Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019
Start: 2019-06-04
End: 2019-06-06
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019: 142 records at 133 stations, peak on 5 June 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019 set or tied 142 station records at 133 stations.
It ran from 4 June 2019 to 6 June 2019 (3 days) and its peak day was 5 June 2019.
Status: closed.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 5 June 2019.
The busiest day was 5 June 2019 with 128 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 165 years.

Footprint

4 to 6 June 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 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 Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-06-05
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2019-06-05
West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2019-06-05
Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-05
Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Zaandijk	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Capelle (Nb)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-05
Lisse	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-05
Groot Ammers	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-05
Weesp	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-06-05
Abcoude	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2019-06-05
Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-05
Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-06-05
Herwijnen_1	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-06-05
Roelofarendsveen	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2019-06-05

Records per Day

Peak day 128

Records set or tied each day from 4 June 2019 to 6 June 2019. The most in one day was 128 on 5 June 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019 ranked by margin
West Beemster, 06-05	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
Zaandam (Hembrug), 06-05	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
Zaandijk, 06-05	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
Lisse, 06-05	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Callantsoog, 06-05	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Heiloo, 06-05	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Abcoude, 06-05	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Castricum, 06-05	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Groot Ammers, 06-05	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Heemstede, 06-05	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Boskoop, 06-05	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Capelle (Nb), 06-05	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Roelofarendsveen, 06-05	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Weesp, 06-05	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Herwijnen_1, 06-05	23.4 mm (0.9 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

142 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 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	165
27	72
25	72
18	84
35	54
12	151
15	72
25	26
31	26
24	26
33	26
30	20
27	20
24	20
28	20
29	20
29	26
23	20
23	26
24	20
6	105
20	30
25	6
26	4
27	4
21	4
43	4
21	20
27	4
21	20
19	20
19	4
17	20
24	20
10	66
18	20
1	113
15	26
15	29
17	20
16	8
17	20
13	46
17	20
23	6
16	26
18	20
8	20
16	20
16	20
18	13
15	20
5	36
6	57
14	4
13	26
9	46
8	58
15	8
15	20
11	29
13	20
3	72
13	20
11	20
11	26
12	20
13	4
9	41
12	26
12	20
8	36
11	18
14	20
11	20
5	46
11	20
10	26
6	40
8	20
6	26
9	8
2	20
7	26
9	26
5	29
4	40
3	11
3	46
10	4
3	32
5	33
9	4
7	20
7	20
3	46
7	20
6	20
4	26
4	26
8	4
3	20
3	26
5	18
5	18
3	26
3	20
4	18
5	29
1	36
1	36
1	33
2	33
3	20
4	18
1	29
2	20
2	20
4	20
2	20
2	20
1	20
0	26
2	18
3	8
1	29
1	16
2	18
5	6
1	20
2	18
2	26
1	32
3	8
3	4
1	18
0	20
3	8
1	16
2	4
0	4
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 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 Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019 (this event)	142 records

Every Record Set

20 of 142

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 4 to 6 June 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-06-05	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	165	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-05	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-05	Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-05	Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	84	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-05	West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-05	Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	151	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Zaandijk	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Capelle (Nb)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Lisse	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Groot Ammers	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Weesp	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Abcoude	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Herwijnen_1	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-05	Roelofarendsveen	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 142 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
17	165
27	72
25	72
18	84
35	54
12	151
15	72
25	26
31	26
24	26
33	26
30	20
27	20
24	20
28	20
29	20
29	26
23	20
23	26
24	20
6	105
20	30
25	6
26	4
27	4
21	4
43	4
21	20
27	4
21	20
19	20
19	4
17	20
24	20
10	66
18	20
1	113
15	26
15	29
17	20
16	8
17	20
13	46
17	20
23	6
16	26
18	20
8	20
16	20
16	20
18	13
15	20
5	36
6	57
14	4
13	26
9	46
8	58
15	8
15	20
11	29
13	20
3	72
13	20
11	20
11	26
12	20
13	4
9	41
12	26
12	20
8	36
11	18
14	20
11	20
5	46
11	20
10	26
6	40
8	20
6	26
9	8
2	20
7	26
9	26
5	29
4	40
3	11
3	46
10	4
3	32
5	33
9	4
7	20
7	20
3	46
7	20
6	20
4	26
4	26
8	4
3	20
3	26
5	18
5	18
3	26
3	20
4	18
5	29
1	36
1	36
1	33
2	33
3	20
4	18
1	29
2	20
2	20
4	20
2	20
2	20
1	20
0	26
2	18
3	8
1	29
1	16
2	18
5	6
1	20
2	18
2	26
1	32
3	8
3	4
1	18
0	20
3	8
1	16
2	4
0	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	165
27	72
25	72
18	84
35	54
12	151
15	72
25	26
31	26
24	26
33	26
30	20
27	20
24	20
28	20
29	20
29	26
23	20
23	26
24	20
6	105
20	30
25	6
26	4
27	4
21	4
43	4
21	20
27	4
21	20
19	20
19	4
17	20
24	20
10	66
18	20
1	113
15	26
15	29
17	20
16	8
17	20
13	46
17	20
23	6
16	26
18	20
8	20
16	20
16	20
18	13
15	20
5	36
6	57
14	4
13	26
9	46
8	58
15	8
15	20
11	29
13	20
3	72
13	20
11	20
11	26
12	20
13	4
9	41
12	26
12	20
8	36
11	18
14	20
11	20
5	46
11	20
10	26
6	40
8	20
6	26
9	8
2	20
7	26
9	26
5	29
4	40
3	11
3	46
10	4
3	32
5	33
9	4
7	20
7	20
3	46
7	20
6	20
4	26
4	26
8	4
3	20
3	26
5	18
5	18
3	26
3	20
4	18
5	29
1	36
1	36
1	33
2	33
3	20
4	18
1	29
2	20
2	20
4	20
2	20
2	20
1	20
0	26
2	18
3	8
1	29
1	16
2	18
5	6
1	20
2	18
2	26
1	32
3	8
3	4
1	18
0	20
3	8
1	16
2	4
0	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	165
27	72
25	72
18	84
35	54
12	151
15	72
25	26
31	26
24	26
33	26
30	20
27	20
24	20
28	20
29	20
29	26
23	20
23	26
24	20
6	105
20	30
25	6
26	4
27	4
21	4
43	4
21	20
27	4
21	20
19	20
19	4
17	20
24	20
10	66
18	20
1	113
15	26
15	29
17	20
16	8
17	20
13	46
17	20
23	6
16	26
18	20
8	20
16	20
16	20
18	13
15	20
5	36
6	57
14	4
13	26
9	46
8	58
15	8
15	20
11	29
13	20
3	72
13	20
11	20
11	26
12	20
13	4
9	41
12	26
12	20
8	36
11	18
14	20
11	20
5	46
11	20
10	26
6	40
8	20
6	26
9	8
2	20
7	26
9	26
5	29
4	40
3	11
3	46
10	4
3	32
5	33
9	4
7	20
7	20
3	46
7	20
6	20
4	26
4	26
8	4
3	20
3	26
5	18
5	18
3	26
3	20
4	18
5	29
1	36
1	36
1	33
2	33
3	20
4	18
1	29
2	20
2	20
4	20
2	20
2	20
1	20
0	26
2	18
3	8
1	29
1	16
2	18
5	6
1	20
2	18
2	26
1	32
3	8
3	4
1	18
0	20
3	8
1	16
2	4
0	4
0	4