Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023
Start: 2023-12-18
End: 2023-12-25
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary

Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023: 620 records at 460 stations, peak on 21 December 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023 set or tied 620 station records at 460 stations.
It ran from 18 December 2023 to 25 December 2023 (8 days) and its peak day was 21 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Garsebach Bei Meissen set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 December 2023.
The busiest day was 21 December 2023 with 148 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 186 years.

Footprint

18 to 25 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 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 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2023-12-25
Marienberg	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-23
Sondershausen	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	2023-12-23
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2023-12-22
Pemfling-Pitzling	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2023-12-22
Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2023-12-22
Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2023-12-23
Chemnitz	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-23
Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2023-12-25
Bad Salzuflen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-12-23
Rahden-Varl	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2023-12-25
Bad Rothenfelde	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-12-23
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2023-12-21
Muncheberg	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2023-12-21
Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-23
Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-24
Berlin-Schonefeld	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-24
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-25
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-12-25
Oschatz	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2023-12-25

Records per Day

Peak day 148

Records set or tied each day from 18 December 2023 to 25 December 2023. The most in one day was 148 on 21 December 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023
Date	Records
2023-12-18	7
2023-12-19	21
2023-12-20	37
2023-12-21	148
2023-12-22	94
2023-12-23	98
2023-12-24	86
2023-12-25	129

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023 ranked by margin
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, 12-22	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Garsebach Bei Meissen, 12-25	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Chemnitz, 12-23	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Sondershausen, 12-23	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Tilburg, 12-25	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Marienberg, 12-23	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Bad Rothenfelde, 12-23	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Leipzig-Holzhausen, 12-25	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Bad Salzuflen, 12-23	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Oschatz, 12-25	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz, 12-25	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Pemfling-Pitzling, 12-22	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Rahden-Varl, 12-25	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Berlin-Schonefeld, 12-24	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Quedlinburg, 12-23	6.7 mm (0.26 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 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	108
11	93
22	64
15	49
6	108
19	28
25	32
10	76
1	186
19	10
12	40
5	79
16	48
4	104
9	72
13	56
6	112
7	76
9	48
14	56
38	10
21	10
23	57
18	4
23	35
15	48
19	40
8	56
15	48
8	56
14	20
11	29
16	4
15	36
10	56
4	76
24	28
15	24
13	48
11	32
9	72
10	0
2	97
10	56
6	62
11	56
7	68
12	10
11	48
12	20
16	20
3	81
1	120
10	81
7	68
5	68
11	48
2	112
6	52
16	0
6	62
9	29
1	116
11	60
4	68
8	10
8	29
10	18
6	62
11	18
7	32
5	68
5	72
6	35
6	76
22	18
14	0
12	29
8	32
2	77
8	4
17	10
7	48
12	0
0	93
14	4
4	76
12	56
5	66
9	48
11	40
1	92
6	56
9	0
9	10
3	56
6	36
1	80
12	4
2	80
7	44
3	49
17	0
6	56
4	72
11	20
2	76
2	76
4	68
13	32
3	70
11	0
4	72
6	44
20	38
4	60
14	10
9	20
1	84
7	33
4	56
3	56
9	32
4	62
2	72
2	76
8	40
3	68
2	68
11	32
6	29
2	56
3	68
3	68
10	20
6	56
5	48
7	48
3	72
14	10
3	56
4	56
3	41
2	36
2	68
6	33
2	68
3	62
2	72
2	72
3	60
6	48
11	13
7	48
8	4
6	0
1	76
2	68
3	68
14	0
1	68
1	76
2	68
4	48
1	76
9	21
9	20
1	68
9	4
4	56
6	37
5	48
8	25
5	48
13	0
0	68
6	41
4	56
11	2
0	76
6	29
0	42
7	4
10	33
5	48
5	48
5	48
5	48
9	24
10	24
6	40
7	8
2	62
2	56
6	10
4	48
7	37
6	36
5	48
5	37

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 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 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023 (this event)	620 records

Every Record Set

20 of 620

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 13 other countries, 18 to 25 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-21	Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-21	Muncheberg	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-22	Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-22	Pemfling-Pitzling	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-22	Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	79	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Marienberg	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-23	Sondershausen	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	186	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Chemnitz	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	10	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Bad Salzuflen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Bad Rothenfelde	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-23	Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-24	Berlin-Dahlem	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-24	Berlin-Schonefeld	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-25	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-25	Rahden-Varl	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-25	Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-25	Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-25	Oschatz	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 620 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 2026-10-12. 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
13	108
11	93
22	64
15	49
6	108
19	28
25	32
10	76
1	186
19	10
12	40
5	79
16	48
4	104
9	72
13	56
6	112
7	76
9	48
14	56
38	10
21	10
23	57
18	4
23	35
15	48
19	40
8	56
15	48
8	56
14	20
11	29
16	4
15	36
10	56
4	76
24	28
15	24
13	48
11	32
9	72
10	0
2	97
10	56
6	62
11	56
7	68
12	10
11	48
12	20
16	20
3	81
1	120
10	81
7	68
5	68
11	48
2	112
6	52
16	0
6	62
9	29
1	116
11	60
4	68
8	10
8	29
10	18
6	62
11	18
7	32
5	68
5	72
6	35
6	76
22	18
14	0
12	29
8	32
2	77
8	4
17	10
7	48
12	0
0	93
14	4
4	76
12	56
5	66
9	48
11	40
1	92
6	56
9	0
9	10
3	56
6	36
1	80
12	4
2	80
7	44
3	49
17	0
6	56
4	72
11	20
2	76
2	76
4	68
13	32
3	70
11	0
4	72
6	44
20	38
4	60
14	10
9	20
1	84
7	33
4	56
3	56
9	32
4	62
2	72
2	76
8	40
3	68
2	68
11	32
6	29
2	56
3	68
3	68
10	20
6	56
5	48
7	48
3	72
14	10
3	56
4	56
3	41
2	36
2	68
6	33
2	68
3	62
2	72
2	72
3	60
6	48
11	13
7	48
8	4
6	0
1	76
2	68
3	68
14	0
1	68
1	76
2	68
4	48
1	76
9	21
9	20
1	68
9	4
4	56
6	37
5	48
8	25
5	48
13	0
0	68
6	41
4	56
11	2
0	76
6	29
0	42
7	4
10	33
5	48
5	48
5	48
5	48
9	24
10	24
6	40
7	8
2	62
2	56
6	10
4	48
7	37
6	36
5	48
5	37

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	108
11	93
22	64
15	49
6	108
19	28
25	32
10	76
1	186
19	10
12	40
5	79
16	48
4	104
9	72
13	56
6	112
7	76
9	48
14	56
38	10
21	10
23	57
18	4
23	35
15	48
19	40
8	56
15	48
8	56
14	20
11	29
16	4
15	36
10	56
4	76
24	28
15	24
13	48
11	32
9	72
10	0
2	97
10	56
6	62
11	56
7	68
12	10
11	48
12	20
16	20
3	81
1	120
10	81
7	68
5	68
11	48
2	112
6	52
16	0
6	62
9	29
1	116
11	60
4	68
8	10
8	29
10	18
6	62
11	18
7	32
5	68
5	72
6	35
6	76
22	18
14	0
12	29
8	32
2	77
8	4
17	10
7	48
12	0
0	93
14	4
4	76
12	56
5	66
9	48
11	40
1	92
6	56
9	0
9	10
3	56
6	36
1	80
12	4
2	80
7	44
3	49
17	0
6	56
4	72
11	20
2	76
2	76
4	68
13	32
3	70
11	0
4	72
6	44
20	38
4	60
14	10
9	20
1	84
7	33
4	56
3	56
9	32
4	62
2	72
2	76
8	40
3	68
2	68
11	32
6	29
2	56
3	68
3	68
10	20
6	56
5	48
7	48
3	72
14	10
3	56
4	56
3	41
2	36
2	68
6	33
2	68
3	62
2	72
2	72
3	60
6	48
11	13
7	48
8	4
6	0
1	76
2	68
3	68
14	0
1	68
1	76
2	68
4	48
1	76
9	21
9	20
1	68
9	4
4	56
6	37
5	48
8	25
5	48
13	0
0	68
6	41
4	56
11	2
0	76
6	29
0	42
7	4
10	33
5	48
5	48
5	48
5	48
9	24
10	24
6	40
7	8
2	62
2	56
6	10
4	48
7	37
6	36
5	48
5	37

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	108
11	93
22	64
15	49
6	108
19	28
25	32
10	76
1	186
19	10
12	40
5	79
16	48
4	104
9	72
13	56
6	112
7	76
9	48
14	56
38	10
21	10
23	57
18	4
23	35
15	48
19	40
8	56
15	48
8	56
14	20
11	29
16	4
15	36
10	56
4	76
24	28
15	24
13	48
11	32
9	72
10	0
2	97
10	56
6	62
11	56
7	68
12	10
11	48
12	20
16	20
3	81
1	120
10	81
7	68
5	68
11	48
2	112
6	52
16	0
6	62
9	29
1	116
11	60
4	68
8	10
8	29
10	18
6	62
11	18
7	32
5	68
5	72
6	35
6	76
22	18
14	0
12	29
8	32
2	77
8	4
17	10
7	48
12	0
0	93
14	4
4	76
12	56
5	66
9	48
11	40
1	92
6	56
9	0
9	10
3	56
6	36
1	80
12	4
2	80
7	44
3	49
17	0
6	56
4	72
11	20
2	76
2	76
4	68
13	32
3	70
11	0
4	72
6	44
20	38
4	60
14	10
9	20
1	84
7	33
4	56
3	56
9	32
4	62
2	72
2	76
8	40
3	68
2	68
11	32
6	29
2	56
3	68
3	68
10	20
6	56
5	48
7	48
3	72
14	10
3	56
4	56
3	41
2	36
2	68
6	33
2	68
3	62
2	72
2	72
3	60
6	48
11	13
7	48
8	4
6	0
1	76
2	68
3	68
14	0
1	68
1	76
2	68
4	48
1	76
9	21
9	20
1	68
9	4
4	56
6	37
5	48
8	25
5	48
13	0
0	68
6	41
4	56
11	2
0	76
6	29
0	42
7	4
10	33
5	48
5	48
5	48
5	48
9	24
10	24
6	40
7	8
2	62
2	56
6	10
4	48
7	37
6	36
5	48
5	37