Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-08
End: 2017-12-16
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, Belgium, Belarus, Ireland, Czech Republic, Algeria, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017: 304 records at 250 stations, peak on 10 December 2017. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017 set or tied 304 station records at 250 stations.
It ran from 8 December 2017 to 16 December 2017 (9 days) and its peak day was 10 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Braganca set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 11 December 2017.
The busiest day was 10 December 2017 with 127 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

8 to 16 December 2017

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Braganca	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	2017-12-11
Debrecen Airport	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2017-12-15
Bordeaux-Merignac	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2017-12-10
Uzhhorod	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2017-12-09
Milesovka	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2017-12-13
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	2017-12-14
Asturias/Aviles	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	2017-12-10
Zuerich/Fluntern	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	2017-12-14
Leon Virgen del Camino	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2017-12-10
Kredarica	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	2017-12-11
Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2017-12-10
Embrun	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2017-12-10
Aberporth	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2017-12-09
S. Valentino Alla Muta	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2017-12-12
Almen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2017-12-13
Embrun	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2017-12-11
Uccle	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2017-12-10
Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2017-12-10
Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2017-12-11
Millau	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2017-12-11

Records per Day

Peak day 127

Records set or tied each day from 8 December 2017 to 16 December 2017. The most in one day was 127 on 10 December 2017.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017
Date	Records
2017-12-08	9
2017-12-09	12
2017-12-10	127
2017-12-11	66
2017-12-12	10
2017-12-13	41
2017-12-14	18
2017-12-15	11
2017-12-16	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017 ranked by margin
Braganca, 12-11	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
Saentis, 12-14	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Milesovka, 12-13	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Kredarica, 12-11	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
Embrun, 12-11	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Asturias/Aviles, 12-10	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Uzhhorod, 12-09	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
S. Valentino Alla Muta, 12-12	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Bordeaux-Merignac, 12-10	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Sion 2, 12-10	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Millau, 12-11	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Embrun, 12-10	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Aberporth, 12-09	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Leon Virgen del Camino, 12-10	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Debrecen Airport, 12-15	12.6 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

304 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 Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
56	72
13	57
9	102
23	51
24	35
49	43
51	44
30	48
8	110
33	27
13	79
19	56
14	76
6	87
14	52
2	119
23	38
10	52
18	38
32	36
31	7
16	52
4	68
10	60
16	38
12	56
8	31
12	6
18	20
4	62
17	4
25	31
21	0
9	43
1	84
11	40
3	75
10	14
3	67
6	51
10	28
7	54
9	18
9	18
5	51
6	38
14	18
7	36
2	60
7	36
4	59
24	7
9	28
8	28
2	64
5	48
6	56
12	6
4	43
4	51
3	62
6	38
3	60
21	39
5	56
2	62
1	67
9	27
1	59
7	38
4	38
7	20
0	67
6	35
9	14
14	24
3	60
6	35
4	56
2	56
4	60
6	27
7	39
9	18
5	44
1	63
21	8
1	56
4	43
4	38
7	21
3	21
6	30
1	48
1	48
13	43
4	43
7	18
5	38
4	43
2	51
2	51
2	51
2	39
6	6
6	38
0	56
2	43
6	18
2	51
3	38
2	51
1	55
5	28
5	28
4	38
9	40
22	19
5	38
3	51
2	43
9	28
4	38
5	20
1	51
3	20
3	44
3	38
7	8
6	52
1	22
3	28
5	38
5	35
4	43
2	38
4	14
2	43
3	38
1	51
4	27
4	36
9	27
7	35
2	38
0	52
2	35
0	52
2	38
3	38
2	52
6	30
4	18
6	20
1	36
3	35
5	28
12	39
4	24
6	20
7	27
8	20
0	52
0	52
1	28
1	44
5	6
1	44
3	38
1	43
4	14
2	35
4	16
5	18
6	14
5	14
6	15
1	36
3	35
1	18
1	24
0	35
5	6
4	24
1	38
1	35
21	8
0	43
5	8
1	38
1	39
1	35
3	28
2	28
3	27
3	30
0	39
2	24
2	24
0	38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017 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 Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017 (this event)	304 records

Every Record Set

20 of 304

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 8 to 16 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-09	Uzhhorod	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35	57 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-09	Aberporth	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52	44 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Bordeaux-Merignac	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51	58 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Asturias/Aviles	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48	53 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Leon Virgen del Camino	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	79	50 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56	49 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Embrun	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76	48 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-10	Uccle	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-10	Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-11	Braganca	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-11	Kredarica	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	27	50 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-11	Embrun	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36	40 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-11	Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-11	Millau	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2017-12-12	S. Valentino Alla Muta	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Milesovka	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43	56 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Almen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	52	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-14	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-14	Zuerich/Fluntern	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	110	53 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-15	Debrecen Airport	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	57	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 304 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
56	72
13	57
9	102
23	51
24	35
49	43
51	44
30	48
8	110
33	27
13	79
19	56
14	76
6	87
14	52
2	119
23	38
10	52
18	38
32	36
31	7
16	52
4	68
10	60
16	38
12	56
8	31
12	6
18	20
4	62
17	4
25	31
21	0
9	43
1	84
11	40
3	75
10	14
3	67
6	51
10	28
7	54
9	18
9	18
5	51
6	38
14	18
7	36
2	60
7	36
4	59
24	7
9	28
8	28
2	64
5	48
6	56
12	6
4	43
4	51
3	62
6	38
3	60
21	39
5	56
2	62
1	67
9	27
1	59
7	38
4	38
7	20
0	67
6	35
9	14
14	24
3	60
6	35
4	56
2	56
4	60
6	27
7	39
9	18
5	44
1	63
21	8
1	56
4	43
4	38
7	21
3	21
6	30
1	48
1	48
13	43
4	43
7	18
5	38
4	43
2	51
2	51
2	51
2	39
6	6
6	38
0	56
2	43
6	18
2	51
3	38
2	51
1	55
5	28
5	28
4	38
9	40
22	19
5	38
3	51
2	43
9	28
4	38
5	20
1	51
3	20
3	44
3	38
7	8
6	52
1	22
3	28
5	38
5	35
4	43
2	38
4	14
2	43
3	38
1	51
4	27
4	36
9	27
7	35
2	38
0	52
2	35
0	52
2	38
3	38
2	52
6	30
4	18
6	20
1	36
3	35
5	28
12	39
4	24
6	20
7	27
8	20
0	52
0	52
1	28
1	44
5	6
1	44
3	38
1	43
4	14
2	35
4	16
5	18
6	14
5	14
6	15
1	36
3	35
1	18
1	24
0	35
5	6
4	24
1	38
1	35
21	8
0	43
5	8
1	38
1	39
1	35
3	28
2	28
3	27
3	30
0	39
2	24
2	24
0	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
56	72
13	57
9	102
23	51
24	35
49	43
51	44
30	48
8	110
33	27
13	79
19	56
14	76
6	87
14	52
2	119
23	38
10	52
18	38
32	36
31	7
16	52
4	68
10	60
16	38
12	56
8	31
12	6
18	20
4	62
17	4
25	31
21	0
9	43
1	84
11	40
3	75
10	14
3	67
6	51
10	28
7	54
9	18
9	18
5	51
6	38
14	18
7	36
2	60
7	36
4	59
24	7
9	28
8	28
2	64
5	48
6	56
12	6
4	43
4	51
3	62
6	38
3	60
21	39
5	56
2	62
1	67
9	27
1	59
7	38
4	38
7	20
0	67
6	35
9	14
14	24
3	60
6	35
4	56
2	56
4	60
6	27
7	39
9	18
5	44
1	63
21	8
1	56
4	43
4	38
7	21
3	21
6	30
1	48
1	48
13	43
4	43
7	18
5	38
4	43
2	51
2	51
2	51
2	39
6	6
6	38
0	56
2	43
6	18
2	51
3	38
2	51
1	55
5	28
5	28
4	38
9	40
22	19
5	38
3	51
2	43
9	28
4	38
5	20
1	51
3	20
3	44
3	38
7	8
6	52
1	22
3	28
5	38
5	35
4	43
2	38
4	14
2	43
3	38
1	51
4	27
4	36
9	27
7	35
2	38
0	52
2	35
0	52
2	38
3	38
2	52
6	30
4	18
6	20
1	36
3	35
5	28
12	39
4	24
6	20
7	27
8	20
0	52
0	52
1	28
1	44
5	6
1	44
3	38
1	43
4	14
2	35
4	16
5	18
6	14
5	14
6	15
1	36
3	35
1	18
1	24
0	35
5	6
4	24
1	38
1	35
21	8
0	43
5	8
1	38
1	39
1	35
3	28
2	28
3	27
3	30
0	39
2	24
2	24
0	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
56	72
13	57
9	102
23	51
24	35
49	43
51	44
30	48
8	110
33	27
13	79
19	56
14	76
6	87
14	52
2	119
23	38
10	52
18	38
32	36
31	7
16	52
4	68
10	60
16	38
12	56
8	31
12	6
18	20
4	62
17	4
25	31
21	0
9	43
1	84
11	40
3	75
10	14
3	67
6	51
10	28
7	54
9	18
9	18
5	51
6	38
14	18
7	36
2	60
7	36
4	59
24	7
9	28
8	28
2	64
5	48
6	56
12	6
4	43
4	51
3	62
6	38
3	60
21	39
5	56
2	62
1	67
9	27
1	59
7	38
4	38
7	20
0	67
6	35
9	14
14	24
3	60
6	35
4	56
2	56
4	60
6	27
7	39
9	18
5	44
1	63
21	8
1	56
4	43
4	38
7	21
3	21
6	30
1	48
1	48
13	43
4	43
7	18
5	38
4	43
2	51
2	51
2	51
2	39
6	6
6	38
0	56
2	43
6	18
2	51
3	38
2	51
1	55
5	28
5	28
4	38
9	40
22	19
5	38
3	51
2	43
9	28
4	38
5	20
1	51
3	20
3	44
3	38
7	8
6	52
1	22
3	28
5	38
5	35
4	43
2	38
4	14
2	43
3	38
1	51
4	27
4	36
9	27
7	35
2	38
0	52
2	35
0	52
2	38
3	38
2	52
6	30
4	18
6	20
1	36
3	35
5	28
12	39
4	24
6	20
7	27
8	20
0	52
0	52
1	28
1	44
5	6
1	44
3	38
1	43
4	14
2	35
4	16
5	18
6	14
5	14
6	15
1	36
3	35
1	18
1	24
0	35
5	6
4	24
1	38
1	35
21	8
0	43
5	8
1	38
1	39
1	35
3	28
2	28
3	27
3	30
0	39
2	24
2	24
0	38