Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021
Start: 2021-07-03
End: 2021-07-17
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021: 357 records at 288 stations, peak on 14 July 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021 set or tied 357 station records at 288 stations.
It ran from 3 July 2021 to 17 July 2021 (15 days) and its peak day was 14 July 2021.
Status: closed.
Koln-Bonn set an all-time record daily precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 14 July 2021.
The busiest day was 9 July 2021 with 78 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

3 to 17 July 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021 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 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2021-07-14
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	2021-07-14
Schaesberg	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	2021-07-13
Ubachsberg	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	2021-07-13
Teterow	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	2021-07-09
Anklam	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2021-07-09
Goldberg	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2021-07-09
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2021-07-14
Schneifelforsthaus	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	2021-07-14
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	2021-07-14
Kall-Sistig	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	2021-07-14
Waren	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2021-07-09
Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-07-13
Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	2021-07-14
Koln-Stammheim	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	2021-07-14
Perl-Nennig	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	2021-07-14
Lennestadt-Theten	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2021-07-14
Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-09
Rostock-Warnemunde	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2021-07-09
Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2021-07-14

Records per Day

Peak day 78

Records set or tied each day from 3 July 2021 to 17 July 2021. The most in one day was 78 on 9 July 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021
Date	Records
2021-07-03	4
2021-07-04	28
2021-07-05	7
2021-07-06	12
2021-07-07	1
2021-07-08	32
2021-07-09	78
2021-07-10	9
2021-07-11	2
2021-07-12	29
2021-07-13	49
2021-07-14	78
2021-07-15	17
2021-07-16	8
2021-07-17	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021 ranked by margin
Kall-Sistig, 07-14	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
Koln-Stammheim, 07-14	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
Schneifelforsthaus, 07-14	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Teterow, 07-09	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Koln-Bonn, 07-14	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
Rostock-Warnemunde, 07-09	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Weilerswist-Lommersum, 07-14	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
Anklam, 07-09	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Essen-Bredeney, 07-14	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
Heinsberg-Schleiden, 07-14	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
Goldberg, 07-09	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Ubachsberg, 07-13	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Schaesberg, 07-13	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Olsdorf, 07-14	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Waren, 07-09	23.5 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

357 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 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	85
36	72
25	63
26	63
47	104
31	122
27	112
28	70
51	38
18	80
62	13
25	30
24	94
23	114
59	3
23	54
17	76
19	100
36	52
28	51
18	90
22	72
25	59
15	88
26	54
47	32
20	59
49	36
57	36
30	40
28	16
70	24
3	80
27	42
27	66
10	122
12	30
25	36
19	54
26	74
11	67
30	16
19	40
18	64
28	20
8	102
11	57
36	7
22	27
36	11
30	42
33	10
44	10
17	67
17	59
47	14
7	102
3	60
7	69
42	14
21	43
18	36
6	94
5	102
30	32
15	67
20	44
33	7
16	51
30	11
17	51
30	7
19	63
4	102
13	3
15	60
10	80
13	54
21	28
5	94
14	51
6	69
15	51
15	51
29	2
12	59
3	114
16	60
22	28
8	47
18	36
33	10
19	27
24	20
18	30
12	59
15	48
19	24
1	100
24	35
19	30
23	10
12	67
5	82
2	95
16	7
15	24
7	72
15	44
7	70
21	10
21	8
1	96
1	66
11	51
9	58
8	68
9	36
10	60
1	90
8	66
5	72
15	11
19	28
17	34
14	27
7	64
11	42
7	28
18	16
2	82
1	28
26	10
5	72
6	34
19	24
19	4
14	36
18	7
12	5
5	67
16	20
3	70
9	47
4	7
11	48
4	60
0	80
1	12
1	8
4	67
7	52
15	16
0	53
4	15
7	52
10	36
13	32
3	66
3	67
18	12
4	63
20	28
12	24
3	68
6	56
15	10
7	13
11	46
9	30
2	0
16	20
6	42
9	40
7	47
14	26
17	28
4	59
2	68
2	33
9	35
11	40
18	10
5	48
5	52
19	12
1	72
15	14
8	24
15	10
9	36
11	20
8	36
5	55
5	52
5	55
11	39
3	62
2	60
14	24

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021 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 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021 (this event)	357 records

Every Record Set

20 of 357

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 12 other countries, 3 to 17 July 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-07-09	Teterow	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-09	Anklam	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	122	79 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-09	Goldberg	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	112	79 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-09	Waren	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	94	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-09	Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	100	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-09	Rostock-Warnemunde	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-13	Schaesberg	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-13	Ubachsberg	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	63	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-13	Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	114	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	85	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-14	Weilerswist-Lommersum	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	72	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-14	Heinsberg-Schleiden	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	70	78 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Schneifelforsthaus	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38	78 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80	76 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Kall-Sistig	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	13	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Koln-Stammheim	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	3	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Perl-Nennig	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	54	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Lennestadt-Theten	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	76	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-14	Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 357 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
38	85
36	72
25	63
26	63
47	104
31	122
27	112
28	70
51	38
18	80
62	13
25	30
24	94
23	114
59	3
23	54
17	76
19	100
36	52
28	51
18	90
22	72
25	59
15	88
26	54
47	32
20	59
49	36
57	36
30	40
28	16
70	24
3	80
27	42
27	66
10	122
12	30
25	36
19	54
26	74
11	67
30	16
19	40
18	64
28	20
8	102
11	57
36	7
22	27
36	11
30	42
33	10
44	10
17	67
17	59
47	14
7	102
3	60
7	69
42	14
21	43
18	36
6	94
5	102
30	32
15	67
20	44
33	7
16	51
30	11
17	51
30	7
19	63
4	102
13	3
15	60
10	80
13	54
21	28
5	94
14	51
6	69
15	51
15	51
29	2
12	59
3	114
16	60
22	28
8	47
18	36
33	10
19	27
24	20
18	30
12	59
15	48
19	24
1	100
24	35
19	30
23	10
12	67
5	82
2	95
16	7
15	24
7	72
15	44
7	70
21	10
21	8
1	96
1	66
11	51
9	58
8	68
9	36
10	60
1	90
8	66
5	72
15	11
19	28
17	34
14	27
7	64
11	42
7	28
18	16
2	82
1	28
26	10
5	72
6	34
19	24
19	4
14	36
18	7
12	5
5	67
16	20
3	70
9	47
4	7
11	48
4	60
0	80
1	12
1	8
4	67
7	52
15	16
0	53
4	15
7	52
10	36
13	32
3	66
3	67
18	12
4	63
20	28
12	24
3	68
6	56
15	10
7	13
11	46
9	30
2	0
16	20
6	42
9	40
7	47
14	26
17	28
4	59
2	68
2	33
9	35
11	40
18	10
5	48
5	52
19	12
1	72
15	14
8	24
15	10
9	36
11	20
8	36
5	55
5	52
5	55
11	39
3	62
2	60
14	24

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	85
36	72
25	63
26	63
47	104
31	122
27	112
28	70
51	38
18	80
62	13
25	30
24	94
23	114
59	3
23	54
17	76
19	100
36	52
28	51
18	90
22	72
25	59
15	88
26	54
47	32
20	59
49	36
57	36
30	40
28	16
70	24
3	80
27	42
27	66
10	122
12	30
25	36
19	54
26	74
11	67
30	16
19	40
18	64
28	20
8	102
11	57
36	7
22	27
36	11
30	42
33	10
44	10
17	67
17	59
47	14
7	102
3	60
7	69
42	14
21	43
18	36
6	94
5	102
30	32
15	67
20	44
33	7
16	51
30	11
17	51
30	7
19	63
4	102
13	3
15	60
10	80
13	54
21	28
5	94
14	51
6	69
15	51
15	51
29	2
12	59
3	114
16	60
22	28
8	47
18	36
33	10
19	27
24	20
18	30
12	59
15	48
19	24
1	100
24	35
19	30
23	10
12	67
5	82
2	95
16	7
15	24
7	72
15	44
7	70
21	10
21	8
1	96
1	66
11	51
9	58
8	68
9	36
10	60
1	90
8	66
5	72
15	11
19	28
17	34
14	27
7	64
11	42
7	28
18	16
2	82
1	28
26	10
5	72
6	34
19	24
19	4
14	36
18	7
12	5
5	67
16	20
3	70
9	47
4	7
11	48
4	60
0	80
1	12
1	8
4	67
7	52
15	16
0	53
4	15
7	52
10	36
13	32
3	66
3	67
18	12
4	63
20	28
12	24
3	68
6	56
15	10
7	13
11	46
9	30
2	0
16	20
6	42
9	40
7	47
14	26
17	28
4	59
2	68
2	33
9	35
11	40
18	10
5	48
5	52
19	12
1	72
15	14
8	24
15	10
9	36
11	20
8	36
5	55
5	52
5	55
11	39
3	62
2	60
14	24

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	85
36	72
25	63
26	63
47	104
31	122
27	112
28	70
51	38
18	80
62	13
25	30
24	94
23	114
59	3
23	54
17	76
19	100
36	52
28	51
18	90
22	72
25	59
15	88
26	54
47	32
20	59
49	36
57	36
30	40
28	16
70	24
3	80
27	42
27	66
10	122
12	30
25	36
19	54
26	74
11	67
30	16
19	40
18	64
28	20
8	102
11	57
36	7
22	27
36	11
30	42
33	10
44	10
17	67
17	59
47	14
7	102
3	60
7	69
42	14
21	43
18	36
6	94
5	102
30	32
15	67
20	44
33	7
16	51
30	11
17	51
30	7
19	63
4	102
13	3
15	60
10	80
13	54
21	28
5	94
14	51
6	69
15	51
15	51
29	2
12	59
3	114
16	60
22	28
8	47
18	36
33	10
19	27
24	20
18	30
12	59
15	48
19	24
1	100
24	35
19	30
23	10
12	67
5	82
2	95
16	7
15	24
7	72
15	44
7	70
21	10
21	8
1	96
1	66
11	51
9	58
8	68
9	36
10	60
1	90
8	66
5	72
15	11
19	28
17	34
14	27
7	64
11	42
7	28
18	16
2	82
1	28
26	10
5	72
6	34
19	24
19	4
14	36
18	7
12	5
5	67
16	20
3	70
9	47
4	7
11	48
4	60
0	80
1	12
1	8
4	67
7	52
15	16
0	53
4	15
7	52
10	36
13	32
3	66
3	67
18	12
4	63
20	28
12	24
3	68
6	56
15	10
7	13
11	46
9	30
2	0
16	20
6	42
9	40
7	47
14	26
17	28
4	59
2	68
2	33
9	35
11	40
18	10
5	48
5	52
19	12
1	72
15	14
8	24
15	10
9	36
11	20
8	36
5	55
5	52
5	55
11	39
3	62
2	60
14	24