Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021
Start: 2021-06-16
End: 2021-06-26
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Belgium, Switzerland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021: 399 records at 336 stations, peak on 19 June 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021 set or tied 399 station records at 336 stations.
It ran from 16 June 2021 to 26 June 2021 (11 days) and its peak day was 19 June 2021.
Status: closed.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 19 June 2021.
The busiest day was 19 June 2021 with 107 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

16 to 26 June 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 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 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-19
Pte de Chassiron	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-17
Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	2021-06-18
Dirksland	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2021-06-19
Noordgouwe	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-19
Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	2021-06-23
Heibloem (L)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-20
Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-19
De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-18
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-21
Petten	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-19
Brouwershaven	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-19
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	2021-06-19
Gendringen	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-20
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	2021-06-21
Eext	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-18
Anna Paulowna	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-19
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-19
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-18
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-19

Records per Day

Peak day 107

Records set or tied each day from 16 June 2021 to 26 June 2021. The most in one day was 107 on 19 June 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021
Date	Records
2021-06-16	6
2021-06-17	26
2021-06-18	42
2021-06-19	107
2021-06-20	105
2021-06-21	42
2021-06-22	10
2021-06-23	24
2021-06-24	30
2021-06-25	6
2021-06-26	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021 ranked by margin
Bad Durkheim, 06-23	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Castricum, 06-19	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf, 06-21	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
Solingen-Hohenscheid, 06-19	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
De Kooy, 06-18	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Pte de Chassiron, 06-17	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Dirksland, 06-19	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Heibloem (L), 06-20	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Callantsoog, 06-19	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Den Helder-1, 06-19	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Noordgouwe, 06-19	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Brouwershaven, 06-19	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1, 06-19	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Petten, 06-19	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Gendringen, 06-20	21.1 mm (0.8 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

399 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 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	125
30	94
19	52
28	67
55	64
23	67
28	63
24	56
17	136
31	58
21	56
23	67
33	44
32	40
21	67
21	55
19	56
21	44
32	36
8	86
27	39
22	36
27	30
20	63
19	56
31	36
13	55
22	2
12	112
13	56
25	55
10	125
22	44
20	23
20	44
20	67
25	31
13	87
17	67
43	26
27	35
16	67
16	56
20	44
17	44
20	44
20	44
18	44
16	55
27	16
6	120
14	22
17	55
16	63
18	52
13	67
13	55
13	68
17	63
10	87
5	110
9	86
17	44
27	8
9	56
17	44
17	52
14	14
16	44
5	95
40	8
27	8
12	67
17	36
14	44
11	68
16	44
29	8
8	88
12	23
7	88
18	34
23	24
13	55
12	56
5	84
18	28
12	58
7	84
4	91
18	48
14	46
5	22
14	44
20	28
17	24
3	55
15	44
10	67
13	63
17	23
10	67
5	49
35	2
1	110
10	56
7	38
13	30
1	125
11	63
8	68
19	8
16	19
15	36
15	28
4	55
10	50
15	40
25	34
17	48
7	67
11	44
9	64
18	0
19	28
3	84
6	70
10	44
20	8
9	63
3	55
11	36
14	36
7	67
17	4
19	6
10	44
7	55
20	24
8	52
13	48
26	12
3	71
12	34
9	64
12	46
10	2
9	44
3	72
16	24
6	56
8	44
4	64
6	56
14	14
4	67
18	19
5	29
5	67
9	39
3	70
15	8
4	28
12	19
7	23
10	36
5	30
7	47
17	8
12	10
8	44
10	43
15	16
10	36
4	63
6	44
4	63
15	14
6	56
5	56
1	70
4	63
9	42
6	44
14	4
11	10
4	56
6	52
5	52
11	30
15	4
11	24
8	36
4	56
8	30
4	56
9	36
9	31
7	52
12	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 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 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021 (this event)	399 records

Every Record Set

20 of 399

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 16 to 26 June 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-06-17	Pte de Chassiron	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	94	78 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52	75 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	58	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Eext	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	86	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-19	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-06-19	Dirksland	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Noordgouwe	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Petten	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Brouwershaven	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Anna Paulowna	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-19	Solingen-Hohenscheid	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-20	Heibloem (L)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-20	Gendringen	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-21	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	136	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-21	Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-23	Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 399 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
24	125
30	94
19	52
28	67
55	64
23	67
28	63
24	56
17	136
31	58
21	56
23	67
33	44
32	40
21	67
21	55
19	56
21	44
32	36
8	86
27	39
22	36
27	30
20	63
19	56
31	36
13	55
22	2
12	112
13	56
25	55
10	125
22	44
20	23
20	44
20	67
25	31
13	87
17	67
43	26
27	35
16	67
16	56
20	44
17	44
20	44
20	44
18	44
16	55
27	16
6	120
14	22
17	55
16	63
18	52
13	67
13	55
13	68
17	63
10	87
5	110
9	86
17	44
27	8
9	56
17	44
17	52
14	14
16	44
5	95
40	8
27	8
12	67
17	36
14	44
11	68
16	44
29	8
8	88
12	23
7	88
18	34
23	24
13	55
12	56
5	84
18	28
12	58
7	84
4	91
18	48
14	46
5	22
14	44
20	28
17	24
3	55
15	44
10	67
13	63
17	23
10	67
5	49
35	2
1	110
10	56
7	38
13	30
1	125
11	63
8	68
19	8
16	19
15	36
15	28
4	55
10	50
15	40
25	34
17	48
7	67
11	44
9	64
18	0
19	28
3	84
6	70
10	44
20	8
9	63
3	55
11	36
14	36
7	67
17	4
19	6
10	44
7	55
20	24
8	52
13	48
26	12
3	71
12	34
9	64
12	46
10	2
9	44
3	72
16	24
6	56
8	44
4	64
6	56
14	14
4	67
18	19
5	29
5	67
9	39
3	70
15	8
4	28
12	19
7	23
10	36
5	30
7	47
17	8
12	10
8	44
10	43
15	16
10	36
4	63
6	44
4	63
15	14
6	56
5	56
1	70
4	63
9	42
6	44
14	4
11	10
4	56
6	52
5	52
11	30
15	4
11	24
8	36
4	56
8	30
4	56
9	36
9	31
7	52
12	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	125
30	94
19	52
28	67
55	64
23	67
28	63
24	56
17	136
31	58
21	56
23	67
33	44
32	40
21	67
21	55
19	56
21	44
32	36
8	86
27	39
22	36
27	30
20	63
19	56
31	36
13	55
22	2
12	112
13	56
25	55
10	125
22	44
20	23
20	44
20	67
25	31
13	87
17	67
43	26
27	35
16	67
16	56
20	44
17	44
20	44
20	44
18	44
16	55
27	16
6	120
14	22
17	55
16	63
18	52
13	67
13	55
13	68
17	63
10	87
5	110
9	86
17	44
27	8
9	56
17	44
17	52
14	14
16	44
5	95
40	8
27	8
12	67
17	36
14	44
11	68
16	44
29	8
8	88
12	23
7	88
18	34
23	24
13	55
12	56
5	84
18	28
12	58
7	84
4	91
18	48
14	46
5	22
14	44
20	28
17	24
3	55
15	44
10	67
13	63
17	23
10	67
5	49
35	2
1	110
10	56
7	38
13	30
1	125
11	63
8	68
19	8
16	19
15	36
15	28
4	55
10	50
15	40
25	34
17	48
7	67
11	44
9	64
18	0
19	28
3	84
6	70
10	44
20	8
9	63
3	55
11	36
14	36
7	67
17	4
19	6
10	44
7	55
20	24
8	52
13	48
26	12
3	71
12	34
9	64
12	46
10	2
9	44
3	72
16	24
6	56
8	44
4	64
6	56
14	14
4	67
18	19
5	29
5	67
9	39
3	70
15	8
4	28
12	19
7	23
10	36
5	30
7	47
17	8
12	10
8	44
10	43
15	16
10	36
4	63
6	44
4	63
15	14
6	56
5	56
1	70
4	63
9	42
6	44
14	4
11	10
4	56
6	52
5	52
11	30
15	4
11	24
8	36
4	56
8	30
4	56
9	36
9	31
7	52
12	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	125
30	94
19	52
28	67
55	64
23	67
28	63
24	56
17	136
31	58
21	56
23	67
33	44
32	40
21	67
21	55
19	56
21	44
32	36
8	86
27	39
22	36
27	30
20	63
19	56
31	36
13	55
22	2
12	112
13	56
25	55
10	125
22	44
20	23
20	44
20	67
25	31
13	87
17	67
43	26
27	35
16	67
16	56
20	44
17	44
20	44
20	44
18	44
16	55
27	16
6	120
14	22
17	55
16	63
18	52
13	67
13	55
13	68
17	63
10	87
5	110
9	86
17	44
27	8
9	56
17	44
17	52
14	14
16	44
5	95
40	8
27	8
12	67
17	36
14	44
11	68
16	44
29	8
8	88
12	23
7	88
18	34
23	24
13	55
12	56
5	84
18	28
12	58
7	84
4	91
18	48
14	46
5	22
14	44
20	28
17	24
3	55
15	44
10	67
13	63
17	23
10	67
5	49
35	2
1	110
10	56
7	38
13	30
1	125
11	63
8	68
19	8
16	19
15	36
15	28
4	55
10	50
15	40
25	34
17	48
7	67
11	44
9	64
18	0
19	28
3	84
6	70
10	44
20	8
9	63
3	55
11	36
14	36
7	67
17	4
19	6
10	44
7	55
20	24
8	52
13	48
26	12
3	71
12	34
9	64
12	46
10	2
9	44
3	72
16	24
6	56
8	44
4	64
6	56
14	14
4	67
18	19
5	29
5	67
9	39
3	70
15	8
4	28
12	19
7	23
10	36
5	30
7	47
17	8
12	10
8	44
10	43
15	16
10	36
4	63
6	44
4	63
15	14
6	56
5	56
1	70
4	63
9	42
6	44
14	4
11	10
4	56
6	52
5	52
11	30
15	4
11	24
8	36
4	56
8	30
4	56
9	36
9	31
7	52
12	36