Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-06
End: 2023-03-17
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023: 396 records at 356 stations, peak on 9 March 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023 set or tied 396 station records at 356 stations.
It ran from 6 March 2023 to 17 March 2023 (12 days) and its peak day was 9 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Nurnberg set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 8 March 2023.
The busiest day was 9 March 2023 with 158 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

6 to 17 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023 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 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	2023-03-08
Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-08
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2023-03-08
Borculo	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-03-09
Berus	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2023-03-08
Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-08
Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2023-03-09
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	2023-03-08
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-08
Doetinchem	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-09
Twenthe-1	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2023-03-09
Duiven	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-03-09
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2023-03-10
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-03-08
Eberbach/Neckar	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2023-03-08
Millau	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-03-10
Dublin Phoenix Park	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2023-03-09
Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-08
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-09
Malin Head	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-12

Records per Day

Peak day 158

Records set or tied each day from 6 March 2023 to 17 March 2023. The most in one day was 158 on 9 March 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023
Date	Records
2023-03-06	3
2023-03-07	32
2023-03-08	135
2023-03-09	158
2023-03-10	40
2023-03-11	9
2023-03-12	6
2023-03-13	6
2023-03-14	2
2023-03-15	2
2023-03-16	2
2023-03-17	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023 ranked by margin
Saarbrucken/Ensheim, 03-08	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Eberbach/Neckar, 03-08	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Saentis, 03-10	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Nurnberg, 03-08	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, 03-08	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Millau, 03-10	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Amberg-Unterammersricht, 03-08	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Borculo, 03-09	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, 03-08	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Dublin Phoenix Park, 03-09	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Schluchtern-Herolz, 03-08	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Twenthe-1, 03-09	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Doetinchem, 03-09	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Bamberg, 03-08	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Cambridge Niab, 03-09	11.0 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

396 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 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	137
13	102
15	84
27	31
18	41
9	70
10	90
7	108
11	41
20	16
17	21
15	41
15	41
10	41
23	96
8	76
18	16
20	16
24	24
17	0
8	81
12	41
13	16
11	65
18	16
20	9
18	44
17	16
23	16
13	27
3	108
12	41
3	108
9	44
10	41
12	41
11	41
3	116
5	84
2	141
11	16
10	41
1	100
13	5
6	34
11	33
13	33
8	53
2	88
13	16
1	76
9	41
10	33
10	16
5	64
10	41
10	41
6	36
4	34
15	16
10	33
1	116
6	56
9	41
15	24
7	27
6	28
22	8
10	28
1	90
7	41
15	41
12	16
7	41
6	42
2	76
9	16
5	47
10	21
10	5
8	44
8	41
11	12
4	56
18	16
9	16
7	41
9	16
11	16
13	16
10	16
10	33
3	30
9	24
10	16
15	5
8	41
7	48
6	52
6	44
6	23
5	30
6	41
7	41
7	33
4	56
2	60
20	4
10	16
7	21
11	2
6	41
6	44
7	41
5	41
6	41
10	16
10	16
8	24
7	41
9	16
5	44
5	44
2	36
4	48
1	72
4	41
4	41
6	41
7	41
5	41
5	44
2	62
11	16
4	41
5	41
5	41
5	41
4	41
10	14
6	22
9	5
9	5
7	16
5	41
4	41
5	41
4	41
3	44
7	16
4	41
7	16
3	41
6	16
7	22
8	5
2	50
10	24
3	44
3	44
5	41
3	41
2	30
1	30
4	41
4	41
9	9
3	42
2	48
2	50
0	65
1	64
7	4
5	16
3	41
8	16
4	44
4	41
6	41
4	41
4	41
7	4
6	44
7	16
5	16
3	40
9	5
7	24
2	41
3	44
3	41
3	41
5	24
2	41
3	41
5	41
2	44
3	41
9	9
10	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023 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 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023 (this event)	396 records

Every Record Set

20 of 396

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 6 to 17 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-08	Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	137	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-03-08	Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	84	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	Berus	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	70	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	90	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	21	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Amberg-Unterammersricht	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	16	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Eberbach/Neckar	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08	Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-09	Borculo	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	41	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Doetinchem	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	41	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Twenthe-1	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Duiven	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	41	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Dublin Phoenix Park	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-09	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	96	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-10	Millau	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-12	Malin Head	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 396 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
21	137
13	102
15	84
27	31
18	41
9	70
10	90
7	108
11	41
20	16
17	21
15	41
15	41
10	41
23	96
8	76
18	16
20	16
24	24
17	0
8	81
12	41
13	16
11	65
18	16
20	9
18	44
17	16
23	16
13	27
3	108
12	41
3	108
9	44
10	41
12	41
11	41
3	116
5	84
2	141
11	16
10	41
1	100
13	5
6	34
11	33
13	33
8	53
2	88
13	16
1	76
9	41
10	33
10	16
5	64
10	41
10	41
6	36
4	34
15	16
10	33
1	116
6	56
9	41
15	24
7	27
6	28
22	8
10	28
1	90
7	41
15	41
12	16
7	41
6	42
2	76
9	16
5	47
10	21
10	5
8	44
8	41
11	12
4	56
18	16
9	16
7	41
9	16
11	16
13	16
10	16
10	33
3	30
9	24
10	16
15	5
8	41
7	48
6	52
6	44
6	23
5	30
6	41
7	41
7	33
4	56
2	60
20	4
10	16
7	21
11	2
6	41
6	44
7	41
5	41
6	41
10	16
10	16
8	24
7	41
9	16
5	44
5	44
2	36
4	48
1	72
4	41
4	41
6	41
7	41
5	41
5	44
2	62
11	16
4	41
5	41
5	41
5	41
4	41
10	14
6	22
9	5
9	5
7	16
5	41
4	41
5	41
4	41
3	44
7	16
4	41
7	16
3	41
6	16
7	22
8	5
2	50
10	24
3	44
3	44
5	41
3	41
2	30
1	30
4	41
4	41
9	9
3	42
2	48
2	50
0	65
1	64
7	4
5	16
3	41
8	16
4	44
4	41
6	41
4	41
4	41
7	4
6	44
7	16
5	16
3	40
9	5
7	24
2	41
3	44
3	41
3	41
5	24
2	41
3	41
5	41
2	44
3	41
9	9
10	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	137
13	102
15	84
27	31
18	41
9	70
10	90
7	108
11	41
20	16
17	21
15	41
15	41
10	41
23	96
8	76
18	16
20	16
24	24
17	0
8	81
12	41
13	16
11	65
18	16
20	9
18	44
17	16
23	16
13	27
3	108
12	41
3	108
9	44
10	41
12	41
11	41
3	116
5	84
2	141
11	16
10	41
1	100
13	5
6	34
11	33
13	33
8	53
2	88
13	16
1	76
9	41
10	33
10	16
5	64
10	41
10	41
6	36
4	34
15	16
10	33
1	116
6	56
9	41
15	24
7	27
6	28
22	8
10	28
1	90
7	41
15	41
12	16
7	41
6	42
2	76
9	16
5	47
10	21
10	5
8	44
8	41
11	12
4	56
18	16
9	16
7	41
9	16
11	16
13	16
10	16
10	33
3	30
9	24
10	16
15	5
8	41
7	48
6	52
6	44
6	23
5	30
6	41
7	41
7	33
4	56
2	60
20	4
10	16
7	21
11	2
6	41
6	44
7	41
5	41
6	41
10	16
10	16
8	24
7	41
9	16
5	44
5	44
2	36
4	48
1	72
4	41
4	41
6	41
7	41
5	41
5	44
2	62
11	16
4	41
5	41
5	41
5	41
4	41
10	14
6	22
9	5
9	5
7	16
5	41
4	41
5	41
4	41
3	44
7	16
4	41
7	16
3	41
6	16
7	22
8	5
2	50
10	24
3	44
3	44
5	41
3	41
2	30
1	30
4	41
4	41
9	9
3	42
2	48
2	50
0	65
1	64
7	4
5	16
3	41
8	16
4	44
4	41
6	41
4	41
4	41
7	4
6	44
7	16
5	16
3	40
9	5
7	24
2	41
3	44
3	41
3	41
5	24
2	41
3	41
5	41
2	44
3	41
9	9
10	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	137
13	102
15	84
27	31
18	41
9	70
10	90
7	108
11	41
20	16
17	21
15	41
15	41
10	41
23	96
8	76
18	16
20	16
24	24
17	0
8	81
12	41
13	16
11	65
18	16
20	9
18	44
17	16
23	16
13	27
3	108
12	41
3	108
9	44
10	41
12	41
11	41
3	116
5	84
2	141
11	16
10	41
1	100
13	5
6	34
11	33
13	33
8	53
2	88
13	16
1	76
9	41
10	33
10	16
5	64
10	41
10	41
6	36
4	34
15	16
10	33
1	116
6	56
9	41
15	24
7	27
6	28
22	8
10	28
1	90
7	41
15	41
12	16
7	41
6	42
2	76
9	16
5	47
10	21
10	5
8	44
8	41
11	12
4	56
18	16
9	16
7	41
9	16
11	16
13	16
10	16
10	33
3	30
9	24
10	16
15	5
8	41
7	48
6	52
6	44
6	23
5	30
6	41
7	41
7	33
4	56
2	60
20	4
10	16
7	21
11	2
6	41
6	44
7	41
5	41
6	41
10	16
10	16
8	24
7	41
9	16
5	44
5	44
2	36
4	48
1	72
4	41
4	41
6	41
7	41
5	41
5	44
2	62
11	16
4	41
5	41
5	41
5	41
4	41
10	14
6	22
9	5
9	5
7	16
5	41
4	41
5	41
4	41
3	44
7	16
4	41
7	16
3	41
6	16
7	22
8	5
2	50
10	24
3	44
3	44
5	41
3	41
2	30
1	30
4	41
4	41
9	9
3	42
2	48
2	50
0	65
1	64
7	4
5	16
3	41
8	16
4	44
4	41
6	41
4	41
4	41
7	4
6	44
7	16
5	16
3	40
9	5
7	24
2	41
3	44
3	41
3	41
5	24
2	41
3	41
5	41
2	44
3	41
9	9
10	9