Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018
Start: 2018-12-19
End: 2018-12-24
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018: 353 records at 296 stations, peak on 23 December 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018 set or tied 353 station records at 296 stations.
It ran from 19 December 2018 to 24 December 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 23 December 2018.
Status: closed.
Saentis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.7 mm (5.0 in) on 23 December 2018.
The busiest day was 23 December 2018 with 141 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

19 to 24 December 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 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 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	2018-12-23
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2018-12-23
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2018-12-22
Schierke	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2018-12-21
Landvik	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2018-12-21
Eikeland	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	2018-12-20
Boylefoss	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-12-20
Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2018-12-23
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2018-12-23
Kjevik	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2018-12-21
Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-12-21
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2018-12-23
Niederstotzingen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-12-23
Simbach/Inn	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2018-12-23
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2018-12-21
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2018-12-23
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2018-12-23
Reimlingen	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2018-12-23
Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2018-12-23
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2018-12-23

Records per Day

Peak day 141

Records set or tied each day from 19 December 2018 to 24 December 2018. The most in one day was 141 on 23 December 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018 ranked by margin
Eikeland, 12-20	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Landvik, 12-21	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Kjevik, 12-21	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Boylefoss, 12-20	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Schierke, 12-21	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Torungen Fyr, 12-21	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Saentis, 12-23	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang, 12-23	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 12-23	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Freystadt-Oberndorf, 12-23	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Niederstotzingen, 12-23	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Simbach/Inn, 12-23	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Reimlingen, 12-23	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, 12-23	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, 12-23	7.9 mm (0.31 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

353 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 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	100
11	64
7	107
4	112
18	64
8	64
27	35
6	64
10	51
13	51
28	36
18	41
9	51
21	51
14	51
9	51
10	35
9	64
1	104
6	64
1	108
1	137
13	41
8	51
13	21
6	71
1	107
1	99
0	99
10	35
0	99
14	59
5	64
8	49
21	21
8	35
8	8
4	64
13	21
5	64
11	24
5	51
27	5
6	51
15	28
8	35
11	5
12	16
5	64
8	71
16	5
5	71
4	64
8	28
12	23
6	51
9	27
11	16
6	56
25	4
4	51
11	24
8	35
3	64
3	64
7	33
11	16
8	16
2	65
2	64
2	64
10	49
10	16
3	64
10	4
11	40
5	35
4	51
7	16
9	16
4	52
8	27
2	64
2	64
11	16
4	59
14	35
1	51
4	56
5	35
2	57
1	64
8	35
1	64
4	52
4	52
3	56
8	16
18	27
6	51
4	35
1	64
1	65
1	65
3	56
3	56
3	56
5	47
2	56
2	56
3	52
7	27
8	16
1	64
3	52
10	0
7	4
1	51
5	15
5	35
9	21
4	35
1	51
0	64
6	5
7	21
0	64
7	16
2	56
2	56
2	52
2	52
5	27
2	51
2	59
1	52
3	51
4	15
0	51
7	5
1	51
6	16
8	16
1	56
7	15
2	52
2	52
1	56
8	4
2	51
9	8
1	51
3	36
7	23
1	51
4	16
9	24
0	56
7	16
3	35
1	51
6	16
1	56
1	52
1	56
6	20
1	56
5	27
1	52
5	32
6	15
6	16
1	56
6	16
5	20
4	20
8	21
5	5
6	16
5	16
6	16
5	16
6	36
5	27
5	27
0	51
4	20
0	19
3	27
8	16
5	16
0	52
3	35
7	4
2	31
2	33
5	16
5	16
4	16
5	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 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 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018 (this event)	353 records

Every Record Set

20 of 353

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 19 to 24 December 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-12-20	Eikeland	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-20	Boylefoss	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	41	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Schierke	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Landvik	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Kjevik	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	51	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	51	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-12-22	Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	107	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	100	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	64	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	51	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Niederstotzingen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Simbach/Inn	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	64	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-23	Freystadt-Oberndorf	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-12-23	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-12-23	Reimlingen	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-12-23	Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-12-23	Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 353 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.

Date	Records
2018-12-19	1
2018-12-20	50
2018-12-21	137
2018-12-22	18
2018-12-23	141
2018-12-24	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	100
11	64
7	107
4	112
18	64
8	64
27	35
6	64
10	51
13	51
28	36
18	41
9	51
21	51
14	51
9	51
10	35
9	64
1	104
6	64
1	108
1	137
13	41
8	51
13	21
6	71
1	107
1	99
0	99
10	35
0	99
14	59
5	64
8	49
21	21
8	35
8	8
4	64
13	21
5	64
11	24
5	51
27	5
6	51
15	28
8	35
11	5
12	16
5	64
8	71
16	5
5	71
4	64
8	28
12	23
6	51
9	27
11	16
6	56
25	4
4	51
11	24
8	35
3	64
3	64
7	33
11	16
8	16
2	65
2	64
2	64
10	49
10	16
3	64
10	4
11	40
5	35
4	51
7	16
9	16
4	52
8	27
2	64
2	64
11	16
4	59
14	35
1	51
4	56
5	35
2	57
1	64
8	35
1	64
4	52
4	52
3	56
8	16
18	27
6	51
4	35
1	64
1	65
1	65
3	56
3	56
3	56
5	47
2	56
2	56
3	52
7	27
8	16
1	64
3	52
10	0
7	4
1	51
5	15
5	35
9	21
4	35
1	51
0	64
6	5
7	21
0	64
7	16
2	56
2	56
2	52
2	52
5	27
2	51
2	59
1	52
3	51
4	15
0	51
7	5
1	51
6	16
8	16
1	56
7	15
2	52
2	52
1	56
8	4
2	51
9	8
1	51
3	36
7	23
1	51
4	16
9	24
0	56
7	16
3	35
1	51
6	16
1	56
1	52
1	56
6	20
1	56
5	27
1	52
5	32
6	15
6	16
1	56
6	16
5	20
4	20
8	21
5	5
6	16
5	16
6	16
5	16
6	36
5	27
5	27
0	51
4	20
0	19
3	27
8	16
5	16
0	52
3	35
7	4
2	31
2	33
5	16
5	16
4	16
5	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	100
11	64
7	107
4	112
18	64
8	64
27	35
6	64
10	51
13	51
28	36
18	41
9	51
21	51
14	51
9	51
10	35
9	64
1	104
6	64
1	108
1	137
13	41
8	51
13	21
6	71
1	107
1	99
0	99
10	35
0	99
14	59
5	64
8	49
21	21
8	35
8	8
4	64
13	21
5	64
11	24
5	51
27	5
6	51
15	28
8	35
11	5
12	16
5	64
8	71
16	5
5	71
4	64
8	28
12	23
6	51
9	27
11	16
6	56
25	4
4	51
11	24
8	35
3	64
3	64
7	33
11	16
8	16
2	65
2	64
2	64
10	49
10	16
3	64
10	4
11	40
5	35
4	51
7	16
9	16
4	52
8	27
2	64
2	64
11	16
4	59
14	35
1	51
4	56
5	35
2	57
1	64
8	35
1	64
4	52
4	52
3	56
8	16
18	27
6	51
4	35
1	64
1	65
1	65
3	56
3	56
3	56
5	47
2	56
2	56
3	52
7	27
8	16
1	64
3	52
10	0
7	4
1	51
5	15
5	35
9	21
4	35
1	51
0	64
6	5
7	21
0	64
7	16
2	56
2	56
2	52
2	52
5	27
2	51
2	59
1	52
3	51
4	15
0	51
7	5
1	51
6	16
8	16
1	56
7	15
2	52
2	52
1	56
8	4
2	51
9	8
1	51
3	36
7	23
1	51
4	16
9	24
0	56
7	16
3	35
1	51
6	16
1	56
1	52
1	56
6	20
1	56
5	27
1	52
5	32
6	15
6	16
1	56
6	16
5	20
4	20
8	21
5	5
6	16
5	16
6	16
5	16
6	36
5	27
5	27
0	51
4	20
0	19
3	27
8	16
5	16
0	52
3	35
7	4
2	31
2	33
5	16
5	16
4	16
5	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	100
11	64
7	107
4	112
18	64
8	64
27	35
6	64
10	51
13	51
28	36
18	41
9	51
21	51
14	51
9	51
10	35
9	64
1	104
6	64
1	108
1	137
13	41
8	51
13	21
6	71
1	107
1	99
0	99
10	35
0	99
14	59
5	64
8	49
21	21
8	35
8	8
4	64
13	21
5	64
11	24
5	51
27	5
6	51
15	28
8	35
11	5
12	16
5	64
8	71
16	5
5	71
4	64
8	28
12	23
6	51
9	27
11	16
6	56
25	4
4	51
11	24
8	35
3	64
3	64
7	33
11	16
8	16
2	65
2	64
2	64
10	49
10	16
3	64
10	4
11	40
5	35
4	51
7	16
9	16
4	52
8	27
2	64
2	64
11	16
4	59
14	35
1	51
4	56
5	35
2	57
1	64
8	35
1	64
4	52
4	52
3	56
8	16
18	27
6	51
4	35
1	64
1	65
1	65
3	56
3	56
3	56
5	47
2	56
2	56
3	52
7	27
8	16
1	64
3	52
10	0
7	4
1	51
5	15
5	35
9	21
4	35
1	51
0	64
6	5
7	21
0	64
7	16
2	56
2	56
2	52
2	52
5	27
2	51
2	59
1	52
3	51
4	15
0	51
7	5
1	51
6	16
8	16
1	56
7	15
2	52
2	52
1	56
8	4
2	51
9	8
1	51
3	36
7	23
1	51
4	16
9	24
0	56
7	16
3	35
1	51
6	16
1	56
1	52
1	56
6	20
1	56
5	27
1	52
5	32
6	15
6	16
1	56
6	16
5	20
4	20
8	21
5	5
6	16
5	16
6	16
5	16
6	36
5	27
5	27
0	51
4	20
0	19
3	27
8	16
5	16
0	52
3	35
7	4
2	31
2	33
5	16
5	16
4	16
5	16