Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018
Start: 2018-03-27
End: 2018-04-05
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Sweden

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018: 307 records at 259 stations, peak on 28 March 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018 set or tied 307 station records at 259 stations.
It ran from 27 March 2018 to 5 April 2018 (10 days) and its peak day was 28 March 2018.
Status: closed.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 31 March 2018.
The busiest day was 28 March 2018 with 188 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 170 years.

Footprint

27 March to 5 April 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018 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 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2018-03-31
Edam	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2018-03-31
Marken	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2018-03-31
West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-31
Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-31
Kreileroord	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2018-04-03
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2018-03-28
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2018-03-28
Dorpen	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2018-03-28
Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-03-28
Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-28
Putten (Gld)	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-31
Obdam	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-31
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-31
Oxford	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2018-04-01
Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2018-04-04
Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	2018-04-04
Ternaard	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2018-04-04
Zoutkamp	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-04-04
Durham	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2018-04-04

Records per Day

Peak day 188

Records set or tied each day from 27 March 2018 to 5 April 2018. The most in one day was 188 on 28 March 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018
Date	Records
2018-03-27	2
2018-03-28	188
2018-03-29	6
2018-03-30	7
2018-03-31	31
2018-04-01	10
2018-04-02	13
2018-04-03	19
2018-04-04	27
2018-04-05	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018 ranked by margin
Marken, 03-31	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Hoogwoud, 03-31	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Edam, 03-31	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Obdam, 03-31	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Hoorn, 03-31	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
West Beemster, 03-31	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Bergumerdam, 04-04	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Dorpen, 03-28	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Nijbeets, 04-04	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Ternaard, 04-04	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Zoutkamp, 04-04	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Durham, 04-04	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
Den Helder-1, 03-31	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Groningen-1, 03-28	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Kreileroord, 04-03	3.4 mm (0.13 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

307 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 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	48
20	45
7	108
17	32
5	156
28	25
4	170
13	48
11	43
3	125
8	67
22	7
3	132
9	56
3	100
3	116
2	101
10	45
9	43
3	55
4	67
7	60
8	56
5	67
5	60
5	67
9	32
3	76
10	20
3	67
8	44
10	41
3	60
14	7
8	15
11	8
9	23
6	48
5	56
9	23
4	51
1	76
4	60
5	48
5	48
2	67
4	52
6	45
2	44
7	24
7	40
5	51
4	51
7	33
3	60
7	44
6	44
3	60
7	20
7	25
5	39
7	16
4	48
1	67
4	51
4	48
4	51
9	9
6	37
6	33
3	51
2	51
6	24
9	3
3	60
1	64
3	48
8	16
3	51
6	16
7	23
8	8
5	33
4	48
6	23
6	29
9	7
6	28
0	60
0	64
6	25
4	37
5	32
5	24
5	29
1	60
5	32
6	23
2	56
3	44
0	60
2	43
4	37
3	43
5	29
4	33
5	29
2	51
5	19
1	53
6	16
9	1
2	43
3	37
6	3
3	44
2	44
4	33
2	37
4	20
3	33
3	37
3	37
6	24
2	37
1	52
1	48
7	9
5	23
3	32
6	12
6	12
3	33
1	48
4	24
4	32
2	33
6	9
5	24
1	37
2	41
2	32
1	43
2	43
2	37
5	9
4	12
7	1
2	33
4	19
3	29
2	33
0	52
3	24
1	37
5	12
3	37
5	20
8	3
2	20
4	23
2	41
2	41
0	45
0	33
1	33
6	9
2	37
1	33
3	33
6	1
2	33
4	24
3	20
2	33
2	33
4	32
1	44
6	3
4	24
5	24
1	20
3	29
1	15
1	33
5	9
1	33
0	45
1	33
3	32
2	29
1	37
1	43
1	37
0	44
5	25
2	12
3	28
1	23
1	33

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018 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 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018 (this event)	307 records

Every Record Set

20 of 307

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 March to 5 April 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-03-28	Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	125	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-28	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-28	Dorpen	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-28	Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	170	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-28	Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-31	Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	Edam	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	45	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	Marken	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-31	Putten (Gld)	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-31	Obdam	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-31	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	156	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-01	Oxford	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-03	Kreileroord	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	55	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-04	Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-04	Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-04	Ternaard	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-04	Zoutkamp	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-04	Durham	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 307 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
14	48
20	45
7	108
17	32
5	156
28	25
4	170
13	48
11	43
3	125
8	67
22	7
3	132
9	56
3	100
3	116
2	101
10	45
9	43
3	55
4	67
7	60
8	56
5	67
5	60
5	67
9	32
3	76
10	20
3	67
8	44
10	41
3	60
14	7
8	15
11	8
9	23
6	48
5	56
9	23
4	51
1	76
4	60
5	48
5	48
2	67
4	52
6	45
2	44
7	24
7	40
5	51
4	51
7	33
3	60
7	44
6	44
3	60
7	20
7	25
5	39
7	16
4	48
1	67
4	51
4	48
4	51
9	9
6	37
6	33
3	51
2	51
6	24
9	3
3	60
1	64
3	48
8	16
3	51
6	16
7	23
8	8
5	33
4	48
6	23
6	29
9	7
6	28
0	60
0	64
6	25
4	37
5	32
5	24
5	29
1	60
5	32
6	23
2	56
3	44
0	60
2	43
4	37
3	43
5	29
4	33
5	29
2	51
5	19
1	53
6	16
9	1
2	43
3	37
6	3
3	44
2	44
4	33
2	37
4	20
3	33
3	37
3	37
6	24
2	37
1	52
1	48
7	9
5	23
3	32
6	12
6	12
3	33
1	48
4	24
4	32
2	33
6	9
5	24
1	37
2	41
2	32
1	43
2	43
2	37
5	9
4	12
7	1
2	33
4	19
3	29
2	33
0	52
3	24
1	37
5	12
3	37
5	20
8	3
2	20
4	23
2	41
2	41
0	45
0	33
1	33
6	9
2	37
1	33
3	33
6	1
2	33
4	24
3	20
2	33
2	33
4	32
1	44
6	3
4	24
5	24
1	20
3	29
1	15
1	33
5	9
1	33
0	45
1	33
3	32
2	29
1	37
1	43
1	37
0	44
5	25
2	12
3	28
1	23
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	48
20	45
7	108
17	32
5	156
28	25
4	170
13	48
11	43
3	125
8	67
22	7
3	132
9	56
3	100
3	116
2	101
10	45
9	43
3	55
4	67
7	60
8	56
5	67
5	60
5	67
9	32
3	76
10	20
3	67
8	44
10	41
3	60
14	7
8	15
11	8
9	23
6	48
5	56
9	23
4	51
1	76
4	60
5	48
5	48
2	67
4	52
6	45
2	44
7	24
7	40
5	51
4	51
7	33
3	60
7	44
6	44
3	60
7	20
7	25
5	39
7	16
4	48
1	67
4	51
4	48
4	51
9	9
6	37
6	33
3	51
2	51
6	24
9	3
3	60
1	64
3	48
8	16
3	51
6	16
7	23
8	8
5	33
4	48
6	23
6	29
9	7
6	28
0	60
0	64
6	25
4	37
5	32
5	24
5	29
1	60
5	32
6	23
2	56
3	44
0	60
2	43
4	37
3	43
5	29
4	33
5	29
2	51
5	19
1	53
6	16
9	1
2	43
3	37
6	3
3	44
2	44
4	33
2	37
4	20
3	33
3	37
3	37
6	24
2	37
1	52
1	48
7	9
5	23
3	32
6	12
6	12
3	33
1	48
4	24
4	32
2	33
6	9
5	24
1	37
2	41
2	32
1	43
2	43
2	37
5	9
4	12
7	1
2	33
4	19
3	29
2	33
0	52
3	24
1	37
5	12
3	37
5	20
8	3
2	20
4	23
2	41
2	41
0	45
0	33
1	33
6	9
2	37
1	33
3	33
6	1
2	33
4	24
3	20
2	33
2	33
4	32
1	44
6	3
4	24
5	24
1	20
3	29
1	15
1	33
5	9
1	33
0	45
1	33
3	32
2	29
1	37
1	43
1	37
0	44
5	25
2	12
3	28
1	23
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	48
20	45
7	108
17	32
5	156
28	25
4	170
13	48
11	43
3	125
8	67
22	7
3	132
9	56
3	100
3	116
2	101
10	45
9	43
3	55
4	67
7	60
8	56
5	67
5	60
5	67
9	32
3	76
10	20
3	67
8	44
10	41
3	60
14	7
8	15
11	8
9	23
6	48
5	56
9	23
4	51
1	76
4	60
5	48
5	48
2	67
4	52
6	45
2	44
7	24
7	40
5	51
4	51
7	33
3	60
7	44
6	44
3	60
7	20
7	25
5	39
7	16
4	48
1	67
4	51
4	48
4	51
9	9
6	37
6	33
3	51
2	51
6	24
9	3
3	60
1	64
3	48
8	16
3	51
6	16
7	23
8	8
5	33
4	48
6	23
6	29
9	7
6	28
0	60
0	64
6	25
4	37
5	32
5	24
5	29
1	60
5	32
6	23
2	56
3	44
0	60
2	43
4	37
3	43
5	29
4	33
5	29
2	51
5	19
1	53
6	16
9	1
2	43
3	37
6	3
3	44
2	44
4	33
2	37
4	20
3	33
3	37
3	37
6	24
2	37
1	52
1	48
7	9
5	23
3	32
6	12
6	12
3	33
1	48
4	24
4	32
2	33
6	9
5	24
1	37
2	41
2	32
1	43
2	43
2	37
5	9
4	12
7	1
2	33
4	19
3	29
2	33
0	52
3	24
1	37
5	12
3	37
5	20
8	3
2	20
4	23
2	41
2	41
0	45
0	33
1	33
6	9
2	37
1	33
3	33
6	1
2	33
4	24
3	20
2	33
2	33
4	32
1	44
6	3
4	24
5	24
1	20
3	29
1	15
1	33
5	9
1	33
0	45
1	33
3	32
2	29
1	37
1	43
1	37
0	44
5	25
2	12
3	28
1	23
1	33