Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019
Start: 2019-12-18
End: 2019-12-26
Location: Spain, France, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Portugal, Serbia, Italy

Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019: 123 records at 100 stations, peak on 22 December 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019 set or tied 123 station records at 100 stations.
It ran from 18 December 2019 to 26 December 2019 (9 days) and its peak day was 22 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Burgos-Villafria set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 19 December 2019.
The busiest day was 22 December 2019 with 24 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

18 to 26 December 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Burgos-Villafria	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2019-12-19
Mosnov	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2019-12-22
Leon Virgen del Camino	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-12-19
Madrid - Retiro	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-19
Braganca	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	2019-12-20
Lugano	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2019-12-20
Nagykanizsa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-23
Turany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2019-12-22
A Coruna/Alvedro	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2019-12-18
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2019-12-19
Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	2019-12-19
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2019-12-19
Geneve Cointrin	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-20
Madrid/Getafe	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2019-12-19
Ajaccio	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2019-12-20
Cuenca	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-20
Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-12-21
Wien	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-12-21
Pribyslav	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2019-12-22
Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2019-12-22

Records per Day

Peak day 24

Records set or tied each day from 18 December 2019 to 26 December 2019. The most in one day was 24 on 22 December 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019
Date	Records
2019-12-18	4
2019-12-19	21
2019-12-20	20
2019-12-21	21
2019-12-22	24
2019-12-23	8
2019-12-24	17
2019-12-25	5
2019-12-26	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019 ranked by margin
Braganca, 12-20	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Lugano, 12-20	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
A Coruna/Alvedro, 12-18	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Nagykanizsa, 12-23	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Burgos-Villafria, 12-19	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Ajaccio, 12-20	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Mosnov, 12-22	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Turany, 12-22	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Colmenar Viejo/Famet, 12-19	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Geneve Cointrin, 12-20	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Leon Virgen del Camino, 12-19	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Madrid - Retiro, 12-19	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Cuenca, 12-20	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Madrid/Getafe, 12-19	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Valladolid (Villanubla), 12-19	14.0 mm (0.6 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

123 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 Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	73
22	64
20	80
7	116
18	45
37	29
31	60
27	22
22	1
12	17
3	132
8	47
27	45
20	22
14	45
20	38
24	21
15	45
5	76
16	36
15	45
32	36
12	36
9	73
18	22
13	41
4	64
6	45
11	37
6	60
5	60
24	21
3	38
8	37
11	40
7	22
11	28
16	24
3	37
10	45
26	5
14	5
11	60
5	48
19	0
24	21
37	0
1	60
1	60
8	40
0	66
5	36
19	22
5	42
5	36
1	68
15	36
4	60
1	60
5	40
17	17
5	36
8	36
11	36
2	41
6	38
10	8
0	57
0	53
2	36
2	40
11	25
0	52
8	36
5	40
3	5
5	25
2	40
4	40
4	16
3	36
2	36
2	45
4	36
8	14
1	36
1	41
8	0
3	37
1	45
6	21
3	33
2	45
14	21
2	36
3	16
3	25
3	21
8	0
8	1
3	16
2	10
2	28
4	16
0	30
3	8
1	20
1	5
3	5
3	8
1	9
0	5
4	9
2	5
2	9
1	8
1	2
0	8
2	2
1	5
1	8
2	2
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019 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 Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019 (this event)	123 records

Every Record Set

20 of 123

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Spain and 13 other countries, 18 to 26 December 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-18	A Coruna/Alvedro	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-19	Burgos-Villafria	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	73	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-19	Leon Virgen del Camino	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	80	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-19	Madrid - Retiro	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-19	Salamanca Aeropuerto	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	47	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-19	Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-19	Valladolid (Villanubla)	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-19	Madrid/Getafe	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	45	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-20	Braganca	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-20	Lugano	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-20	Geneve Cointrin	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	38	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-20	Ajaccio	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	21	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-20	Cuenca	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-21	Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-21	Wien	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-22	Mosnov	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-22	Turany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	1	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-22	Pribyslav	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-22	Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-23	Nagykanizsa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 123 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
25	73
22	64
20	80
7	116
18	45
37	29
31	60
27	22
22	1
12	17
3	132
8	47
27	45
20	22
14	45
20	38
24	21
15	45
5	76
16	36
15	45
32	36
12	36
9	73
18	22
13	41
4	64
6	45
11	37
6	60
5	60
24	21
3	38
8	37
11	40
7	22
11	28
16	24
3	37
10	45
26	5
14	5
11	60
5	48
19	0
24	21
37	0
1	60
1	60
8	40
0	66
5	36
19	22
5	42
5	36
1	68
15	36
4	60
1	60
5	40
17	17
5	36
8	36
11	36
2	41
6	38
10	8
0	57
0	53
2	36
2	40
11	25
0	52
8	36
5	40
3	5
5	25
2	40
4	40
4	16
3	36
2	36
2	45
4	36
8	14
1	36
1	41
8	0
3	37
1	45
6	21
3	33
2	45
14	21
2	36
3	16
3	25
3	21
8	0
8	1
3	16
2	10
2	28
4	16
0	30
3	8
1	20
1	5
3	5
3	8
1	9
0	5
4	9
2	5
2	9
1	8
1	2
0	8
2	2
1	5
1	8
2	2
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	73
22	64
20	80
7	116
18	45
37	29
31	60
27	22
22	1
12	17
3	132
8	47
27	45
20	22
14	45
20	38
24	21
15	45
5	76
16	36
15	45
32	36
12	36
9	73
18	22
13	41
4	64
6	45
11	37
6	60
5	60
24	21
3	38
8	37
11	40
7	22
11	28
16	24
3	37
10	45
26	5
14	5
11	60
5	48
19	0
24	21
37	0
1	60
1	60
8	40
0	66
5	36
19	22
5	42
5	36
1	68
15	36
4	60
1	60
5	40
17	17
5	36
8	36
11	36
2	41
6	38
10	8
0	57
0	53
2	36
2	40
11	25
0	52
8	36
5	40
3	5
5	25
2	40
4	40
4	16
3	36
2	36
2	45
4	36
8	14
1	36
1	41
8	0
3	37
1	45
6	21
3	33
2	45
14	21
2	36
3	16
3	25
3	21
8	0
8	1
3	16
2	10
2	28
4	16
0	30
3	8
1	20
1	5
3	5
3	8
1	9
0	5
4	9
2	5
2	9
1	8
1	2
0	8
2	2
1	5
1	8
2	2
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	73
22	64
20	80
7	116
18	45
37	29
31	60
27	22
22	1
12	17
3	132
8	47
27	45
20	22
14	45
20	38
24	21
15	45
5	76
16	36
15	45
32	36
12	36
9	73
18	22
13	41
4	64
6	45
11	37
6	60
5	60
24	21
3	38
8	37
11	40
7	22
11	28
16	24
3	37
10	45
26	5
14	5
11	60
5	48
19	0
24	21
37	0
1	60
1	60
8	40
0	66
5	36
19	22
5	42
5	36
1	68
15	36
4	60
1	60
5	40
17	17
5	36
8	36
11	36
2	41
6	38
10	8
0	57
0	53
2	36
2	40
11	25
0	52
8	36
5	40
3	5
5	25
2	40
4	40
4	16
3	36
2	36
2	45
4	36
8	14
1	36
1	41
8	0
3	37
1	45
6	21
3	33
2	45
14	21
2	36
3	16
3	25
3	21
8	0
8	1
3	16
2	10
2	28
4	16
0	30
3	8
1	20
1	5
3	5
3	8
1	9
0	5
4	9
2	5
2	9
1	8
1	2
0	8
2	2
1	5
1	8
2	2
1	5