Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024
Start: 2024-06-14
End: 2024-07-01
Location: Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Luxembourg, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024: 260 records at 216 stations, peak on 30 June 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024 set or tied 260 station records at 216 stations.
It ran from 14 June 2024 to 1 July 2024 (18 days) and its peak day was 30 June 2024.
Status: closed.
Dusseldorf set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 18 June 2024.
The busiest day was 30 June 2024 with 68 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 164 years.

Footprint

14 June to 1 July 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024 is outlined, with 19 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, 14 June to 1 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dusseldorf	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-06-18
Fladungen-Heufurt	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2024-06-27
Hoburg	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-06-30
Teterow	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-29
Szczecin	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-06-28
Gollhofen	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2024-06-26
Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-29
Frandesta	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2024-06-30
Lohnberg-Obershausen	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-06-27
Uelzen	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	2024-06-29
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2024-06-26
Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2024-06-30
Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-27
Teuschnitz	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-27
Heumen	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-06-18
Tribsees	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-29
Waren	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2024-06-27
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2024-06-30
Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-07-01

Records per Day

Peak day 68

Records set or tied each day from 14 June 2024 to 1 July 2024. The most in one day was 68 on 30 June 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024
Date	Records
2024-06-14	6
2024-06-15	12
2024-06-16	7
2024-06-17	6
2024-06-18	39
2024-06-19	1
2024-06-20	3
2024-06-21	26
2024-06-22	6
2024-06-23	4
2024-06-24	4
2024-06-25	2
2024-06-26	12
2024-06-27	15
2024-06-28	1
2024-06-29	39
2024-06-30	68
2024-07-01	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024 ranked by margin
Fladungen-Heufurt, 06-27	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Dusseldorf, 06-18	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
Lohnberg-Obershausen, 06-29	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen, 06-26	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
Bad-Sohl Elster, 06-27	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Lohnberg-Obershausen, 06-27	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Szczecin, 06-28	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Tribsees, 06-29	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Frandesta, 06-30	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Greifswald, 06-29	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Gollhofen, 06-26	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Teuschnitz, 06-27	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Heumen, 06-18	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Teterow, 06-29	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Uelzen, 06-29	13.1 mm (0.5 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

260 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, 14 June to 1 July 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	71
37	58
13	114
14	132
21	61
18	71
18	65
19	43
24	30
13	17
28	28
6	115
26	26
7	117
12	68
24	15
15	58
19	30
4	132
15	53
15	39
33	2
15	43
7	80
10	69
11	65
1	135
9	38
14	53
11	50
0	164
12	11
9	59
2	85
11	34
16	34
11	58
14	35
18	42
8	72
21	12
12	39
11	59
1	87
11	42
5	69
14	27
1	92
1	61
5	65
13	28
1	81
5	64
8	52
16	17
9	26
16	13
8	58
15	13
10	34
10	34
9	49
1	73
19	7
0	78
3	69
1	71
11	53
8	35
2	71
3	58
11	34
13	31
1	43
7	39
10	39
12	13
5	44
11	23
7	44
1	77
6	4
14	3
14	32
5	59
2	64
0	76
16	8
9	11
13	3
12	20
13	12
10	23
11	31
3	59
8	40
8	38
10	31
6	42
2	53
13	31
11	28
1	64
25	10
3	53
4	53
7	15
4	40
13	2
4	42
6	27
3	43
6	43
7	32
6	29
1	59
4	39
4	43
10	21
13	11
5	44
3	40
2	49
6	43
22	31
6	47
11	1
7	31
4	42
9	11
9	2
1	52
8	33
1	54
8	12
5	34
9	12
5	17
5	17
6	12
9	21
4	47
8	13
12	13
5	7
6	14
1	27
10	13
11	3
5	31
10	13
12	3
10	17
9	4
6	18
4	34
2	45
2	34
3	32
0	49
6	25
10	2
9	7
2	40
5	16
1	43
2	33
9	26
0	48
6	7
11	4
1	44
5	26
4	31
2	35
1	43
4	36
1	44
5	12
7	17
2	43
3	28
7	2
2	28
0	39
7	13
4	13
6	17
3	20
8	9
6	2
12	1
6	11
5	20
2	19
0	43
1	31
1	37
3	26
4	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024 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, 14 June to 1 July 2024 (this event)	260 records

Every Record Set

20 of 260

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 14 June to 1 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-06-18	Dusseldorf	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	71	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-18	Heumen	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	53	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-26	Gollhofen	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-26	Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-27	Fladungen-Heufurt	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	58	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-27	Lohnberg-Obershausen	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	30	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-27	Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-27	Teuschnitz	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-27	Waren	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-06-28	Szczecin	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-29	Teterow	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	132	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-29	Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	65	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-29	Uelzen	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-29	Lohnberg-Obershausen	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-29	Tribsees	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	Hoburg	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	114	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-30	Frandesta	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	68	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-30	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-01	Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 260 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 2026-10-18. 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
31	71
37	58
13	114
14	132
21	61
18	71
18	65
19	43
24	30
13	17
28	28
6	115
26	26
7	117
12	68
24	15
15	58
19	30
4	132
15	53
15	39
33	2
15	43
7	80
10	69
11	65
1	135
9	38
14	53
11	50
0	164
12	11
9	59
2	85
11	34
16	34
11	58
14	35
18	42
8	72
21	12
12	39
11	59
1	87
11	42
5	69
14	27
1	92
1	61
5	65
13	28
1	81
5	64
8	52
16	17
9	26
16	13
8	58
15	13
10	34
10	34
9	49
1	73
19	7
0	78
3	69
1	71
11	53
8	35
2	71
3	58
11	34
13	31
1	43
7	39
10	39
12	13
5	44
11	23
7	44
1	77
6	4
14	3
14	32
5	59
2	64
0	76
16	8
9	11
13	3
12	20
13	12
10	23
11	31
3	59
8	40
8	38
10	31
6	42
2	53
13	31
11	28
1	64
25	10
3	53
4	53
7	15
4	40
13	2
4	42
6	27
3	43
6	43
7	32
6	29
1	59
4	39
4	43
10	21
13	11
5	44
3	40
2	49
6	43
22	31
6	47
11	1
7	31
4	42
9	11
9	2
1	52
8	33
1	54
8	12
5	34
9	12
5	17
5	17
6	12
9	21
4	47
8	13
12	13
5	7
6	14
1	27
10	13
11	3
5	31
10	13
12	3
10	17
9	4
6	18
4	34
2	45
2	34
3	32
0	49
6	25
10	2
9	7
2	40
5	16
1	43
2	33
9	26
0	48
6	7
11	4
1	44
5	26
4	31
2	35
1	43
4	36
1	44
5	12
7	17
2	43
3	28
7	2
2	28
0	39
7	13
4	13
6	17
3	20
8	9
6	2
12	1
6	11
5	20
2	19
0	43
1	31
1	37
3	26
4	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	71
37	58
13	114
14	132
21	61
18	71
18	65
19	43
24	30
13	17
28	28
6	115
26	26
7	117
12	68
24	15
15	58
19	30
4	132
15	53
15	39
33	2
15	43
7	80
10	69
11	65
1	135
9	38
14	53
11	50
0	164
12	11
9	59
2	85
11	34
16	34
11	58
14	35
18	42
8	72
21	12
12	39
11	59
1	87
11	42
5	69
14	27
1	92
1	61
5	65
13	28
1	81
5	64
8	52
16	17
9	26
16	13
8	58
15	13
10	34
10	34
9	49
1	73
19	7
0	78
3	69
1	71
11	53
8	35
2	71
3	58
11	34
13	31
1	43
7	39
10	39
12	13
5	44
11	23
7	44
1	77
6	4
14	3
14	32
5	59
2	64
0	76
16	8
9	11
13	3
12	20
13	12
10	23
11	31
3	59
8	40
8	38
10	31
6	42
2	53
13	31
11	28
1	64
25	10
3	53
4	53
7	15
4	40
13	2
4	42
6	27
3	43
6	43
7	32
6	29
1	59
4	39
4	43
10	21
13	11
5	44
3	40
2	49
6	43
22	31
6	47
11	1
7	31
4	42
9	11
9	2
1	52
8	33
1	54
8	12
5	34
9	12
5	17
5	17
6	12
9	21
4	47
8	13
12	13
5	7
6	14
1	27
10	13
11	3
5	31
10	13
12	3
10	17
9	4
6	18
4	34
2	45
2	34
3	32
0	49
6	25
10	2
9	7
2	40
5	16
1	43
2	33
9	26
0	48
6	7
11	4
1	44
5	26
4	31
2	35
1	43
4	36
1	44
5	12
7	17
2	43
3	28
7	2
2	28
0	39
7	13
4	13
6	17
3	20
8	9
6	2
12	1
6	11
5	20
2	19
0	43
1	31
1	37
3	26
4	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	71
37	58
13	114
14	132
21	61
18	71
18	65
19	43
24	30
13	17
28	28
6	115
26	26
7	117
12	68
24	15
15	58
19	30
4	132
15	53
15	39
33	2
15	43
7	80
10	69
11	65
1	135
9	38
14	53
11	50
0	164
12	11
9	59
2	85
11	34
16	34
11	58
14	35
18	42
8	72
21	12
12	39
11	59
1	87
11	42
5	69
14	27
1	92
1	61
5	65
13	28
1	81
5	64
8	52
16	17
9	26
16	13
8	58
15	13
10	34
10	34
9	49
1	73
19	7
0	78
3	69
1	71
11	53
8	35
2	71
3	58
11	34
13	31
1	43
7	39
10	39
12	13
5	44
11	23
7	44
1	77
6	4
14	3
14	32
5	59
2	64
0	76
16	8
9	11
13	3
12	20
13	12
10	23
11	31
3	59
8	40
8	38
10	31
6	42
2	53
13	31
11	28
1	64
25	10
3	53
4	53
7	15
4	40
13	2
4	42
6	27
3	43
6	43
7	32
6	29
1	59
4	39
4	43
10	21
13	11
5	44
3	40
2	49
6	43
22	31
6	47
11	1
7	31
4	42
9	11
9	2
1	52
8	33
1	54
8	12
5	34
9	12
5	17
5	17
6	12
9	21
4	47
8	13
12	13
5	7
6	14
1	27
10	13
11	3
5	31
10	13
12	3
10	17
9	4
6	18
4	34
2	45
2	34
3	32
0	49
6	25
10	2
9	7
2	40
5	16
1	43
2	33
9	26
0	48
6	7
11	4
1	44
5	26
4	31
2	35
1	43
4	36
1	44
5	12
7	17
2	43
3	28
7	2
2	28
0	39
7	13
4	13
6	17
3	20
8	9
6	2
12	1
6	11
5	20
2	19
0	43
1	31
1	37
3	26
4	25