14	18
4	38
4	36
9	18
1	66
7	16
2	58
4	38
18	16
3	50
1	66
3	49
9	10
0	68
6	36
3	40
8	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020 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 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020 (this event)	383 records

Every Record Set

20 of 383

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 31 January to 6 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-02	Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-02	Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-02	Metzingen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	41	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-02	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-02	Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-02	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Hohenpeissenberg	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-03	Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-03	Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-03	Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	110	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-03	Schaafheim-Schlierbach	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-03	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	49	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-03	Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	66	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-05	Uman	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-05	Liubashivka	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-06	Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	61	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Turnu Magurele	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Malye Derbety	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Kotel'nikovo	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	69	59 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 383 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
14	61
15	76
29	56
34	49
10	66
32	29
8	109
45	40
31	49
21	41
15	7
11	40
6	69
8	84
16	45
9	110
14	40
35	32
17	40
24	49
12	84
13	49
11	76
18	40
12	72
18	20
22	18
7	72
13	56
15	50
6	84
14	18
10	50
11	25
10	76
6	61
10	45
17	49
10	36
14	50
13	40
6	84
3	97
22	0
19	9
11	20
9	32
35	58
14	40
17	18
31	0
15	25
16	18
5	49
18	2
8	40
8	72
20	18
7	72
12	18
19	25
10	7
2	110
2	97
14	40
6	72
18	4
10	52
16	38
14	0
11	49
2	97
8	72
6	66
6	72
17	40
6	66
8	40
6	72
2	110
21	41
7	34
2	100
2	96
31	0
3	84
14	9
11	56
11	45
2	93
10	38
2	84
5	66
9	53
2	68
7	16
9	38
8	36
1	126
13	18
14	16
12	36
8	36
15	0
7	40
5	49
0	106
19	40
8	36
10	40
5	40
7	40
8	32
10	38
4	72
6	50
7	40
8	38
9	40
9	32
2	84
5	2
9	50
1	84
1	86
7	38
3	72
5	58
19	9
17	18
8	36
15	4
11	18
4	68
8	36
2	54
1	86
2	72
6	49
5	52
7	52
10	9
6	48
7	36
3	68
4	40
18	4
11	32
4	38
6	34
13	58
6	41
6	52
18	18
9	48
4	49
5	36
7	49
10	12
9	18
7	32
5	36
0	84
7	38
6	36
6	41
7	38
5	45
1	72
10	18
8	5
4	40
4	49
2	57
6	25
6	40
4	50
5	40
2	66
3	41
4	40
5	40
3	49
14	18
4	38
4	36
9	18
1	66
7	16
2	58
4	38
18	16
3	50
1	66
3	49
9	10
0	68
6	36
3	40
8	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	61
15	76
29	56
34	49
10	66
32	29
8	109
45	40
31	49
21	41
15	7
11	40
6	69
8	84
16	45
9	110
14	40
35	32
17	40
24	49
12	84
13	49
11	76
18	40
12	72
18	20
22	18
7	72
13	56
15	50
6	84
14	18
10	50
11	25
10	76
6	61
10	45
17	49
10	36
14	50
13	40
6	84
3	97
22	0
19	9
11	20
9	32
35	58
14	40
17	18
31	0
15	25
16	18
5	49
18	2
8	40
8	72
20	18
7	72
12	18
19	25
10	7
2	110
2	97
14	40
6	72
18	4
10	52
16	38
14	0
11	49
2	97
8	72
6	66
6	72
17	40
6	66
8	40
6	72
2	110
21	41
7	34
2	100
2	96
31	0
3	84
14	9
11	56
11	45
2	93
10	38
2	84
5	66
9	53
2	68
7	16
9	38
8	36
1	126
13	18
14	16
12	36
8	36
15	0
7	40
5	49
0	106
19	40
8	36
10	40
5	40
7	40
8	32
10	38
4	72
6	50
7	40
8	38
9	40
9	32
2	84
5	2
9	50
1	84
1	86
7	38
3	72
5	58
19	9
17	18
8	36
15	4
11	18
4	68
8	36
2	54
1	86
2	72
6	49
5	52
7	52
10	9
6	48
7	36
3	68
4	40
18	4
11	32
4	38
6	34
13	58
6	41
6	52
18	18
9	48
4	49
5	36
7	49
10	12
9	18
7	32
5	36
0	84
7	38
6	36
6	41
7	38
5	45
1	72
10	18
8	5
4	40
4	49
2	57
6	25
6	40
4	50
5	40
2	66
3	41
4	40
5	40
3	49
14	18
4	38
4	36
9	18
1	66
7	16
2	58
4	38
18	16
3	50
1	66
3	49
9	10
0	68
6	36
3	40
8	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	61
15	76
29	56
34	49
10	66
32	29
8	109
45	40
31	49
21	41
15	7
11	40
6	69
8	84
16	45
9	110
14	40
35	32
17	40
24	49
12	84
13	49
11	76
18	40
12	72
18	20
22	18
7	72
13	56
15	50
6	84
14	18
10	50
11	25
10	76
6	61
10	45
17	49
10	36
14	50
13	40
6	84
3	97
22	0
19	9
11	20
9	32
35	58
14	40
17	18
31	0
15	25
16	18
5	49
18	2
8	40
8	72
20	18
7	72
12	18
19	25
10	7
2	110
2	97
14	40
6	72
18	4
10	52
16	38
14	0
11	49
2	97
8	72
6	66
6	72
17	40
6	66
8	40
6	72
2	110
21	41
7	34
2	100
2	96
31	0
3	84
14	9
11	56
11	45
2	93
10	38
2	84
5	66
9	53
2	68
7	16
9	38
8	36
1	126
13	18
14	16
12	36
8	36
15	0
7	40
5	49
0	106
19	40
8	36
10	40
5	40
7	40
8	32
10	38
4	72
6	50
7	40
8	38
9	40
9	32
2	84
5	2
9	50
1	84
1	86
7	38
3	72
5	58
19	9
17	18
8	36
15	4
11	18
4	68
8	36
2	54
1	86
2	72
6	49
5	52
7	52
10	9
6	48
7	36
3	68
4	40
18	4
11	32
4	38
6	34
13	58
6	41
6	52
18	18
9	48
4	49
5	36
7	49
10	12
9	18
7	32
5	36
0	84
7	38
6	36
6	41
7	38
5	45
1	72
10	18
8	5
4	40
4	49
2	57
6	25
6	40
4	50
5	40
2	66
3	41
4	40
5	40
3	49
14	18
4	38
4	36
9	18
1	66
7	16
2	58
4	38
18	16
3	50
1	66
3	49
9	10
0	68
6	36
3	40
8	0