Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021
Start: 2021-01-11
End: 2021-01-15
Location: Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021: 115 records at 114 stations, peak on 11 January 2021. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021 set or tied 115 station records at 114 stations.
It ran from 11 January 2021 to 15 January 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 11 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Abbeville set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 14 January 2021.
The busiest day was 11 January 2021 with 87 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 87 years.

Footprint

11 to 15 January 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021 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 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2021-01-14
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-01-15
Uccle	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-12
Buxton	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2021-01-13
Wilhelminadorp-1	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-11
Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-11
Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-11
Zundert	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-11
Ginneken	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-11
Kapelle	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-11
Laren	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-11
Rilland	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-11
Stavenisse	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-11
Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-11
Marknesse_1	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-11
Gilze-Rijen_1	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-11
Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-13
Writtle	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-13
Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-13
Keele	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-13

Records per Day

Peak day 87

Records set or tied each day from 11 January 2021 to 15 January 2021. The most in one day was 87 on 11 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021 ranked by margin
Abbeville, 01-15	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Abbeville, 01-14	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Cambridge Niab, 01-13	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Kapellebrug, 01-11	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Writtle, 01-13	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Keele, 01-13	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Rilland, 01-11	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Uccle, 01-12	6.7 mm (0.26 in)
Buxton, 01-13	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Terneuzen, 01-11	5.5 mm (0.22 in)
Gilze-Rijen_1, 01-11	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
Stavenisse, 01-11	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Kapelle, 01-11	4.9 mm (0.19 in)
Ginneken, 01-11	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
Ovezande, 01-11	4.5 mm (0.18 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

115 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 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
13	44
23	44
11	44
7	73
7	70
4	87
6	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
4	70
12	14
4	70
9	28
3	70
5	63
4	70
7	53
6	44
1	70
3	63
2	70
2	70
2	70
2	63
3	63
2	70
4	63
4	44
5	43
1	70
2	70
2	70
1	70
3	60
3	53
1	70
2	63
6	42
1	70
1	70
1	70
4	43
4	43
4	43
4	43
1	63
8	28
4	43
4	43
0	70
0	70
1	56
4	53
5	28
6	35
3	43
0	63
3	43
3	43
4	43
2	43
4	42
4	37
3	43
1	43
5	17
1	43
2	43
2	43
4	14
1	43
4	17
4	17
1	43
1	43
1	43
1	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
4	14
1	40
3	23
2	28
4	14
0	28
2	28
4	17
4	14
3	14
3	14
3	14
4	15
3	28
3	14
2	17
2	17
0	37
2	14
2	14
1	17
0	28
3	14
1	14
0	23
0	17
0	14
0	17
0	17
1	4
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021 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 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021 (this event)	115 records

Every Record Set

20 of 115

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 11 to 15 January 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-11	Wilhelminadorp-1	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Zundert	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Ginneken	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Kapelle	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Laren	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Rilland	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Stavenisse	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Marknesse_1	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Gilze-Rijen_1	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-12	Uccle	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	73	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-13	Buxton	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	53	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Writtle	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Keele	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-14	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	70	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-15	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 115 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 2026-10-12. 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
13	70
13	44
23	44
11	44
7	73
7	70
4	87
6	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
4	70
12	14
4	70
9	28
3	70
5	63
4	70
7	53
6	44
1	70
3	63
2	70
2	70
2	70
2	63
3	63
2	70
4	63
4	44
5	43
1	70
2	70
2	70
1	70
3	60
3	53
1	70
2	63
6	42
1	70
1	70
1	70
4	43
4	43
4	43
4	43
1	63
8	28
4	43
4	43
0	70
0	70
1	56
4	53
5	28
6	35
3	43
0	63
3	43
3	43
4	43
2	43
4	42
4	37
3	43
1	43
5	17
1	43
2	43
2	43
4	14
1	43
4	17
4	17
1	43
1	43
1	43
1	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
4	14
1	40
3	23
2	28
4	14
0	28
2	28
4	17
4	14
3	14
3	14
3	14
4	15
3	28
3	14
2	17
2	17
0	37
2	14
2	14
1	17
0	28
3	14
1	14
0	23
0	17
0	14
0	17
0	17
1	4
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
13	44
23	44
11	44
7	73
7	70
4	87
6	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
4	70
12	14
4	70
9	28
3	70
5	63
4	70
7	53
6	44
1	70
3	63
2	70
2	70
2	70
2	63
3	63
2	70
4	63
4	44
5	43
1	70
2	70
2	70
1	70
3	60
3	53
1	70
2	63
6	42
1	70
1	70
1	70
4	43
4	43
4	43
4	43
1	63
8	28
4	43
4	43
0	70
0	70
1	56
4	53
5	28
6	35
3	43
0	63
3	43
3	43
4	43
2	43
4	42
4	37
3	43
1	43
5	17
1	43
2	43
2	43
4	14
1	43
4	17
4	17
1	43
1	43
1	43
1	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
4	14
1	40
3	23
2	28
4	14
0	28
2	28
4	17
4	14
3	14
3	14
3	14
4	15
3	28
3	14
2	17
2	17
0	37
2	14
2	14
1	17
0	28
3	14
1	14
0	23
0	17
0	14
0	17
0	17
1	4
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
13	44
23	44
11	44
7	73
7	70
4	87
6	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
5	70
4	70
12	14
4	70
9	28
3	70
5	63
4	70
7	53
6	44
1	70
3	63
2	70
2	70
2	70
2	63
3	63
2	70
4	63
4	44
5	43
1	70
2	70
2	70
1	70
3	60
3	53
1	70
2	63
6	42
1	70
1	70
1	70
4	43
4	43
4	43
4	43
1	63
8	28
4	43
4	43
0	70
0	70
1	56
4	53
5	28
6	35
3	43
0	63
3	43
3	43
4	43
2	43
4	42
4	37
3	43
1	43
5	17
1	43
2	43
2	43
4	14
1	43
4	17
4	17
1	43
1	43
1	43
1	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
0	43
4	14
1	40
3	23
2	28
4	14
0	28
2	28
4	17
4	14
3	14
3	14
3	14
4	15
3	28
3	14
2	17
2	17
0	37
2	14
2	14
1	17
0	28
3	14
1	14
0	23
0	17
0	14
0	17
0	17
1	4
0	5