Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022
Start: 2022-01-07
End: 2022-01-09
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022: 194 records at 186 stations, peak on 8 January 2022. 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, 7 to 9 January 2022 set or tied 194 station records at 186 stations.
It ran from 7 January 2022 to 9 January 2022 (3 days) and its peak day was 8 January 2022.
Status: closed.
Leeuwarden_1 set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 8 January 2022.
The busiest day was 8 January 2022 with 164 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

7 to 9 January 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022 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, 7 to 9 January 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-07
Geisenheim	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	2022-01-07
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	2022-01-07
Waldems-Reinborn	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-07
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-08
Bocholt	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2022-01-08
West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-08
De Koog	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-08
Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-08
Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-08
Den Oever	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-08
Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-08
Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-08
Hollum	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-08
Lisse	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2022-01-08
Overveen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2022-01-08
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-08
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-08
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-08
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-09

Records per Day

Peak day 164

Records set or tied each day from 7 January 2022 to 9 January 2022. The most in one day was 164 on 8 January 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022 ranked by margin
Lisse, 01-08	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Overveen, 01-08	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Heemstede, 01-08	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Abbeville, 01-09	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend, 01-07	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Den Oever, 01-08	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Zaandam (Hembrug), 01-08	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Schellingwoude, 01-08	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
De Koog, 01-08	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Abbeville, 01-08	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Medemblik, 01-08	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Bergen (Nh), 01-08	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Waldems-Reinborn, 01-07	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Hollum, 01-08	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Leeuwarden_1, 01-08	6.3 mm (0.25 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

194 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, 7 to 9 January 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	118
8	88
5	90
6	135
8	64
14	7
7	47
7	64
12	30
5	63
11	44
9	30
10	30
11	7
4	47
3	64
10	7
11	23
8	30
8	30
4	56
5	56
11	7
6	36
4	56
10	7
6	36
6	36
9	7
2	63
2	64
3	47
8	30
9	7
3	56
4	52
6	30
6	30
9	7
9	7
9	7
2	52
8	6
10	7
8	7
6	31
5	24
4	40
3	38
8	7
8	7
8	7
2	47
0	63
5	24
7	7
3	30
7	7
8	7
6	18
2	56
1	47
7	7
7	7
1	56
10	6
6	7
7	7
6	7
6	24
7	8
7	7
4	30
4	23
6	7
3	30
5	7
6	7
4	30
5	7
6	7
5	30
4	6
6	7
5	7
3	24
3	30
2	36
6	7
5	18
1	47
5	7
6	7
5	7
5	23
4	12
7	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
5	7
5	8
2	30
6	7
4	7
5	7
3	7
2	24
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
1	36
2	24
4	7
6	7
1	30
5	7
3	18
4	23
2	31
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
6	7
4	7
1	23
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
3	7
3	7
5	7
4	18
3	7
1	24
3	7
3	7
1	24
3	7
2	23
2	7
2	7
3	7
3	7
3	7
2	7
0	24
1	23
2	7
3	7
2	7
2	7
2	7
0	31
2	18
0	7
2	7
1	24
2	7
4	7
3	6
2	23
1	24
1	7
1	7
1	18
1	23
1	18
1	15
3	7
1	7
1	7
3	8
3	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022 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, 7 to 9 January 2022 (this event)	194 records

Every Record Set

20 of 194

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 7 to 9 January 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-07	Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-07	Geisenheim	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-07	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-07	Waldems-Reinborn	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Bocholt	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	135	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	De Koog	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Den Oever	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Hollum	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Lisse	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Overveen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-08	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-09	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 194 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
6	118
8	88
5	90
6	135
8	64
14	7
7	47
7	64
12	30
5	63
11	44
9	30
10	30
11	7
4	47
3	64
10	7
11	23
8	30
8	30
4	56
5	56
11	7
6	36
4	56
10	7
6	36
6	36
9	7
2	63
2	64
3	47
8	30
9	7
3	56
4	52
6	30
6	30
9	7
9	7
9	7
2	52
8	6
10	7
8	7
6	31
5	24
4	40
3	38
8	7
8	7
8	7
2	47
0	63
5	24
7	7
3	30
7	7
8	7
6	18
2	56
1	47
7	7
7	7
1	56
10	6
6	7
7	7
6	7
6	24
7	8
7	7
4	30
4	23
6	7
3	30
5	7
6	7
4	30
5	7
6	7
5	30
4	6
6	7
5	7
3	24
3	30
2	36
6	7
5	18
1	47
5	7
6	7
5	7
5	23
4	12
7	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
5	7
5	8
2	30
6	7
4	7
5	7
3	7
2	24
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
1	36
2	24
4	7
6	7
1	30
5	7
3	18
4	23
2	31
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
6	7
4	7
1	23
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
3	7
3	7
5	7
4	18
3	7
1	24
3	7
3	7
1	24
3	7
2	23
2	7
2	7
3	7
3	7
3	7
2	7
0	24
1	23
2	7
3	7
2	7
2	7
2	7
0	31
2	18
0	7
2	7
1	24
2	7
4	7
3	6
2	23
1	24
1	7
1	7
1	18
1	23
1	18
1	15
3	7
1	7
1	7
3	8
3	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	118
8	88
5	90
6	135
8	64
14	7
7	47
7	64
12	30
5	63
11	44
9	30
10	30
11	7
4	47
3	64
10	7
11	23
8	30
8	30
4	56
5	56
11	7
6	36
4	56
10	7
6	36
6	36
9	7
2	63
2	64
3	47
8	30
9	7
3	56
4	52
6	30
6	30
9	7
9	7
9	7
2	52
8	6
10	7
8	7
6	31
5	24
4	40
3	38
8	7
8	7
8	7
2	47
0	63
5	24
7	7
3	30
7	7
8	7
6	18
2	56
1	47
7	7
7	7
1	56
10	6
6	7
7	7
6	7
6	24
7	8
7	7
4	30
4	23
6	7
3	30
5	7
6	7
4	30
5	7
6	7
5	30
4	6
6	7
5	7
3	24
3	30
2	36
6	7
5	18
1	47
5	7
6	7
5	7
5	23
4	12
7	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
5	7
5	8
2	30
6	7
4	7
5	7
3	7
2	24
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
1	36
2	24
4	7
6	7
1	30
5	7
3	18
4	23
2	31
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
6	7
4	7
1	23
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
3	7
3	7
5	7
4	18
3	7
1	24
3	7
3	7
1	24
3	7
2	23
2	7
2	7
3	7
3	7
3	7
2	7
0	24
1	23
2	7
3	7
2	7
2	7
2	7
0	31
2	18
0	7
2	7
1	24
2	7
4	7
3	6
2	23
1	24
1	7
1	7
1	18
1	23
1	18
1	15
3	7
1	7
1	7
3	8
3	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	118
8	88
5	90
6	135
8	64
14	7
7	47
7	64
12	30
5	63
11	44
9	30
10	30
11	7
4	47
3	64
10	7
11	23
8	30
8	30
4	56
5	56
11	7
6	36
4	56
10	7
6	36
6	36
9	7
2	63
2	64
3	47
8	30
9	7
3	56
4	52
6	30
6	30
9	7
9	7
9	7
2	52
8	6
10	7
8	7
6	31
5	24
4	40
3	38
8	7
8	7
8	7
2	47
0	63
5	24
7	7
3	30
7	7
8	7
6	18
2	56
1	47
7	7
7	7
1	56
10	6
6	7
7	7
6	7
6	24
7	8
7	7
4	30
4	23
6	7
3	30
5	7
6	7
4	30
5	7
6	7
5	30
4	6
6	7
5	7
3	24
3	30
2	36
6	7
5	18
1	47
5	7
6	7
5	7
5	23
4	12
7	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
4	7
5	7
5	7
5	7
5	8
2	30
6	7
4	7
5	7
3	7
2	24
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
1	36
2	24
4	7
6	7
1	30
5	7
3	18
4	23
2	31
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
5	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
6	7
4	7
1	23
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
4	7
3	7
3	7
5	7
4	18
3	7
1	24
3	7
3	7
1	24
3	7
2	23
2	7
2	7
3	7
3	7
3	7
2	7
0	24
1	23
2	7
3	7
2	7
2	7
2	7
0	31
2	18
0	7
2	7
1	24
2	7
4	7
3	6
2	23
1	24
1	7
1	7
1	18
1	23
1	18
1	15
3	7
1	7
1	7
3	8
3	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	7