Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-04
End: 2022-04-11
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland, Denmark, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022: 709 records at 605 stations, peak on 8 April 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022 set or tied 709 station records at 605 stations.
It ran from 4 April 2022 to 11 April 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 8 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Arnhem set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 4 April 2022.
The busiest day was 8 April 2022 with 191 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 161 years.

Footprint

4 to 11 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 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 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-04-04
Weinbiet	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2022-04-08
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-04-08
Worms	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-08
Coleman	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-08
Schmucke	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-04
Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-08
Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-08
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2022-04-08
Bretten	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-08
Pitea	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-04-08
Orebro	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-07
Kaiserslautern	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2022-04-08
Gieterveen	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-04-06
Vastvalla	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2022-04-07
Wurzburg	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2022-04-08
Eppingen-Elsenz	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-08
Reimlingen	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2022-04-08
Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2022-04-04
Forse	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2022-04-08

Records per Day

Peak day 191

Records set or tied each day from 4 April 2022 to 11 April 2022. The most in one day was 191 on 8 April 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022
Date	Records
2022-04-04	167
2022-04-05	9
2022-04-06	105
2022-04-07	170
2022-04-08	191
2022-04-09	38
2022-04-10	27
2022-04-11	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022 ranked by margin
Kaiserslautern, 04-08	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
Schmucke, 04-04	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Eppingen-Elsenz, 04-08	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Weinbiet, 04-08	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Bretten, 04-08	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Vastvalla, 04-07	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Coleman, 04-08	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Wurzburg, 04-08	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Reimlingen, 04-08	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, 04-08	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Tilburg, 04-04	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Gieterveen, 04-06	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Sachsenheim, 04-08	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Arnhem, 04-04	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, 04-08	14.4 mm (0.6 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

500 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 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	104
21	53
14	103
10	85
19	67
23	83
11	65
16	33
17	67
20	27
12	72
5	121
29	39
5	161
18	40
21	39
16	52
16	49
20	47
17	39
20	39
6	85
21	39
13	39
12	87
18	40
8	80
11	68
18	28
8	71
7	71
8	103
11	67
8	81
7	69
13	39
21	33
12	47
13	20
10	56
32	28
5	141
13	31
4	71
11	60
2	86
9	72
7	56
18	16
10	39
11	64
9	63
10	39
14	28
13	28
21	16
11	22
10	9
8	63
8	40
8	60
9	60
13	36
23	16
15	20
6	72
12	39
6	79
17	40
12	39
2	119
5	53
12	39
17	31
8	68
12	24
30	0
12	28
8	48
6	83
16	0
1	148
13	20
8	56
14	39
11	28
14	17
11	28
7	60
11	40
8	40
12	40
10	36
11	21
12	23
7	69
5	67
9	33
5	71
9	28
5	71
5	68
4	67
6	63
6	63
12	20
2	81
5	72
8	40
3	79
11	33
10	28
5	71
6	69
7	63
8	28
8	40
5	60
8	39
6	55
4	68
8	28
10	27
1	69
7	21
8	20
8	16
12	16
9	24
5	68
11	24
4	67
12	33
14	28
10	39
7	40
3	54
8	40
2	79
9	28
10	23
1	81
5	72
11	20
8	20
18	32
10	33
1	89
10	39
7	28
5	67
8	39
1	89
7	39
7	28
8	32
5	52
9	28
5	60
7	32
11	24
19	20
8	40
8	16
10	16
9	28
8	28
9	35
7	31
9	31
4	67
8	39
6	44
2	71
3	71
3	71
6	52
4	60
3	72
11	11
0	87
1	75
1	54
5	60
1	83
7	33
3	60
13	20
12	28
3	71
8	16
7	28
8	28
14	5
8	28
3	71
6	64
10	20
8	20
12	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 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 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022 (this event)	709 records

Every Record Set

20 of 709

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 4 to 11 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-04	Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	104	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-04	Schmucke	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	83	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-04	Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-06	Gieterveen	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Orebro	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	161	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Vastvalla	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	47	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Weinbiet	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	53	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	103	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Worms	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	85	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Coleman	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	67	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Bad Durkheim	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	33	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Bretten	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	27	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Pitea	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	121	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Kaiserslautern	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Wurzburg	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Eppingen-Elsenz	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	39	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Reimlingen	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-08	Forse	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 709 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
15	104
21	53
14	103
10	85
19	67
23	83
11	65
16	33
17	67
20	27
12	72
5	121
29	39
5	161
18	40
21	39
16	52
16	49
20	47
17	39
20	39
6	85
21	39
13	39
12	87
18	40
8	80
11	68
18	28
8	71
7	71
8	103
11	67
8	81
7	69
13	39
21	33
12	47
13	20
10	56
32	28
5	141
13	31
4	71
11	60
2	86
9	72
7	56
18	16
10	39
11	64
9	63
10	39
14	28
13	28
21	16
11	22
10	9
8	63
8	40
8	60
9	60
13	36
23	16
15	20
6	72
12	39
6	79
17	40
12	39
2	119
5	53
12	39
17	31
8	68
12	24
30	0
12	28
8	48
6	83
16	0
1	148
13	20
8	56
14	39
11	28
14	17
11	28
7	60
11	40
8	40
12	40
10	36
11	21
12	23
7	69
5	67
9	33
5	71
9	28
5	71
5	68
4	67
6	63
6	63
12	20
2	81
5	72
8	40
3	79
11	33
10	28
5	71
6	69
7	63
8	28
8	40
5	60
8	39
6	55
4	68
8	28
10	27
1	69
7	21
8	20
8	16
12	16
9	24
5	68
11	24
4	67
12	33
14	28
10	39
7	40
3	54
8	40
2	79
9	28
10	23
1	81
5	72
11	20
8	20
18	32
10	33
1	89
10	39
7	28
5	67
8	39
1	89
7	39
7	28
8	32
5	52
9	28
5	60
7	32
11	24
19	20
8	40
8	16
10	16
9	28
8	28
9	35
7	31
9	31
4	67
8	39
6	44
2	71
3	71
3	71
6	52
4	60
3	72
11	11
0	87
1	75
1	54
5	60
1	83
7	33
3	60
13	20
12	28
3	71
8	16
7	28
8	28
14	5
8	28
3	71
6	64
10	20
8	20
12	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	104
21	53
14	103
10	85
19	67
23	83
11	65
16	33
17	67
20	27
12	72
5	121
29	39
5	161
18	40
21	39
16	52
16	49
20	47
17	39
20	39
6	85
21	39
13	39
12	87
18	40
8	80
11	68
18	28
8	71
7	71
8	103
11	67
8	81
7	69
13	39
21	33
12	47
13	20
10	56
32	28
5	141
13	31
4	71
11	60
2	86
9	72
7	56
18	16
10	39
11	64
9	63
10	39
14	28
13	28
21	16
11	22
10	9
8	63
8	40
8	60
9	60
13	36
23	16
15	20
6	72
12	39
6	79
17	40
12	39
2	119
5	53
12	39
17	31
8	68
12	24
30	0
12	28
8	48
6	83
16	0
1	148
13	20
8	56
14	39
11	28
14	17
11	28
7	60
11	40
8	40
12	40
10	36
11	21
12	23
7	69
5	67
9	33
5	71
9	28
5	71
5	68
4	67
6	63
6	63
12	20
2	81
5	72
8	40
3	79
11	33
10	28
5	71
6	69
7	63
8	28
8	40
5	60
8	39
6	55
4	68
8	28
10	27
1	69
7	21
8	20
8	16
12	16
9	24
5	68
11	24
4	67
12	33
14	28
10	39
7	40
3	54
8	40
2	79
9	28
10	23
1	81
5	72
11	20
8	20
18	32
10	33
1	89
10	39
7	28
5	67
8	39
1	89
7	39
7	28
8	32
5	52
9	28
5	60
7	32
11	24
19	20
8	40
8	16
10	16
9	28
8	28
9	35
7	31
9	31
4	67
8	39
6	44
2	71
3	71
3	71
6	52
4	60
3	72
11	11
0	87
1	75
1	54
5	60
1	83
7	33
3	60
13	20
12	28
3	71
8	16
7	28
8	28
14	5
8	28
3	71
6	64
10	20
8	20
12	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	104
21	53
14	103
10	85
19	67
23	83
11	65
16	33
17	67
20	27
12	72
5	121
29	39
5	161
18	40
21	39
16	52
16	49
20	47
17	39
20	39
6	85
21	39
13	39
12	87
18	40
8	80
11	68
18	28
8	71
7	71
8	103
11	67
8	81
7	69
13	39
21	33
12	47
13	20
10	56
32	28
5	141
13	31
4	71
11	60
2	86
9	72
7	56
18	16
10	39
11	64
9	63
10	39
14	28
13	28
21	16
11	22
10	9
8	63
8	40
8	60
9	60
13	36
23	16
15	20
6	72
12	39
6	79
17	40
12	39
2	119
5	53
12	39
17	31
8	68
12	24
30	0
12	28
8	48
6	83
16	0
1	148
13	20
8	56
14	39
11	28
14	17
11	28
7	60
11	40
8	40
12	40
10	36
11	21
12	23
7	69
5	67
9	33
5	71
9	28
5	71
5	68
4	67
6	63
6	63
12	20
2	81
5	72
8	40
3	79
11	33
10	28
5	71
6	69
7	63
8	28
8	40
5	60
8	39
6	55
4	68
8	28
10	27
1	69
7	21
8	20
8	16
12	16
9	24
5	68
11	24
4	67
12	33
14	28
10	39
7	40
3	54
8	40
2	79
9	28
10	23
1	81
5	72
11	20
8	20
18	32
10	33
1	89
10	39
7	28
5	67
8	39
1	89
7	39
7	28
8	32
5	52
9	28
5	60
7	32
11	24
19	20
8	40
8	16
10	16
9	28
8	28
9	35
7	31
9	31
4	67
8	39
6	44
2	71
3	71
3	71
6	52
4	60
3	72
11	11
0	87
1	75
1	54
5	60
1	83
7	33
3	60
13	20
12	28
3	71
8	16
7	28
8	28
14	5
8	28
3	71
6	64
10	20
8	20
12	16