Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-12
End: 2024-09-17
Location: Germany, Czech Republic, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Belarus, Italy, Slovenia

Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024: 175 records at 112 stations, peak on 13 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024 set or tied 175 station records at 112 stations.
It ran from 12 September 2024 to 17 September 2024 (6 days) and its peak day was 13 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Kisinev set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 14 September 2024.
The busiest day was 13 September 2024 with 55 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

12 to 17 September 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2024-09-14
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2024-09-13
Mauth-Finsterau	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2024-09-13
Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2024-09-13
Fichtelberg	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2024-09-13
Dresden-Strehlen	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2024-09-13
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2024-09-13
Wien	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2024-09-14
Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2024-09-13
Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-09-13
Bacau	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	2024-09-14
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2024-09-13
Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2024-09-14
Uzhhorod	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2024-09-14
Balice	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2024-09-15
Nossen	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2024-09-13
Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2024-09-14

Records per Day

Peak day 55

Records set or tied each day from 12 September 2024 to 17 September 2024. The most in one day was 55 on 13 September 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024 ranked by margin
Bacau, 09-14	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
Ruzyne, 09-14	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Uzhhorod, 09-14	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Balice, 09-15	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
Mauth-Finsterau, 09-13	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, 09-13	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Kisinev, 09-14	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Dresden-Strehlen, 09-13	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, 09-13	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Gorlitz, 09-13	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, 09-15	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Kremsmuenster, 09-14	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Fichtelberg, 09-13	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, 09-13	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Bad Muskau, 09-13	19.4 mm (0.8 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

175 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 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	128
21	72
41	82
31	72
22	123
33	72
38	72
16	92
31	69
14	123
15	115
19	72
69	52
31	43
24	75
12	131
41	48
43	43
44	31
12	118
24	28
47	32
72	29
37	28
47	43
13	112
25	35
14	75
9	117
8	119
21	4
8	112
1	108
29	11
17	62
25	52
11	83
11	75
7	91
5	119
5	110
19	26
19	43
16	14
7	83
23	16
11	37
13	28
7	82
2	117
6	83
6	82
12	73
11	68
7	74
17	31
6	84
12	68
13	17
20	40
24	41
8	58
14	43
22	6
11	43
11	49
5	81
19	32
14	17
20	53
10	38
7	69
7	29
13	26
2	81
12	45
4	75
17	16
15	43
11	28
16	7
11	43
20	29
14	43
16	45
29	27
14	26
11	28
10	13
10	13
12	36
9	43
15	2
2	44
10	36
14	31
12	23
7	40
16	28
7	52
12	43
2	7
5	48
5	13
10	17
3	62
14	8
10	16
6	43
14	16
13	20
7	7
6	43
7	48
4	62
13	31
7	23
13	9
12	28
18	8
6	32
6	44
4	52
3	45
5	40
7	40
6	43
11	6
3	7
1	62
7	23
10	16
1	52
3	48
6	43
11	7
1	48
7	11
12	6
2	38
9	6
3	43
1	47
2	32
3	32
8	2
2	35
12	11
3	31
1	28
10	10
2	38
0	36
4	26
5	2
3	26
1	32
14	12
1	26
6	2
5	11
0	26
1	26
1	8
2	28
6	10
0	26
1	16
1	7
1	12
1	7
1	19
0	2
1	8
1	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 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 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024 (this event)	175 records

Every Record Set

20 of 175

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 12 to 17 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-13	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	72	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Mauth-Finsterau	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	82	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Fichtelberg	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	123	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Dresden-Strehlen	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	123	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	72	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-13	Nossen	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	118	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	128	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-14	Wien	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	92	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-14	Bacau	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-14	Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Uzhhorod	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-14	Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-15	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-15	Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	115	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-15	Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	131	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-15	Balice	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48	59 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 175 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.

Date	Records
2024-09-12	1
2024-09-13	55
2024-09-14	46
2024-09-15	35
2024-09-16	37
2024-09-17	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	128
21	72
41	82
31	72
22	123
33	72
38	72
16	92
31	69
14	123
15	115
19	72
69	52
31	43
24	75
12	131
41	48
43	43
44	31
12	118
24	28
47	32
72	29
37	28
47	43
13	112
25	35
14	75
9	117
8	119
21	4
8	112
1	108
29	11
17	62
25	52
11	83
11	75
7	91
5	119
5	110
19	26
19	43
16	14
7	83
23	16
11	37
13	28
7	82
2	117
6	83
6	82
12	73
11	68
7	74
17	31
6	84
12	68
13	17
20	40
24	41
8	58
14	43
22	6
11	43
11	49
5	81
19	32
14	17
20	53
10	38
7	69
7	29
13	26
2	81
12	45
4	75
17	16
15	43
11	28
16	7
11	43
20	29
14	43
16	45
29	27
14	26
11	28
10	13
10	13
12	36
9	43
15	2
2	44
10	36
14	31
12	23
7	40
16	28
7	52
12	43
2	7
5	48
5	13
10	17
3	62
14	8
10	16
6	43
14	16
13	20
7	7
6	43
7	48
4	62
13	31
7	23
13	9
12	28
18	8
6	32
6	44
4	52
3	45
5	40
7	40
6	43
11	6
3	7
1	62
7	23
10	16
1	52
3	48
6	43
11	7
1	48
7	11
12	6
2	38
9	6
3	43
1	47
2	32
3	32
8	2
2	35
12	11
3	31
1	28
10	10
2	38
0	36
4	26
5	2
3	26
1	32
14	12
1	26
6	2
5	11
0	26
1	26
1	8
2	28
6	10
0	26
1	16
1	7
1	12
1	7
1	19
0	2
1	8
1	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	128
21	72
41	82
31	72
22	123
33	72
38	72
16	92
31	69
14	123
15	115
19	72
69	52
31	43
24	75
12	131
41	48
43	43
44	31
12	118
24	28
47	32
72	29
37	28
47	43
13	112
25	35
14	75
9	117
8	119
21	4
8	112
1	108
29	11
17	62
25	52
11	83
11	75
7	91
5	119
5	110
19	26
19	43
16	14
7	83
23	16
11	37
13	28
7	82
2	117
6	83
6	82
12	73
11	68
7	74
17	31
6	84
12	68
13	17
20	40
24	41
8	58
14	43
22	6
11	43
11	49
5	81
19	32
14	17
20	53
10	38
7	69
7	29
13	26
2	81
12	45
4	75
17	16
15	43
11	28
16	7
11	43
20	29
14	43
16	45
29	27
14	26
11	28
10	13
10	13
12	36
9	43
15	2
2	44
10	36
14	31
12	23
7	40
16	28
7	52
12	43
2	7
5	48
5	13
10	17
3	62
14	8
10	16
6	43
14	16
13	20
7	7
6	43
7	48
4	62
13	31
7	23
13	9
12	28
18	8
6	32
6	44
4	52
3	45
5	40
7	40
6	43
11	6
3	7
1	62
7	23
10	16
1	52
3	48
6	43
11	7
1	48
7	11
12	6
2	38
9	6
3	43
1	47
2	32
3	32
8	2
2	35
12	11
3	31
1	28
10	10
2	38
0	36
4	26
5	2
3	26
1	32
14	12
1	26
6	2
5	11
0	26
1	26
1	8
2	28
6	10
0	26
1	16
1	7
1	12
1	7
1	19
0	2
1	8
1	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	128
21	72
41	82
31	72
22	123
33	72
38	72
16	92
31	69
14	123
15	115
19	72
69	52
31	43
24	75
12	131
41	48
43	43
44	31
12	118
24	28
47	32
72	29
37	28
47	43
13	112
25	35
14	75
9	117
8	119
21	4
8	112
1	108
29	11
17	62
25	52
11	83
11	75
7	91
5	119
5	110
19	26
19	43
16	14
7	83
23	16
11	37
13	28
7	82
2	117
6	83
6	82
12	73
11	68
7	74
17	31
6	84
12	68
13	17
20	40
24	41
8	58
14	43
22	6
11	43
11	49
5	81
19	32
14	17
20	53
10	38
7	69
7	29
13	26
2	81
12	45
4	75
17	16
15	43
11	28
16	7
11	43
20	29
14	43
16	45
29	27
14	26
11	28
10	13
10	13
12	36
9	43
15	2
2	44
10	36
14	31
12	23
7	40
16	28
7	52
12	43
2	7
5	48
5	13
10	17
3	62
14	8
10	16
6	43
14	16
13	20
7	7
6	43
7	48
4	62
13	31
7	23
13	9
12	28
18	8
6	32
6	44
4	52
3	45
5	40
7	40
6	43
11	6
3	7
1	62
7	23
10	16
1	52
3	48
6	43
11	7
1	48
7	11
12	6
2	38
9	6
3	43
1	47
2	32
3	32
8	2
2	35
12	11
3	31
1	28
10	10
2	38
0	36
4	26
5	2
3	26
1	32
14	12
1	26
6	2
5	11
0	26
1	26
1	8
2	28
6	10
0	26
1	16
1	7
1	12
1	7
1	19
0	2
1	8
1	1