Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024
Start: 2023-12-29
End: 2024-01-09
Location: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy, Sweden, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia

Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024: 465 records at 400 stations, peak on 2 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024 set or tied 465 station records at 400 stations.
It ran from 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024 (12 days) and its peak day was 2 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Putbus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 3 January 2024.
The busiest day was 2 January 2024 with 229 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 140 years.

Footprint

29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024 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 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Putbus	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-03
Oxford	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-04
Arkona	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-03
Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2024-01-02
Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2024-01-02
Stammbach-Querenbach	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	2024-01-02
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-02
Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2024-01-03
Waltershausen	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-02
Erfde	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-01-02
Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-01-03
Waddington	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-04
Wisley	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-04
Iasi	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-01-09
Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-02
Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-01-08
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2024-01-02
Trier-Zewen	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-01-02
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2024-01-03
Ternopil	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2024-01-07

Records per Day

Peak day 229

Records set or tied each day from 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024. The most in one day was 229 on 2 January 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024
Date	Records
2023-12-29	1
2023-12-30	6
2023-12-31	26
2024-01-01	27
2024-01-02	229
2024-01-03	72
2024-01-04	31
2024-01-05	23
2024-01-06	19
2024-01-07	17
2024-01-08	12
2024-01-09	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024 ranked by margin
Hiddensee-Vitte, 01-03	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Stammbach-Querenbach, 01-02	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, 01-02	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Erfde, 01-02	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Waddington, 01-04	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Waltershausen, 01-02	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, 01-03	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Ternopil, 01-07	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Oxford, 01-04	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Essen-Bredeney, 01-03	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Iasi, 01-09	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Konigsmoor, 01-02	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 01-02	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Putbus, 01-03	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Wrixum/Fohr, 01-02	9.2 mm (0.36 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

465 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 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	132
12	120
9	68
9	123
5	131
22	45
20	28
19	48
14	70
15	40
12	80
13	30
13	25
15	32
6	93
10	54
9	72
12	38
12	42
5	136
13	37
12	48
10	16
8	72
15	20
11	36
13	20
9	62
22	8
6	72
8	48
2	140
9	48
12	48
8	48
29	20
8	64
7	62
9	29
14	29
6	82
5	76
8	65
12	20
7	48
3	93
7	42
14	20
3	88
8	60
5	104
11	37
14	20
14	57
12	40
7	48
15	1
14	36
5	72
0	101
2	88
4	76
14	20
0	101
5	56
9	48
14	20
9	64
14	32
5	29
0	97
6	56
4	76
7	61
1	80
16	10
1	62
7	61
8	40
0	92
8	40
8	48
9	36
7	48
7	38
7	48
2	70
1	88
8	36
13	5
6	48
12	24
5	42
6	25
3	72
10	40
1	58
8	42
9	36
5	65
5	48
10	20
5	61
10	9
3	60
3	57
15	16
6	48
1	76
8	32
5	53
5	61
5	48
6	48
4	62
8	25
6	40
12	29
2	68
1	76
6	36
1	80
4	65
14	20
4	48
4	73
5	32
0	78
6	37
2	70
3	64
15	20
6	40
20	5
8	42
5	48
6	48
5	48
2	64
4	42
5	48
6	36
8	37
4	12
2	65
12	20
5	42
8	37
5	40
9	20
8	29
7	49
6	10
18	28
3	48
3	54
5	37
3	48
1	70
15	37
11	30
3	48
4	48
5	42
8	25
9	25
11	1
3	36
6	24
1	70
4	40
2	65
6	24
2	61
1	61
2	60
1	61
10	28
5	36
7	37
8	28
11	24
19	20
1	60
3	18
2	28
5	20
3	48
7	1
1	69
3	48
1	65
4	40
1	57
1	65
2	61
4	48
6	40
9	1
9	20

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 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 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024 (this event)	465 records

Every Record Set

20 of 465

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 16 other countries, 29 December 2023 to 9 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-02	Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	123	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-02	Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	131	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-02	Stammbach-Querenbach	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-02	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-02	Waltershausen	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-02	Erfde	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-02	Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-02	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-02	Trier-Zewen	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-03	Putbus	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	132	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-01-03	Arkona	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-03	Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-03	Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	80	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-03	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	25	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-04	Oxford	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	120	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-04	Waddington	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	32	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-04	Wisley	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	93	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-07	Ternopil	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-08	Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	136	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-09	Iasi	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	38	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 465 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
10	132
12	120
9	68
9	123
5	131
22	45
20	28
19	48
14	70
15	40
12	80
13	30
13	25
15	32
6	93
10	54
9	72
12	38
12	42
5	136
13	37
12	48
10	16
8	72
15	20
11	36
13	20
9	62
22	8
6	72
8	48
2	140
9	48
12	48
8	48
29	20
8	64
7	62
9	29
14	29
6	82
5	76
8	65
12	20
7	48
3	93
7	42
14	20
3	88
8	60
5	104
11	37
14	20
14	57
12	40
7	48
15	1
14	36
5	72
0	101
2	88
4	76
14	20
0	101
5	56
9	48
14	20
9	64
14	32
5	29
0	97
6	56
4	76
7	61
1	80
16	10
1	62
7	61
8	40
0	92
8	40
8	48
9	36
7	48
7	38
7	48
2	70
1	88
8	36
13	5
6	48
12	24
5	42
6	25
3	72
10	40
1	58
8	42
9	36
5	65
5	48
10	20
5	61
10	9
3	60
3	57
15	16
6	48
1	76
8	32
5	53
5	61
5	48
6	48
4	62
8	25
6	40
12	29
2	68
1	76
6	36
1	80
4	65
14	20
4	48
4	73
5	32
0	78
6	37
2	70
3	64
15	20
6	40
20	5
8	42
5	48
6	48
5	48
2	64
4	42
5	48
6	36
8	37
4	12
2	65
12	20
5	42
8	37
5	40
9	20
8	29
7	49
6	10
18	28
3	48
3	54
5	37
3	48
1	70
15	37
11	30
3	48
4	48
5	42
8	25
9	25
11	1
3	36
6	24
1	70
4	40
2	65
6	24
2	61
1	61
2	60
1	61
10	28
5	36
7	37
8	28
11	24
19	20
1	60
3	18
2	28
5	20
3	48
7	1
1	69
3	48
1	65
4	40
1	57
1	65
2	61
4	48
6	40
9	1
9	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	132
12	120
9	68
9	123
5	131
22	45
20	28
19	48
14	70
15	40
12	80
13	30
13	25
15	32
6	93
10	54
9	72
12	38
12	42
5	136
13	37
12	48
10	16
8	72
15	20
11	36
13	20
9	62
22	8
6	72
8	48
2	140
9	48
12	48
8	48
29	20
8	64
7	62
9	29
14	29
6	82
5	76
8	65
12	20
7	48
3	93
7	42
14	20
3	88
8	60
5	104
11	37
14	20
14	57
12	40
7	48
15	1
14	36
5	72
0	101
2	88
4	76
14	20
0	101
5	56
9	48
14	20
9	64
14	32
5	29
0	97
6	56
4	76
7	61
1	80
16	10
1	62
7	61
8	40
0	92
8	40
8	48
9	36
7	48
7	38
7	48
2	70
1	88
8	36
13	5
6	48
12	24
5	42
6	25
3	72
10	40
1	58
8	42
9	36
5	65
5	48
10	20
5	61
10	9
3	60
3	57
15	16
6	48
1	76
8	32
5	53
5	61
5	48
6	48
4	62
8	25
6	40
12	29
2	68
1	76
6	36
1	80
4	65
14	20
4	48
4	73
5	32
0	78
6	37
2	70
3	64
15	20
6	40
20	5
8	42
5	48
6	48
5	48
2	64
4	42
5	48
6	36
8	37
4	12
2	65
12	20
5	42
8	37
5	40
9	20
8	29
7	49
6	10
18	28
3	48
3	54
5	37
3	48
1	70
15	37
11	30
3	48
4	48
5	42
8	25
9	25
11	1
3	36
6	24
1	70
4	40
2	65
6	24
2	61
1	61
2	60
1	61
10	28
5	36
7	37
8	28
11	24
19	20
1	60
3	18
2	28
5	20
3	48
7	1
1	69
3	48
1	65
4	40
1	57
1	65
2	61
4	48
6	40
9	1
9	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	132
12	120
9	68
9	123
5	131
22	45
20	28
19	48
14	70
15	40
12	80
13	30
13	25
15	32
6	93
10	54
9	72
12	38
12	42
5	136
13	37
12	48
10	16
8	72
15	20
11	36
13	20
9	62
22	8
6	72
8	48
2	140
9	48
12	48
8	48
29	20
8	64
7	62
9	29
14	29
6	82
5	76
8	65
12	20
7	48
3	93
7	42
14	20
3	88
8	60
5	104
11	37
14	20
14	57
12	40
7	48
15	1
14	36
5	72
0	101
2	88
4	76
14	20
0	101
5	56
9	48
14	20
9	64
14	32
5	29
0	97
6	56
4	76
7	61
1	80
16	10
1	62
7	61
8	40
0	92
8	40
8	48
9	36
7	48
7	38
7	48
2	70
1	88
8	36
13	5
6	48
12	24
5	42
6	25
3	72
10	40
1	58
8	42
9	36
5	65
5	48
10	20
5	61
10	9
3	60
3	57
15	16
6	48
1	76
8	32
5	53
5	61
5	48
6	48
4	62
8	25
6	40
12	29
2	68
1	76
6	36
1	80
4	65
14	20
4	48
4	73
5	32
0	78
6	37
2	70
3	64
15	20
6	40
20	5
8	42
5	48
6	48
5	48
2	64
4	42
5	48
6	36
8	37
4	12
2	65
12	20
5	42
8	37
5	40
9	20
8	29
7	49
6	10
18	28
3	48
3	54
5	37
3	48
1	70
15	37
11	30
3	48
4	48
5	42
8	25
9	25
11	1
3	36
6	24
1	70
4	40
2	65
6	24
2	61
1	61
2	60
1	61
10	28
5	36
7	37
8	28
11	24
19	20
1	60
3	18
2	28
5	20
3	48
7	1
1	69
3	48
1	65
4	40
1	57
1	65
2	61
4	48
6	40
9	1
9	20