Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-04
End: 2022-02-07
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022: 232 records at 221 stations, peak on 6 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022 set or tied 232 station records at 221 stations.
It ran from 4 February 2022 to 7 February 2022 (4 days) and its peak day was 6 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Saarbrucken/Ensheim set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 6 February 2022.
The busiest day was 6 February 2022 with 135 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

4 to 7 February 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022 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 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-06
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2022-02-06
Hulshorst	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-06
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-06
Grambek	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-02-06
Pirmasens	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2022-02-06
Bretten	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2022-02-06
Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2022-02-05
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-02-06
Bad Bergzabern	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-06
Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2022-02-06
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-02-06
Boizenburg	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-02-06
Eerbeek	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2022-02-05
Klazienaveen	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2022-02-05
Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-05
Almelo	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2022-02-05
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-05
Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-06
Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-06

Records per Day

Peak day 135

Records set or tied each day from 4 February 2022 to 7 February 2022. The most in one day was 135 on 6 February 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022 ranked by margin
Bretten, 02-06	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Saentis, 02-06	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim, 02-06	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Sachsenheim, 02-06	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Bad Bergzabern, 02-06	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, 02-06	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Grambek, 02-06	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, 02-06	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Schwerin, 02-06	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, 02-06	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
Boizenburg, 02-06	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Bad Durkheim, 02-06	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Almelo, 02-05	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Eerbeek, 02-05	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Arnhem, 02-05	10.4 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

232 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 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	38
8	112
30	98
8	51
16	18
12	56
12	11
14	18
3	85
32	23
14	0
18	38
22	23
12	64
10	56
12	18
12	38
9	56
9	56
11	56
10	16
16	0
13	38
11	56
10	56
16	23
8	64
6	64
1	112
12	34
18	3
9	28
9	39
7	56
12	34
6	38
10	14
9	38
7	38
9	38
14	23
1	59
8	42
8	42
2	64
4	44
6	56
8	42
3	31
4	64
12	14
8	38
7	42
10	14
8	34
1	59
11	5
7	38
8	5
4	56
7	16
8	20
4	56
14	8
11	0
8	34
7	34
4	56
7	34
8	20
4	38
5	38
7	14
6	34
4	56
3	56
5	34
4	38
3	64
6	18
2	56
1	64
2	64
6	34
6	34
10	8
1	45
3	48
11	0
3	56
4	18
3	56
7	43
1	64
1	31
3	38
3	56
6	18
8	14
5	34
3	38
3	38
3	38
15	0
0	64
1	56
4	34
3	44
2	21
8	18
3	38
1	56
3	48
1	56
2	38
1	56
5	18
4	34
1	31
10	8
4	34
1	56
4	38
4	38
1	56
4	34
1	56
5	20
3	34
4	34
3	38
3	18
3	34
3	38
2	16
8	14
2	38
1	34
2	38
6	20
6	23
2	38
2	34
4	34
2	34
2	34
1	34
1	42
4	20
10	23
7	18
8	20
5	14
4	5
2	38
2	34
5	14
6	20
5	18
5	14
3	23
1	38
1	38
6	14
8	3
5	18
0	38
1	38
6	23
3	38
3	14
2	38
7	0
1	34
1	34
0	42
1	39
1	18
1	38
1	34
1	34
7	3
4	18
2	18
3	14
2	20
0	34
0	34
0	34
0	34
2	1
0	18
5	4
2	11
5	0
3	3
3	20
1	18
1	18
1	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022 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 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022 (this event)	232 records

Every Record Set

20 of 232

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 4 to 7 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-05	Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	56	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-05	Eerbeek	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-05	Klazienaveen	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-05	Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-05	Almelo	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-05	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-06	Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	98	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Hulshorst	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	51	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Grambek	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	18	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Pirmasens	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	85	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Bretten	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	0	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Bad Bergzabern	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	64	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Boizenburg	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-06	Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-06	Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 232 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
26	38
8	112
30	98
8	51
16	18
12	56
12	11
14	18
3	85
32	23
14	0
18	38
22	23
12	64
10	56
12	18
12	38
9	56
9	56
11	56
10	16
16	0
13	38
11	56
10	56
16	23
8	64
6	64
1	112
12	34
18	3
9	28
9	39
7	56
12	34
6	38
10	14
9	38
7	38
9	38
14	23
1	59
8	42
8	42
2	64
4	44
6	56
8	42
3	31
4	64
12	14
8	38
7	42
10	14
8	34
1	59
11	5
7	38
8	5
4	56
7	16
8	20
4	56
14	8
11	0
8	34
7	34
4	56
7	34
8	20
4	38
5	38
7	14
6	34
4	56
3	56
5	34
4	38
3	64
6	18
2	56
1	64
2	64
6	34
6	34
10	8
1	45
3	48
11	0
3	56
4	18
3	56
7	43
1	64
1	31
3	38
3	56
6	18
8	14
5	34
3	38
3	38
3	38
15	0
0	64
1	56
4	34
3	44
2	21
8	18
3	38
1	56
3	48
1	56
2	38
1	56
5	18
4	34
1	31
10	8
4	34
1	56
4	38
4	38
1	56
4	34
1	56
5	20
3	34
4	34
3	38
3	18
3	34
3	38
2	16
8	14
2	38
1	34
2	38
6	20
6	23
2	38
2	34
4	34
2	34
2	34
1	34
1	42
4	20
10	23
7	18
8	20
5	14
4	5
2	38
2	34
5	14
6	20
5	18
5	14
3	23
1	38
1	38
6	14
8	3
5	18
0	38
1	38
6	23
3	38
3	14
2	38
7	0
1	34
1	34
0	42
1	39
1	18
1	38
1	34
1	34
7	3
4	18
2	18
3	14
2	20
0	34
0	34
0	34
0	34
2	1
0	18
5	4
2	11
5	0
3	3
3	20
1	18
1	18
1	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	38
8	112
30	98
8	51
16	18
12	56
12	11
14	18
3	85
32	23
14	0
18	38
22	23
12	64
10	56
12	18
12	38
9	56
9	56
11	56
10	16
16	0
13	38
11	56
10	56
16	23
8	64
6	64
1	112
12	34
18	3
9	28
9	39
7	56
12	34
6	38
10	14
9	38
7	38
9	38
14	23
1	59
8	42
8	42
2	64
4	44
6	56
8	42
3	31
4	64
12	14
8	38
7	42
10	14
8	34
1	59
11	5
7	38
8	5
4	56
7	16
8	20
4	56
14	8
11	0
8	34
7	34
4	56
7	34
8	20
4	38
5	38
7	14
6	34
4	56
3	56
5	34
4	38
3	64
6	18
2	56
1	64
2	64
6	34
6	34
10	8
1	45
3	48
11	0
3	56
4	18
3	56
7	43
1	64
1	31
3	38
3	56
6	18
8	14
5	34
3	38
3	38
3	38
15	0
0	64
1	56
4	34
3	44
2	21
8	18
3	38
1	56
3	48
1	56
2	38
1	56
5	18
4	34
1	31
10	8
4	34
1	56
4	38
4	38
1	56
4	34
1	56
5	20
3	34
4	34
3	38
3	18
3	34
3	38
2	16
8	14
2	38
1	34
2	38
6	20
6	23
2	38
2	34
4	34
2	34
2	34
1	34
1	42
4	20
10	23
7	18
8	20
5	14
4	5
2	38
2	34
5	14
6	20
5	18
5	14
3	23
1	38
1	38
6	14
8	3
5	18
0	38
1	38
6	23
3	38
3	14
2	38
7	0
1	34
1	34
0	42
1	39
1	18
1	38
1	34
1	34
7	3
4	18
2	18
3	14
2	20
0	34
0	34
0	34
0	34
2	1
0	18
5	4
2	11
5	0
3	3
3	20
1	18
1	18
1	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	38
8	112
30	98
8	51
16	18
12	56
12	11
14	18
3	85
32	23
14	0
18	38
22	23
12	64
10	56
12	18
12	38
9	56
9	56
11	56
10	16
16	0
13	38
11	56
10	56
16	23
8	64
6	64
1	112
12	34
18	3
9	28
9	39
7	56
12	34
6	38
10	14
9	38
7	38
9	38
14	23
1	59
8	42
8	42
2	64
4	44
6	56
8	42
3	31
4	64
12	14
8	38
7	42
10	14
8	34
1	59
11	5
7	38
8	5
4	56
7	16
8	20
4	56
14	8
11	0
8	34
7	34
4	56
7	34
8	20
4	38
5	38
7	14
6	34
4	56
3	56
5	34
4	38
3	64
6	18
2	56
1	64
2	64
6	34
6	34
10	8
1	45
3	48
11	0
3	56
4	18
3	56
7	43
1	64
1	31
3	38
3	56
6	18
8	14
5	34
3	38
3	38
3	38
15	0
0	64
1	56
4	34
3	44
2	21
8	18
3	38
1	56
3	48
1	56
2	38
1	56
5	18
4	34
1	31
10	8
4	34
1	56
4	38
4	38
1	56
4	34
1	56
5	20
3	34
4	34
3	38
3	18
3	34
3	38
2	16
8	14
2	38
1	34
2	38
6	20
6	23
2	38
2	34
4	34
2	34
2	34
1	34
1	42
4	20
10	23
7	18
8	20
5	14
4	5
2	38
2	34
5	14
6	20
5	18
5	14
3	23
1	38
1	38
6	14
8	3
5	18
0	38
1	38
6	23
3	38
3	14
2	38
7	0
1	34
1	34
0	42
1	39
1	18
1	38
1	34
1	34
7	3
4	18
2	18
3	14
2	20
0	34
0	34
0	34
0	34
2	1
0	18
5	4
2	11
5	0
3	3
3	20
1	18
1	18
1	18