Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022
Start: 2022-06-22
End: 2022-06-28
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022: 133 records at 125 stations, peak on 24 June 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022 set or tied 133 station records at 125 stations.
It ran from 22 June 2022 to 28 June 2022 (7 days) and its peak day was 24 June 2022.
Status: closed.
Lisse set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 27 June 2022.
The busiest day was 24 June 2022 with 40 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 88 years.

Footprint

22 to 28 June 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 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 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lisse	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-27
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2022-06-26
Lyon - St Exupery	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-06-22
Grainet-Rehberg	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-06-24
Clermont-Ferrand	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-06-26
Flossenburg	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-06-24
Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2022-06-25
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-24
Ruppertsecken	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-06-26
Cabauw	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2022-06-24
Saint Exupery	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-06-23
Bad Bergzabern	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-26
Bad Kreuznach	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-26
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-23
Gilze-Rijen_1	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2022-06-23
Weinbiet	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-26
Delft	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-27
Gourdon	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	2022-06-23
Valkenburg-1	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-06-27
Rastatt	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-26

Records per Day

Peak day 40

Records set or tied each day from 22 June 2022 to 28 June 2022. The most in one day was 40 on 24 June 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022 ranked by margin
Praha-Libus, 06-25	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Cabauw, 06-24	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Flossenburg, 06-24	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
Lyon - St Exupery, 06-22	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Grainet-Rehberg, 06-24	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Saint Exupery, 06-23	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Gourdon, 06-23	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Waghausel-Kirrlach, 06-26	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Clermont-Ferrand, 06-26	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf, 06-24	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Valkenburg-1, 06-27	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Lisse, 06-27	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Ruppertsecken, 06-26	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Castricum, 06-23	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Gilze-Rijen_1, 06-23	16.0 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

133 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, 22 to 28 June 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	88
26	61
31	40
29	56
18	32
33	31
48	8
17	44
18	56
33	9
28	47
13	63
9	83
12	56
11	63
16	31
8	73
16	37
27	28
18	24
14	47
16	35
14	31
22	8
8	64
18	9
15	36
4	81
11	51
15	31
10	55
7	56
16	21
16	16
4	71
7	56
15	15
0	80
3	60
6	56
12	36
3	61
18	32
17	44
8	41
6	48
13	28
14	15
2	68
8	31
16	29
6	44
8	44
8	43
2	56
4	55
7	41
7	43
7	40
3	63
6	37
5	36
2	56
3	47
4	36
5	52
9	9
7	17
11	17
1	44
4	36
1	55
11	11
11	9
3	18
8	29
11	20
11	21
1	41
0	52
3	36
2	48
7	15
3	31
2	40
6	16
2	47
5	23
11	0
3	36
6	15
2	31
5	16
2	29
6	24
4	17
4	24
8	9
6	8
1	39
0	31
2	36
2	17
7	9
5	21
1	36
1	1
1	28
1	24
1	17
1	24
2	9
1	32
6	5
2	9
1	28
4	0
3	5
1	11
6	5
3	9
2	24
2	23
2	8
2	9
1	24
2	16
1	8
2	5
5	0
1	16
2	5
1	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 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 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022 (this event)	133 records

Every Record Set

20 of 133

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 22 to 28 June 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-06-22	Lyon - St Exupery	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-23	Saint Exupery	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-23	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	31	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-23	Gilze-Rijen_1	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-23	Gourdon	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-24	Grainet-Rehberg	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-24	Flossenburg	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-24	Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	56	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-24	Cabauw	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	9	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-25	Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Waghausel-Kirrlach	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	61	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-06-26	Clermont-Ferrand	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	32	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Ruppertsecken	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Bad Bergzabern	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	63	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Bad Kreuznach	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Weinbiet	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	63	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-26	Rastatt	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-27	Lisse	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	88	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-06-27	Delft	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	73	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-27	Valkenburg-1	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	24	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 133 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 2026-10-18. 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
17	88
26	61
31	40
29	56
18	32
33	31
48	8
17	44
18	56
33	9
28	47
13	63
9	83
12	56
11	63
16	31
8	73
16	37
27	28
18	24
14	47
16	35
14	31
22	8
8	64
18	9
15	36
4	81
11	51
15	31
10	55
7	56
16	21
16	16
4	71
7	56
15	15
0	80
3	60
6	56
12	36
3	61
18	32
17	44
8	41
6	48
13	28
14	15
2	68
8	31
16	29
6	44
8	44
8	43
2	56
4	55
7	41
7	43
7	40
3	63
6	37
5	36
2	56
3	47
4	36
5	52
9	9
7	17
11	17
1	44
4	36
1	55
11	11
11	9
3	18
8	29
11	20
11	21
1	41
0	52
3	36
2	48
7	15
3	31
2	40
6	16
2	47
5	23
11	0
3	36
6	15
2	31
5	16
2	29
6	24
4	17
4	24
8	9
6	8
1	39
0	31
2	36
2	17
7	9
5	21
1	36
1	1
1	28
1	24
1	17
1	24
2	9
1	32
6	5
2	9
1	28
4	0
3	5
1	11
6	5
3	9
2	24
2	23
2	8
2	9
1	24
2	16
1	8
2	5
5	0
1	16
2	5
1	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	88
26	61
31	40
29	56
18	32
33	31
48	8
17	44
18	56
33	9
28	47
13	63
9	83
12	56
11	63
16	31
8	73
16	37
27	28
18	24
14	47
16	35
14	31
22	8
8	64
18	9
15	36
4	81
11	51
15	31
10	55
7	56
16	21
16	16
4	71
7	56
15	15
0	80
3	60
6	56
12	36
3	61
18	32
17	44
8	41
6	48
13	28
14	15
2	68
8	31
16	29
6	44
8	44
8	43
2	56
4	55
7	41
7	43
7	40
3	63
6	37
5	36
2	56
3	47
4	36
5	52
9	9
7	17
11	17
1	44
4	36
1	55
11	11
11	9
3	18
8	29
11	20
11	21
1	41
0	52
3	36
2	48
7	15
3	31
2	40
6	16
2	47
5	23
11	0
3	36
6	15
2	31
5	16
2	29
6	24
4	17
4	24
8	9
6	8
1	39
0	31
2	36
2	17
7	9
5	21
1	36
1	1
1	28
1	24
1	17
1	24
2	9
1	32
6	5
2	9
1	28
4	0
3	5
1	11
6	5
3	9
2	24
2	23
2	8
2	9
1	24
2	16
1	8
2	5
5	0
1	16
2	5
1	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	88
26	61
31	40
29	56
18	32
33	31
48	8
17	44
18	56
33	9
28	47
13	63
9	83
12	56
11	63
16	31
8	73
16	37
27	28
18	24
14	47
16	35
14	31
22	8
8	64
18	9
15	36
4	81
11	51
15	31
10	55
7	56
16	21
16	16
4	71
7	56
15	15
0	80
3	60
6	56
12	36
3	61
18	32
17	44
8	41
6	48
13	28
14	15
2	68
8	31
16	29
6	44
8	44
8	43
2	56
4	55
7	41
7	43
7	40
3	63
6	37
5	36
2	56
3	47
4	36
5	52
9	9
7	17
11	17
1	44
4	36
1	55
11	11
11	9
3	18
8	29
11	20
11	21
1	41
0	52
3	36
2	48
7	15
3	31
2	40
6	16
2	47
5	23
11	0
3	36
6	15
2	31
5	16
2	29
6	24
4	17
4	24
8	9
6	8
1	39
0	31
2	36
2	17
7	9
5	21
1	36
1	1
1	28
1	24
1	17
1	24
2	9
1	32
6	5
2	9
1	28
4	0
3	5
1	11
6	5
3	9
2	24
2	23
2	8
2	9
1	24
2	16
1	8
2	5
5	0
1	16
2	5
1	9