Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022
Start: 2022-12-20
End: 2022-12-26
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Belgium

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022: 142 records at 133 stations, peak on 20 December 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022 set or tied 142 station records at 133 stations.
It ran from 20 December 2022 to 26 December 2022 (7 days) and its peak day was 20 December 2022.
Status: closed.
Lippstadt-Bokenforde set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 25 December 2022.
The busiest day was 20 December 2022 with 57 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 71 years.

Footprint

20 to 26 December 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 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, 20 to 26 December 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lippstadt-Bokenforde	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-25
Stramproy	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2022-12-25
Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2022-12-25
Boxtel	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-20
Gemert	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-20
Heumen	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-20
Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-20
Mill	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-20
Oirschot	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-20
St Anthonis	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-20
Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-20
Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-23
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-23
Philippine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-23
Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-23
Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-23
Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-23
Uccle	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-25
Echt	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-25
Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-26

Records per Day

Peak day 57

Records set or tied each day from 20 December 2022 to 26 December 2022. The most in one day was 57 on 20 December 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022 ranked by margin
Lippstadt-Bokenforde, 12-25	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest), 12-23	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Echt, 12-25	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Heumen, 12-20	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
Mill, 12-20	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Essen-Bredeney, 12-25	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Lichtenvoorde, 12-20	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Tilburg, 12-20	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
Schoondijke, 12-23	5.2 mm (0.20 in)
St Anthonis, 12-20	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
Biervliet, 12-23	4.5 mm (0.18 in)
Stramproy, 12-25	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
Uccle, 12-25	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
Oirschot, 12-20	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
Boxtel, 12-20	3.7 mm (0.15 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

142 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, 20 to 26 December 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	20
4	71
9	48
11	9
5	69
4	71
4	51
7	48
6	60
5	60
5	56
5	56
8	37
4	60
3	63
4	60
3	69
8	37
3	56
3	56
5	41
2	69
2	69
2	69
2	63
3	56
1	69
3	56
1	69
2	56
1	69
2	60
3	48
1	69
3	56
0	67
3	48
7	28
2	56
2	56
1	60
1	57
1	60
9	4
4	9
2	48
5	28
7	23
5	28
0	56
3	37
2	55
0	55
2	41
4	28
0	56
5	9
4	27
2	36
2	37
1	48
2	41
8	9
2	27
2	36
2	37
6	4
4	32
6	19
4	28
1	48
6	20
4	32
1	41
3	36
8	8
1	32
1	41
2	28
1	36
5	9
4	27
5	8
6	23
3	27
2	31
3	9
1	39
0	36
0	36
1	28
3	9
4	4
5	4
1	28
4	4
1	33
2	23
2	9
2	9
4	12
1	28
2	19
1	23
0	28
4	9
7	9
4	1
2	12
8	8
2	23
3	9
0	23
2	9
0	23
2	1
1	12
2	20
3	12
1	24
1	20
2	0
2	4
3	4
1	23
1	4
0	12
3	9
1	1
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	12
1	12
0	8
0	9
0	4
1	1
2	1
1	1
0	12
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 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, 20 to 26 December 2022 (this event)	142 records

Every Record Set

20 of 142

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 20 to 26 December 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-12-20	Boxtel	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Gemert	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Heumen	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Mill	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Oirschot	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	St Anthonis	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-20	Tilburg	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Philippine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-23	Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-25	Lippstadt-Bokenforde	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-25	Stramproy	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	71	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-25	Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-25	Uccle	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-25	Echt	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-26	Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 142 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2022-12-20	57
2022-12-21	6
2022-12-22	9
2022-12-23	36
2022-12-24	1
2022-12-25	18
2022-12-26	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	20
4	71
9	48
11	9
5	69
4	71
4	51
7	48
6	60
5	60
5	56
5	56
8	37
4	60
3	63
4	60
3	69
8	37
3	56
3	56
5	41
2	69
2	69
2	69
2	63
3	56
1	69
3	56
1	69
2	56
1	69
2	60
3	48
1	69
3	56
0	67
3	48
7	28
2	56
2	56
1	60
1	57
1	60
9	4
4	9
2	48
5	28
7	23
5	28
0	56
3	37
2	55
0	55
2	41
4	28
0	56
5	9
4	27
2	36
2	37
1	48
2	41
8	9
2	27
2	36
2	37
6	4
4	32
6	19
4	28
1	48
6	20
4	32
1	41
3	36
8	8
1	32
1	41
2	28
1	36
5	9
4	27
5	8
6	23
3	27
2	31
3	9
1	39
0	36
0	36
1	28
3	9
4	4
5	4
1	28
4	4
1	33
2	23
2	9
2	9
4	12
1	28
2	19
1	23
0	28
4	9
7	9
4	1
2	12
8	8
2	23
3	9
0	23
2	9
0	23
2	1
1	12
2	20
3	12
1	24
1	20
2	0
2	4
3	4
1	23
1	4
0	12
3	9
1	1
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	12
1	12
0	8
0	9
0	4
1	1
2	1
1	1
0	12
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	20
4	71
9	48
11	9
5	69
4	71
4	51
7	48
6	60
5	60
5	56
5	56
8	37
4	60
3	63
4	60
3	69
8	37
3	56
3	56
5	41
2	69
2	69
2	69
2	63
3	56
1	69
3	56
1	69
2	56
1	69
2	60
3	48
1	69
3	56
0	67
3	48
7	28
2	56
2	56
1	60
1	57
1	60
9	4
4	9
2	48
5	28
7	23
5	28
0	56
3	37
2	55
0	55
2	41
4	28
0	56
5	9
4	27
2	36
2	37
1	48
2	41
8	9
2	27
2	36
2	37
6	4
4	32
6	19
4	28
1	48
6	20
4	32
1	41
3	36
8	8
1	32
1	41
2	28
1	36
5	9
4	27
5	8
6	23
3	27
2	31
3	9
1	39
0	36
0	36
1	28
3	9
4	4
5	4
1	28
4	4
1	33
2	23
2	9
2	9
4	12
1	28
2	19
1	23
0	28
4	9
7	9
4	1
2	12
8	8
2	23
3	9
0	23
2	9
0	23
2	1
1	12
2	20
3	12
1	24
1	20
2	0
2	4
3	4
1	23
1	4
0	12
3	9
1	1
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	12
1	12
0	8
0	9
0	4
1	1
2	1
1	1
0	12
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	20
4	71
9	48
11	9
5	69
4	71
4	51
7	48
6	60
5	60
5	56
5	56
8	37
4	60
3	63
4	60
3	69
8	37
3	56
3	56
5	41
2	69
2	69
2	69
2	63
3	56
1	69
3	56
1	69
2	56
1	69
2	60
3	48
1	69
3	56
0	67
3	48
7	28
2	56
2	56
1	60
1	57
1	60
9	4
4	9
2	48
5	28
7	23
5	28
0	56
3	37
2	55
0	55
2	41
4	28
0	56
5	9
4	27
2	36
2	37
1	48
2	41
8	9
2	27
2	36
2	37
6	4
4	32
6	19
4	28
1	48
6	20
4	32
1	41
3	36
8	8
1	32
1	41
2	28
1	36
5	9
4	27
5	8
6	23
3	27
2	31
3	9
1	39
0	36
0	36
1	28
3	9
4	4
5	4
1	28
4	4
1	33
2	23
2	9
2	9
4	12
1	28
2	19
1	23
0	28
4	9
7	9
4	1
2	12
8	8
2	23
3	9
0	23
2	9
0	23
2	1
1	12
2	20
3	12
1	24
1	20
2	0
2	4
3	4
1	23
1	4
0	12
3	9
1	1
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	12
1	12
0	8
0	9
0	4
1	1
2	1
1	1
0	12
0	4