Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020
Start: 2020-09-22
End: 2020-09-29
Location: Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Finland, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg, Serbia

Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020: 511 records at 455 stations, peak on 26 September 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020 set or tied 511 station records at 455 stations.
It ran from 22 September 2020 to 29 September 2020 (8 days) and its peak day was 26 September 2020.
Status: closed.
Angermunde set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 26 September 2020.
The busiest day was 26 September 2020 with 245 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

22 to 29 September 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020 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 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Angermunde	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2020-09-26
Klippan	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2020-09-25
Idre_D	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-09-26
Vannas	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2020-09-26
Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2020-09-25
Backefors	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2020-09-25
Breskens	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2020-09-25
Kapelle	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	2020-09-25
Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2020-09-25
Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2020-09-25
Stehag	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2020-09-25
Kortgene	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2020-09-25
Vrouwenpolder	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2020-09-25
Haamstede	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	2020-09-25
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-09-25

Records per Day

Peak day 245

Records set or tied each day from 22 September 2020 to 29 September 2020. The most in one day was 245 on 26 September 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020
Date	Records
2020-09-22	1
2020-09-23	40
2020-09-24	55
2020-09-25	152
2020-09-26	245
2020-09-27	9
2020-09-28	7
2020-09-29	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020 ranked by margin
Backefors, 09-25	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
Terneuzen, 09-25	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Zugspitze, 09-25	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Vannas, 09-26	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto, 09-25	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
Stehag, 09-25	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Ovezande, 09-25	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
Klippan, 09-25	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Kapellebrug, 09-25	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Vrouwenpolder, 09-25	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Breskens, 09-25	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
Schoondijke, 09-25	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Kapelle, 09-25	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Angermunde, 09-26	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Biervliet, 09-25	22.9 mm (0.9 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

500 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 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	81
28	70
22	70
29	68
29	85
39	66
26	24
25	63
16	90
28	46
30	46
28	47
26	46
10	74
22	63
27	46
23	46
26	46
22	63
28	33
24	16
21	25
15	66
13	70
33	29
28	29
24	46
29	32
22	46
25	25
22	76
10	130
5	111
30	29
16	68
9	103
9	81
6	116
15	66
17	57
47	10
17	47
6	141
40	17
9	93
4	115
18	10
20	18
19	29
11	70
32	21
22	33
13	64
17	29
22	25
19	43
5	95
19	36
24	38
12	57
6	84
15	45
7	65
14	62
33	8
23	8
2	98
5	77
25	31
13	55
13	63
17	45
8	86
14	62
15	28
29	8
2	140
2	134
7	85
26	3
3	96
6	60
16	32
31	36
9	45
12	25
26	18
11	63
25	4
9	45
14	25
5	90
14	46
3	97
8	66
23	27
14	45
13	25
17	29
13	25
4	80
14	57
7	62
10	63
14	46
13	49
6	70
12	20
14	10
16	45
4	78
4	78
7	64
15	28
13	22
4	93
22	33
6	66
15	18
10	42
1	93
7	63
7	62
16	32
8	65
4	45
17	21
5	66
2	84
8	55
1	84
5	64
0	93
13	45
44	47
8	62
17	29
23	8
10	46
9	57
9	63
23	8
6	70
5	63
2	78
19	27
13	10
11	25
6	34
9	32
6	47
20	8
19	8
5	68
12	29
12	42
4	66
11	39
11	25
9	63
6	63
14	27
1	81
8	55
6	64
25	47
9	25
16	10
5	64
20	15
16	52
4	72
3	70
18	8
15	8
8	46
9	27
9	25
5	63
5	63
17	10
3	70
8	28
11	10
14	8
15	8
14	8
19	7
10	25
4	56
3	57
3	62
3	57
9	29
11	29
13	39
9	25
3	66
11	18
24	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 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 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020 (this event)	511 records

Every Record Set

20 of 511

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 19 other countries, 22 to 29 September 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-09-25	Klippan	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	85	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Backefors	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	66	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Breskens	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Kapelle	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	90	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Stehag	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-25	Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	74	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Kortgene	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Vrouwenpolder	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Haamstede	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-25	Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-09-26	Angermunde	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	81	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-26	Idre_D	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-09-26	Vannas	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 511 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
25	81
28	70
22	70
29	68
29	85
39	66
26	24
25	63
16	90
28	46
30	46
28	47
26	46
10	74
22	63
27	46
23	46
26	46
22	63
28	33
24	16
21	25
15	66
13	70
33	29
28	29
24	46
29	32
22	46
25	25
22	76
10	130
5	111
30	29
16	68
9	103
9	81
6	116
15	66
17	57
47	10
17	47
6	141
40	17
9	93
4	115
18	10
20	18
19	29
11	70
32	21
22	33
13	64
17	29
22	25
19	43
5	95
19	36
24	38
12	57
6	84
15	45
7	65
14	62
33	8
23	8
2	98
5	77
25	31
13	55
13	63
17	45
8	86
14	62
15	28
29	8
2	140
2	134
7	85
26	3
3	96
6	60
16	32
31	36
9	45
12	25
26	18
11	63
25	4
9	45
14	25
5	90
14	46
3	97
8	66
23	27
14	45
13	25
17	29
13	25
4	80
14	57
7	62
10	63
14	46
13	49
6	70
12	20
14	10
16	45
4	78
4	78
7	64
15	28
13	22
4	93
22	33
6	66
15	18
10	42
1	93
7	63
7	62
16	32
8	65
4	45
17	21
5	66
2	84
8	55
1	84
5	64
0	93
13	45
44	47
8	62
17	29
23	8
10	46
9	57
9	63
23	8
6	70
5	63
2	78
19	27
13	10
11	25
6	34
9	32
6	47
20	8
19	8
5	68
12	29
12	42
4	66
11	39
11	25
9	63
6	63
14	27
1	81
8	55
6	64
25	47
9	25
16	10
5	64
20	15
16	52
4	72
3	70
18	8
15	8
8	46
9	27
9	25
5	63
5	63
17	10
3	70
8	28
11	10
14	8
15	8
14	8
19	7
10	25
4	56
3	57
3	62
3	57
9	29
11	29
13	39
9	25
3	66
11	18
24	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	81
28	70
22	70
29	68
29	85
39	66
26	24
25	63
16	90
28	46
30	46
28	47
26	46
10	74
22	63
27	46
23	46
26	46
22	63
28	33
24	16
21	25
15	66
13	70
33	29
28	29
24	46
29	32
22	46
25	25
22	76
10	130
5	111
30	29
16	68
9	103
9	81
6	116
15	66
17	57
47	10
17	47
6	141
40	17
9	93
4	115
18	10
20	18
19	29
11	70
32	21
22	33
13	64
17	29
22	25
19	43
5	95
19	36
24	38
12	57
6	84
15	45
7	65
14	62
33	8
23	8
2	98
5	77
25	31
13	55
13	63
17	45
8	86
14	62
15	28
29	8
2	140
2	134
7	85
26	3
3	96
6	60
16	32
31	36
9	45
12	25
26	18
11	63
25	4
9	45
14	25
5	90
14	46
3	97
8	66
23	27
14	45
13	25
17	29
13	25
4	80
14	57
7	62
10	63
14	46
13	49
6	70
12	20
14	10
16	45
4	78
4	78
7	64
15	28
13	22
4	93
22	33
6	66
15	18
10	42
1	93
7	63
7	62
16	32
8	65
4	45
17	21
5	66
2	84
8	55
1	84
5	64
0	93
13	45
44	47
8	62
17	29
23	8
10	46
9	57
9	63
23	8
6	70
5	63
2	78
19	27
13	10
11	25
6	34
9	32
6	47
20	8
19	8
5	68
12	29
12	42
4	66
11	39
11	25
9	63
6	63
14	27
1	81
8	55
6	64
25	47
9	25
16	10
5	64
20	15
16	52
4	72
3	70
18	8
15	8
8	46
9	27
9	25
5	63
5	63
17	10
3	70
8	28
11	10
14	8
15	8
14	8
19	7
10	25
4	56
3	57
3	62
3	57
9	29
11	29
13	39
9	25
3	66
11	18
24	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	81
28	70
22	70
29	68
29	85
39	66
26	24
25	63
16	90
28	46
30	46
28	47
26	46
10	74
22	63
27	46
23	46
26	46
22	63
28	33
24	16
21	25
15	66
13	70
33	29
28	29
24	46
29	32
22	46
25	25
22	76
10	130
5	111
30	29
16	68
9	103
9	81
6	116
15	66
17	57
47	10
17	47
6	141
40	17
9	93
4	115
18	10
20	18
19	29
11	70
32	21
22	33
13	64
17	29
22	25
19	43
5	95
19	36
24	38
12	57
6	84
15	45
7	65
14	62
33	8
23	8
2	98
5	77
25	31
13	55
13	63
17	45
8	86
14	62
15	28
29	8
2	140
2	134
7	85
26	3
3	96
6	60
16	32
31	36
9	45
12	25
26	18
11	63
25	4
9	45
14	25
5	90
14	46
3	97
8	66
23	27
14	45
13	25
17	29
13	25
4	80
14	57
7	62
10	63
14	46
13	49
6	70
12	20
14	10
16	45
4	78
4	78
7	64
15	28
13	22
4	93
22	33
6	66
15	18
10	42
1	93
7	63
7	62
16	32
8	65
4	45
17	21
5	66
2	84
8	55
1	84
5	64
0	93
13	45
44	47
8	62
17	29
23	8
10	46
9	57
9	63
23	8
6	70
5	63
2	78
19	27
13	10
11	25
6	34
9	32
6	47
20	8
19	8
5	68
12	29
12	42
4	66
11	39
11	25
9	63
6	63
14	27
1	81
8	55
6	64
25	47
9	25
16	10
5	64
20	15
16	52
4	72
3	70
18	8
15	8
8	46
9	27
9	25
5	63
5	63
17	10
3	70
8	28
11	10
14	8
15	8
14	8
19	7
10	25
4	56
3	57
3	62
3	57
9	29
11	29
13	39
9	25
3	66
11	18
24	5