Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020
Start: 2020-03-04
End: 2020-03-07
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020: 256 records at 256 stations, peak on 5 March 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020 set or tied 256 station records at 256 stations.
It ran from 4 March 2020 to 7 March 2020 (4 days) and its peak day was 5 March 2020.
Status: closed.
Wilhelminadorp-1 set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 5 March 2020.
The busiest day was 5 March 2020 with 224 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 138 years.

Footprint

4 to 7 March 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020 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 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wilhelminadorp-1	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-05
Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-05
St Kruis	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-05
Stavenisse	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2020-03-05
Wolphaartsdijk	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-05
Anna Jacoba Polder	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2020-03-05
Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2020-03-05
Bergen Op Zoom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-03-05
Strijen	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2020-03-05
Dirksland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2020-03-05
Haamstede	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-03-05
Bordeaux-Merignac	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2020-03-05
Villingen-Schwenningen	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2020-03-05
Oudenbosch	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2020-03-05
Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05
Poortugaal	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05
Ouddorp	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05
Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05
Klundert	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05
Kloosterzande	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-03-05

Records per Day

Peak day 224

Records set or tied each day from 4 March 2020 to 7 March 2020. The most in one day was 224 on 5 March 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020 ranked by margin
Haamstede, 03-05	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Wilhelminadorp-1, 03-05	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
St Kruis, 03-05	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Biervliet, 03-05	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Wolphaartsdijk, 03-05	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Dirksland, 03-05	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Stavenisse, 03-05	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Strijen, 03-05	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Ouddorp, 03-05	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Anna Jacoba Polder, 03-05	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Kapellebrug, 03-05	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Villingen-Schwenningen, 03-05	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Bergen Op Zoom, 03-05	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Klundert, 03-05	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Poortugaal, 03-05	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

256 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 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	61
18	61
19	61
17	61
18	61
15	61
12	73
8	138
11	93
14	61
13	61
13	61
13	61
17	22
13	61
14	68
5	101
17	22
16	22
24	22
20	22
23	22
17	22
12	61
20	22
20	73
10	61
15	22
9	68
5	108
9	73
10	61
15	22
15	22
10	61
10	58
17	58
12	45
14	22
22	1
19	3
14	22
10	73
14	13
18	3
9	61
16	3
17	3
5	81
14	25
13	22
8	61
15	3
8	73
12	22
5	73
13	55
4	81
11	40
2	93
7	61
24	4
11	22
7	61
25	3
12	22
10	22
11	11
6	61
10	22
5	61
1	83
5	61
5	61
5	61
10	3
5	68
2	81
5	73
3	73
18	3
5	61
10	22
10	11
21	3
5	61
3	64
1	81
3	73
16	3
16	11
10	22
10	11
16	21
8	40
17	4
1	73
8	17
10	25
1	73
2	38
3	61
2	38
13	16
5	55
9	25
3	61
1	38
3	61
8	17
2	61
7	22
7	22
6	22
1	68
2	65
9	11
6	11
1	61
7	22
2	61
6	22
6	29
8	3
2	52
10	11
8	25
1	61
1	61
7	22
1	61
8	40
2	52
1	61
1	61
6	25
8	11
7	11
3	47
6	10
5	22
5	21
6	25
5	13
8	11
8	11
6	11
6	25
12	11
8	40
3	30
4	22
5	22
4	22
4	22
6	1
18	1
5	11
4	25
4	22
3	22
5	11
6	22
6	2
3	14
4	11
6	11
4	22
4	22
3	22
3	25
3	22
0	42
9	11
5	10
6	11
3	11
2	18
4	10
6	3
3	25
3	25
3	22
1	25
0	41
2	34
2	23
1	32
3	11
2	22
2	22
2	22
8	7
3	11
4	11
3	11
4	10
2	22
3	25
5	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020 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 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020 (this event)	256 records

Every Record Set

20 of 256

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 4 to 7 March 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-05	Wilhelminadorp-1	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	St Kruis	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Stavenisse	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Wolphaartsdijk	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Anna Jacoba Polder	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	61	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	138	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Bergen Op Zoom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	61	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Strijen	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Dirksland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Haamstede	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	22	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Bordeaux-Merignac	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Villingen-Schwenningen	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Oudenbosch	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Poortugaal	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Ouddorp	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Klundert	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Kloosterzande	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 256 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
20	61
18	61
19	61
17	61
18	61
15	61
12	73
8	138
11	93
14	61
13	61
13	61
13	61
17	22
13	61
14	68
5	101
17	22
16	22
24	22
20	22
23	22
17	22
12	61
20	22
20	73
10	61
15	22
9	68
5	108
9	73
10	61
15	22
15	22
10	61
10	58
17	58
12	45
14	22
22	1
19	3
14	22
10	73
14	13
18	3
9	61
16	3
17	3
5	81
14	25
13	22
8	61
15	3
8	73
12	22
5	73
13	55
4	81
11	40
2	93
7	61
24	4
11	22
7	61
25	3
12	22
10	22
11	11
6	61
10	22
5	61
1	83
5	61
5	61
5	61
10	3
5	68
2	81
5	73
3	73
18	3
5	61
10	22
10	11
21	3
5	61
3	64
1	81
3	73
16	3
16	11
10	22
10	11
16	21
8	40
17	4
1	73
8	17
10	25
1	73
2	38
3	61
2	38
13	16
5	55
9	25
3	61
1	38
3	61
8	17
2	61
7	22
7	22
6	22
1	68
2	65
9	11
6	11
1	61
7	22
2	61
6	22
6	29
8	3
2	52
10	11
8	25
1	61
1	61
7	22
1	61
8	40
2	52
1	61
1	61
6	25
8	11
7	11
3	47
6	10
5	22
5	21
6	25
5	13
8	11
8	11
6	11
6	25
12	11
8	40
3	30
4	22
5	22
4	22
4	22
6	1
18	1
5	11
4	25
4	22
3	22
5	11
6	22
6	2
3	14
4	11
6	11
4	22
4	22
3	22
3	25
3	22
0	42
9	11
5	10
6	11
3	11
2	18
4	10
6	3
3	25
3	25
3	22
1	25
0	41
2	34
2	23
1	32
3	11
2	22
2	22
2	22
8	7
3	11
4	11
3	11
4	10
2	22
3	25
5	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	61
18	61
19	61
17	61
18	61
15	61
12	73
8	138
11	93
14	61
13	61
13	61
13	61
17	22
13	61
14	68
5	101
17	22
16	22
24	22
20	22
23	22
17	22
12	61
20	22
20	73
10	61
15	22
9	68
5	108
9	73
10	61
15	22
15	22
10	61
10	58
17	58
12	45
14	22
22	1
19	3
14	22
10	73
14	13
18	3
9	61
16	3
17	3
5	81
14	25
13	22
8	61
15	3
8	73
12	22
5	73
13	55
4	81
11	40
2	93
7	61
24	4
11	22
7	61
25	3
12	22
10	22
11	11
6	61
10	22
5	61
1	83
5	61
5	61
5	61
10	3
5	68
2	81
5	73
3	73
18	3
5	61
10	22
10	11
21	3
5	61
3	64
1	81
3	73
16	3
16	11
10	22
10	11
16	21
8	40
17	4
1	73
8	17
10	25
1	73
2	38
3	61
2	38
13	16
5	55
9	25
3	61
1	38
3	61
8	17
2	61
7	22
7	22
6	22
1	68
2	65
9	11
6	11
1	61
7	22
2	61
6	22
6	29
8	3
2	52
10	11
8	25
1	61
1	61
7	22
1	61
8	40
2	52
1	61
1	61
6	25
8	11
7	11
3	47
6	10
5	22
5	21
6	25
5	13
8	11
8	11
6	11
6	25
12	11
8	40
3	30
4	22
5	22
4	22
4	22
6	1
18	1
5	11
4	25
4	22
3	22
5	11
6	22
6	2
3	14
4	11
6	11
4	22
4	22
3	22
3	25
3	22
0	42
9	11
5	10
6	11
3	11
2	18
4	10
6	3
3	25
3	25
3	22
1	25
0	41
2	34
2	23
1	32
3	11
2	22
2	22
2	22
8	7
3	11
4	11
3	11
4	10
2	22
3	25
5	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	61
18	61
19	61
17	61
18	61
15	61
12	73
8	138
11	93
14	61
13	61
13	61
13	61
17	22
13	61
14	68
5	101
17	22
16	22
24	22
20	22
23	22
17	22
12	61
20	22
20	73
10	61
15	22
9	68
5	108
9	73
10	61
15	22
15	22
10	61
10	58
17	58
12	45
14	22
22	1
19	3
14	22
10	73
14	13
18	3
9	61
16	3
17	3
5	81
14	25
13	22
8	61
15	3
8	73
12	22
5	73
13	55
4	81
11	40
2	93
7	61
24	4
11	22
7	61
25	3
12	22
10	22
11	11
6	61
10	22
5	61
1	83
5	61
5	61
5	61
10	3
5	68
2	81
5	73
3	73
18	3
5	61
10	22
10	11
21	3
5	61
3	64
1	81
3	73
16	3
16	11
10	22
10	11
16	21
8	40
17	4
1	73
8	17
10	25
1	73
2	38
3	61
2	38
13	16
5	55
9	25
3	61
1	38
3	61
8	17
2	61
7	22
7	22
6	22
1	68
2	65
9	11
6	11
1	61
7	22
2	61
6	22
6	29
8	3
2	52
10	11
8	25
1	61
1	61
7	22
1	61
8	40
2	52
1	61
1	61
6	25
8	11
7	11
3	47
6	10
5	22
5	21
6	25
5	13
8	11
8	11
6	11
6	25
12	11
8	40
3	30
4	22
5	22
4	22
4	22
6	1
18	1
5	11
4	25
4	22
3	22
5	11
6	22
6	2
3	14
4	11
6	11
4	22
4	22
3	22
3	25
3	22
0	42
9	11
5	10
6	11
3	11
2	18
4	10
6	3
3	25
3	25
3	22
1	25
0	41
2	34
2	23
1	32
3	11
2	22
2	22
2	22
8	7
3	11
4	11
3	11
4	10
2	22
3	25
5	11