Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-23
End: 2022-10-02
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022: 198 records at 176 stations, peak on 27 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022 set or tied 198 station records at 176 stations.
It ran from 23 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 (10 days) and its peak day was 27 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Olands Sodra Udde set a daily record precipitation of 66.2 mm (2.6 in) on 28 September 2022.
The busiest day was 27 September 2022 with 82 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 139 years.

Footprint

23 September to 2 October 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Olands Sodra Udde	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	2022-09-28
Geilo	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2022-09-26
Vang I Valdres	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-26
Lisse	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-27
Strijen	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-27
Volkel	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-28
Karlshamn	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-27
Biri	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-26
Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2022-09-26
Rostock-Warnemunde	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-27
Karlskrona-Soderstj.	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-28
Pjatteryd	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	2022-09-28
Amotsdal	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-09-26
Reinli	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-26
Gol - Stake	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-26
Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-27
Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2022-09-25
Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2022-09-26
Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2022-09-27

Records per Day

Peak day 82

Records set or tied each day from 23 September 2022 to 2 October 2022. The most in one day was 82 on 27 September 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-23	5
2022-09-24	1
2022-09-25	5
2022-09-26	61
2022-09-27	82
2022-09-28	32
2022-09-29	1
2022-09-30	4
2022-10-01	6
2022-10-02	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022 ranked by margin
Olands Sodra Udde, 09-28	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
Amotsdal, 09-26	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Volkel, 09-28	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Lisse, 09-27	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Strijen, 09-27	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Pjatteryd, 09-28	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Reinli, 09-26	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Rostock-Warnemunde, 09-27	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Tuddal, 09-26	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Vang I Valdres, 09-26	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Gol - Stake, 09-26	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Karlskrona-Soderstj., 09-28	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Fokstua, 09-26	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Biri, 09-26	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Numansdorp, 09-27	12.4 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

198 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 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	44
5	124
24	47
21	51
16	59
26	45
12	59
9	113
16	67
13	125
16	96
15	44
17	31
5	107
32	40
16	63
15	40
4	119
13	17
12	69
20	31
20	15
13	47
13	47
8	69
9	69
2	125
23	40
18	27
19	0
0	139
12	53
17	40
26	23
17	40
3	81
11	47
10	48
12	47
10	59
6	68
12	47
13	31
13	44
8	21
9	44
24	23
15	1
11	33
13	31
6	69
15	16
13	23
9	47
12	27
3	72
11	31
5	69
7	53
8	40
16	0
5	28
8	47
2	72
2	69
7	47
7	44
3	69
4	64
8	47
7	44
9	47
3	61
8	47
4	60
3	69
7	40
20	23
4	44
3	64
10	27
2	68
6	51
3	69
6	7
21	23
2	64
2	67
12	27
5	25
8	33
5	48
3	48
2	59
13	2
11	0
6	44
3	56
5	47
9	27
5	47
5	44
8	40
12	0
7	27
4	44
4	47
7	33
4	44
10	15
6	40
7	32
7	27
3	44
3	48
6	27
3	40
6	27
8	27
6	40
4	27
6	31
1	40
7	0
4	40
7	0
7	9
5	27
5	31
5	27
0	40
1	47
1	44
6	15
9	9
0	47
4	28
14	1
9	23
5	25
0	44
3	31
5	31
5	23
2	44
8	23
1	44
4	27
1	44
5	23
5	24
2	31
3	28
2	31
10	0
8	0
1	31
1	27
1	27
2	27
2	25
5	16
3	27
1	28
2	27
3	15
1	25
6	1
0	27
0	27
4	12
6	1
4	0
3	12
1	20
0	25
3	28
6	0
3	19
1	25
0	13
1	15
3	15
0	23
5	0
2	13
0	27
1	23
1	23
2	0
0	20
0	9
3	3
3	1
3	0
0	19
1	9
2	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 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 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022 (this event)	198 records

Every Record Set

20 of 198

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 23 September to 2 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-25	Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-26	Geilo	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	124	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Vang I Valdres	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	59	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Biri	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	125	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	96	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Amotsdal	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Reinli	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	63	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Gol - Stake	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-26	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	107	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-26	Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-27	Lisse	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-27	Strijen	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	51	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-27	Karlshamn	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	113	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-27	Rostock-Warnemunde	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	67	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-27	Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	69	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-27	Kerkwerve	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-28	Olands Sodra Udde	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-28	Volkel	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-28	Karlskrona-Soderstj.	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-28	Pjatteryd	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	31	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 198 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
48	44
5	124
24	47
21	51
16	59
26	45
12	59
9	113
16	67
13	125
16	96
15	44
17	31
5	107
32	40
16	63
15	40
4	119
13	17
12	69
20	31
20	15
13	47
13	47
8	69
9	69
2	125
23	40
18	27
19	0
0	139
12	53
17	40
26	23
17	40
3	81
11	47
10	48
12	47
10	59
6	68
12	47
13	31
13	44
8	21
9	44
24	23
15	1
11	33
13	31
6	69
15	16
13	23
9	47
12	27
3	72
11	31
5	69
7	53
8	40
16	0
5	28
8	47
2	72
2	69
7	47
7	44
3	69
4	64
8	47
7	44
9	47
3	61
8	47
4	60
3	69
7	40
20	23
4	44
3	64
10	27
2	68
6	51
3	69
6	7
21	23
2	64
2	67
12	27
5	25
8	33
5	48
3	48
2	59
13	2
11	0
6	44
3	56
5	47
9	27
5	47
5	44
8	40
12	0
7	27
4	44
4	47
7	33
4	44
10	15
6	40
7	32
7	27
3	44
3	48
6	27
3	40
6	27
8	27
6	40
4	27
6	31
1	40
7	0
4	40
7	0
7	9
5	27
5	31
5	27
0	40
1	47
1	44
6	15
9	9
0	47
4	28
14	1
9	23
5	25
0	44
3	31
5	31
5	23
2	44
8	23
1	44
4	27
1	44
5	23
5	24
2	31
3	28
2	31
10	0
8	0
1	31
1	27
1	27
2	27
2	25
5	16
3	27
1	28
2	27
3	15
1	25
6	1
0	27
0	27
4	12
6	1
4	0
3	12
1	20
0	25
3	28
6	0
3	19
1	25
0	13
1	15
3	15
0	23
5	0
2	13
0	27
1	23
1	23
2	0
0	20
0	9
3	3
3	1
3	0
0	19
1	9
2	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	44
5	124
24	47
21	51
16	59
26	45
12	59
9	113
16	67
13	125
16	96
15	44
17	31
5	107
32	40
16	63
15	40
4	119
13	17
12	69
20	31
20	15
13	47
13	47
8	69
9	69
2	125
23	40
18	27
19	0
0	139
12	53
17	40
26	23
17	40
3	81
11	47
10	48
12	47
10	59
6	68
12	47
13	31
13	44
8	21
9	44
24	23
15	1
11	33
13	31
6	69
15	16
13	23
9	47
12	27
3	72
11	31
5	69
7	53
8	40
16	0
5	28
8	47
2	72
2	69
7	47
7	44
3	69
4	64
8	47
7	44
9	47
3	61
8	47
4	60
3	69
7	40
20	23
4	44
3	64
10	27
2	68
6	51
3	69
6	7
21	23
2	64
2	67
12	27
5	25
8	33
5	48
3	48
2	59
13	2
11	0
6	44
3	56
5	47
9	27
5	47
5	44
8	40
12	0
7	27
4	44
4	47
7	33
4	44
10	15
6	40
7	32
7	27
3	44
3	48
6	27
3	40
6	27
8	27
6	40
4	27
6	31
1	40
7	0
4	40
7	0
7	9
5	27
5	31
5	27
0	40
1	47
1	44
6	15
9	9
0	47
4	28
14	1
9	23
5	25
0	44
3	31
5	31
5	23
2	44
8	23
1	44
4	27
1	44
5	23
5	24
2	31
3	28
2	31
10	0
8	0
1	31
1	27
1	27
2	27
2	25
5	16
3	27
1	28
2	27
3	15
1	25
6	1
0	27
0	27
4	12
6	1
4	0
3	12
1	20
0	25
3	28
6	0
3	19
1	25
0	13
1	15
3	15
0	23
5	0
2	13
0	27
1	23
1	23
2	0
0	20
0	9
3	3
3	1
3	0
0	19
1	9
2	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	44
5	124
24	47
21	51
16	59
26	45
12	59
9	113
16	67
13	125
16	96
15	44
17	31
5	107
32	40
16	63
15	40
4	119
13	17
12	69
20	31
20	15
13	47
13	47
8	69
9	69
2	125
23	40
18	27
19	0
0	139
12	53
17	40
26	23
17	40
3	81
11	47
10	48
12	47
10	59
6	68
12	47
13	31
13	44
8	21
9	44
24	23
15	1
11	33
13	31
6	69
15	16
13	23
9	47
12	27
3	72
11	31
5	69
7	53
8	40
16	0
5	28
8	47
2	72
2	69
7	47
7	44
3	69
4	64
8	47
7	44
9	47
3	61
8	47
4	60
3	69
7	40
20	23
4	44
3	64
10	27
2	68
6	51
3	69
6	7
21	23
2	64
2	67
12	27
5	25
8	33
5	48
3	48
2	59
13	2
11	0
6	44
3	56
5	47
9	27
5	47
5	44
8	40
12	0
7	27
4	44
4	47
7	33
4	44
10	15
6	40
7	32
7	27
3	44
3	48
6	27
3	40
6	27
8	27
6	40
4	27
6	31
1	40
7	0
4	40
7	0
7	9
5	27
5	31
5	27
0	40
1	47
1	44
6	15
9	9
0	47
4	28
14	1
9	23
5	25
0	44
3	31
5	31
5	23
2	44
8	23
1	44
4	27
1	44
5	23
5	24
2	31
3	28
2	31
10	0
8	0
1	31
1	27
1	27
2	27
2	25
5	16
3	27
1	28
2	27
3	15
1	25
6	1
0	27
0	27
4	12
6	1
4	0
3	12
1	20
0	25
3	28
6	0
3	19
1	25
0	13
1	15
3	15
0	23
5	0
2	13
0	27
1	23
1	23
2	0
0	20
0	9
3	3
3	1
3	0
0	19
1	9
2	0