Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021
Start: 2021-07-30
End: 2021-08-12
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, France, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia, Norway, United Kingdom, Hungary, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021: 234 records at 218 stations, peak on 7 August 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021 set or tied 234 station records at 218 stations.
It ran from 30 July 2021 to 12 August 2021 (14 days) and its peak day was 7 August 2021.
Status: closed.
Oldeholtpade set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 31 July 2021.
The busiest day was 7 August 2021 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 90 years.

Footprint

30 July to 12 August 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 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 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Oldeholtpade	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2021-07-31
Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	2021-08-08
Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2021-08-09
Aspea	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2021-08-10
Kehl-Odelshofen	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2021-08-03
Drachten	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2021-08-08
Uppsala_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-08-07
Hofors	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	2021-08-07
Coleman	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2021-08-02
Ternaard	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-08-08
Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2021-08-08
Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2021-08-08
Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2021-08-09
Landskrona_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-08-10
Balice	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2021-08-06
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	2021-08-08
Sveg	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2021-08-07
Malmagen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2021-08-07
Grythyttan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2021-08-08
Cheb	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2021-08-04

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 30 July 2021 to 12 August 2021. The most in one day was 62 on 7 August 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021
Date	Records
2021-07-30	1
2021-07-31	15
2021-08-01	11
2021-08-02	3
2021-08-03	11
2021-08-04	7
2021-08-05	11
2021-08-06	17
2021-08-07	62
2021-08-08	52
2021-08-09	27
2021-08-10	13
2021-08-11	3
2021-08-12	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021 ranked by margin
Drachten, 08-08	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
Aspea, 08-10	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Hofors, 08-07	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Vierema Kaarakkala, 08-09	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Bergumerdam, 08-08	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Mariestad, 08-08	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Balice, 08-06	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Ternaard, 08-08	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Uppsala_Flygplats, 08-07	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Kehl-Odelshofen, 08-03	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Oldeholtpade, 07-31	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Virtsu, 08-09	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Harnosand, 08-08	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Landskrona_D, 08-10	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Coleman, 08-02	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

234 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 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	60
24	66
25	59
30	35
19	52
33	7
20	40
28	30
13	72
21	20
11	72
16	36
13	58
23	11
8	82
23	40
14	59
3	69
2	90
8	74
4	88
18	22
21	10
23	10
11	62
10	59
16	28
20	10
7	64
13	38
6	70
7	70
28	56
21	10
8	67
10	44
15	20
11	42
6	70
5	75
6	60
6	64
20	12
9	40
10	44
8	50
3	70
7	48
16	12
6	60
15	16
4	67
5	72
13	24
9	40
1	70
4	58
17	11
18	8
10	39
4	67
6	38
18	12
19	16
38	4
5	54
3	60
1	71
8	38
1	68
9	44
1	70
2	66
14	4
4	56
1	70
14	10
4	55
14	3
16	10
3	50
3	48
8	32
7	47
2	60
15	15
10	20
3	52
12	8
11	19
7	56
15	2
3	43
12	3
10	19
8	20
10	7
1	56
10	12
0	59
7	32
1	55
2	48
4	40
0	60
7	15
5	43
14	10
15	4
16	4
8	16
7	20
3	43
7	22
5	38
10	10
8	11
10	20
5	35
4	36
8	19
9	8
4	44
9	16
11	4
0	48
0	36
5	28
4	28
2	43
4	30
4	28
7	4
1	40
9	20
2	36
1	42
9	11
9	11
11	4
7	10
5	7
8	32
3	40
0	42
9	20
8	19
6	24
6	10
8	16
7	20
7	14
7	8
8	7
8	10
6	24
4	20
3	32
5	11
8	4
6	12
6	10
5	16
6	11
4	15
5	11
1	36
6	19
5	12
3	22
7	4
5	10
3	28
4	12
2	20
6	4
9	3
1	27
6	12
3	16
5	16
3	10
4	11
4	11
5	15
3	20
3	24
1	20
3	10
4	20
4	24
5	7
2	20
4	12
5	4
0	20
1	27
0	28
6	19
5	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
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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 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021 (this event)	234 records

Every Record Set

20 of 234

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 16 other countries, 30 July to 12 August 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-07-31	Oldeholtpade	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-08-02	Coleman	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	72	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-03	Kehl-Odelshofen	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	52	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-04	Cheb	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	82	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-08-06	Balice	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40	41 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-07	Uppsala_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-07	Hofors	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-07	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	90	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-07	Malmagen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	74	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	66	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-08-08	Drachten	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	7	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Ternaard	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	72	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	11	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	59	41 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-08	Grythyttan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	69	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-09	Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-09	Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-10	Aspea	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-08-10	Landskrona_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	58	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 234 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
18	60
24	66
25	59
30	35
19	52
33	7
20	40
28	30
13	72
21	20
11	72
16	36
13	58
23	11
8	82
23	40
14	59
3	69
2	90
8	74
4	88
18	22
21	10
23	10
11	62
10	59
16	28
20	10
7	64
13	38
6	70
7	70
28	56
21	10
8	67
10	44
15	20
11	42
6	70
5	75
6	60
6	64
20	12
9	40
10	44
8	50
3	70
7	48
16	12
6	60
15	16
4	67
5	72
13	24
9	40
1	70
4	58
17	11
18	8
10	39
4	67
6	38
18	12
19	16
38	4
5	54
3	60
1	71
8	38
1	68
9	44
1	70
2	66
14	4
4	56
1	70
14	10
4	55
14	3
16	10
3	50
3	48
8	32
7	47
2	60
15	15
10	20
3	52
12	8
11	19
7	56
15	2
3	43
12	3
10	19
8	20
10	7
1	56
10	12
0	59
7	32
1	55
2	48
4	40
0	60
7	15
5	43
14	10
15	4
16	4
8	16
7	20
3	43
7	22
5	38
10	10
8	11
10	20
5	35
4	36
8	19
9	8
4	44
9	16
11	4
0	48
0	36
5	28
4	28
2	43
4	30
4	28
7	4
1	40
9	20
2	36
1	42
9	11
9	11
11	4
7	10
5	7
8	32
3	40
0	42
9	20
8	19
6	24
6	10
8	16
7	20
7	14
7	8
8	7
8	10
6	24
4	20
3	32
5	11
8	4
6	12
6	10
5	16
6	11
4	15
5	11
1	36
6	19
5	12
3	22
7	4
5	10
3	28
4	12
2	20
6	4
9	3
1	27
6	12
3	16
5	16
3	10
4	11
4	11
5	15
3	20
3	24
1	20
3	10
4	20
4	24
5	7
2	20
4	12
5	4
0	20
1	27
0	28
6	19
5	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	60
24	66
25	59
30	35
19	52
33	7
20	40
28	30
13	72
21	20
11	72
16	36
13	58
23	11
8	82
23	40
14	59
3	69
2	90
8	74
4	88
18	22
21	10
23	10
11	62
10	59
16	28
20	10
7	64
13	38
6	70
7	70
28	56
21	10
8	67
10	44
15	20
11	42
6	70
5	75
6	60
6	64
20	12
9	40
10	44
8	50
3	70
7	48
16	12
6	60
15	16
4	67
5	72
13	24
9	40
1	70
4	58
17	11
18	8
10	39
4	67
6	38
18	12
19	16
38	4
5	54
3	60
1	71
8	38
1	68
9	44
1	70
2	66
14	4
4	56
1	70
14	10
4	55
14	3
16	10
3	50
3	48
8	32
7	47
2	60
15	15
10	20
3	52
12	8
11	19
7	56
15	2
3	43
12	3
10	19
8	20
10	7
1	56
10	12
0	59
7	32
1	55
2	48
4	40
0	60
7	15
5	43
14	10
15	4
16	4
8	16
7	20
3	43
7	22
5	38
10	10
8	11
10	20
5	35
4	36
8	19
9	8
4	44
9	16
11	4
0	48
0	36
5	28
4	28
2	43
4	30
4	28
7	4
1	40
9	20
2	36
1	42
9	11
9	11
11	4
7	10
5	7
8	32
3	40
0	42
9	20
8	19
6	24
6	10
8	16
7	20
7	14
7	8
8	7
8	10
6	24
4	20
3	32
5	11
8	4
6	12
6	10
5	16
6	11
4	15
5	11
1	36
6	19
5	12
3	22
7	4
5	10
3	28
4	12
2	20
6	4
9	3
1	27
6	12
3	16
5	16
3	10
4	11
4	11
5	15
3	20
3	24
1	20
3	10
4	20
4	24
5	7
2	20
4	12
5	4
0	20
1	27
0	28
6	19
5	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	60
24	66
25	59
30	35
19	52
33	7
20	40
28	30
13	72
21	20
11	72
16	36
13	58
23	11
8	82
23	40
14	59
3	69
2	90
8	74
4	88
18	22
21	10
23	10
11	62
10	59
16	28
20	10
7	64
13	38
6	70
7	70
28	56
21	10
8	67
10	44
15	20
11	42
6	70
5	75
6	60
6	64
20	12
9	40
10	44
8	50
3	70
7	48
16	12
6	60
15	16
4	67
5	72
13	24
9	40
1	70
4	58
17	11
18	8
10	39
4	67
6	38
18	12
19	16
38	4
5	54
3	60
1	71
8	38
1	68
9	44
1	70
2	66
14	4
4	56
1	70
14	10
4	55
14	3
16	10
3	50
3	48
8	32
7	47
2	60
15	15
10	20
3	52
12	8
11	19
7	56
15	2
3	43
12	3
10	19
8	20
10	7
1	56
10	12
0	59
7	32
1	55
2	48
4	40
0	60
7	15
5	43
14	10
15	4
16	4
8	16
7	20
3	43
7	22
5	38
10	10
8	11
10	20
5	35
4	36
8	19
9	8
4	44
9	16
11	4
0	48
0	36
5	28
4	28
2	43
4	30
4	28
7	4
1	40
9	20
2	36
1	42
9	11
9	11
11	4
7	10
5	7
8	32
3	40
0	42
9	20
8	19
6	24
6	10
8	16
7	20
7	14
7	8
8	7
8	10
6	24
4	20
3	32
5	11
8	4
6	12
6	10
5	16
6	11
4	15
5	11
1	36
6	19
5	12
3	22
7	4
5	10
3	28
4	12
2	20
6	4
9	3
1	27
6	12
3	16
5	16
3	10
4	11
4	11
5	15
3	20
3	24
1	20
3	10
4	20
4	24
5	7
2	20
4	12
5	4
0	20
1	27
0	28
6	19
5	4