Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024
Start: 2024-02-17
End: 2024-02-19
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024: 321 records at 319 stations, peak on 18 February 2024. 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, 17 to 19 February 2024 set or tied 321 station records at 319 stations.
It ran from 17 February 2024 to 19 February 2024 (3 days) and its peak day was 18 February 2024.
Status: closed.
West Terschelling set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 18 February 2024.
The busiest day was 18 February 2024 with 293 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

17 to 19 February 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024 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, 17 to 19 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-18
Obdam	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-18
De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2024-02-18
Kornwerderzand	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-18
Wattisham	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-17
Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Heerde	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-18
Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-18
De Cocksdorps	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
De Koog	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Enkhuizen	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-18
Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-18
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-18
Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Harlingen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Vroomshoop	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-18
West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18
Vlieland_1	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-18
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-18

Records per Day

Peak day 293

Records set or tied each day from 17 February 2024 to 19 February 2024. The most in one day was 293 on 18 February 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024 ranked by margin
De Kooy, 02-18	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Obdam, 02-18	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Callantsoog, 02-18	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1, 02-18	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Vlieland_1, 02-18	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
West Beemster, 02-18	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Harlingen, 02-18	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Kornwerderzand, 02-18	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
De Cocksdorps, 02-18	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Enkhuizen, 02-18	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
De Koog, 02-18	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Zaandam (Hembrug), 02-18	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Wattisham, 02-17	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Schellingwoude, 02-18	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Heerde, 02-18	12.0 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

321 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, 17 to 19 February 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	123
12	112
15	56
9	146
14	69
14	46
11	69
2	128
13	46
15	24
17	24
19	28
13	24
13	28
13	28
10	72
13	28
12	46
13	34
13	46
9	53
4	129
14	18
12	28
14	24
15	24
14	24
13	18
10	34
16	26
3	112
3	112
14	28
13	34
18	4
12	46
3	80
14	18
15	2
13	28
14	24
18	1
10	46
14	18
11	24
12	46
14	1
13	24
12	28
1	112
11	18
13	24
1	104
10	26
1	108
1	112
10	28
10	28
14	2
1	112
13	8
14	26
10	26
9	46
15	1
9	46
11	28
5	69
14	9
13	2
13	28
12	26
9	26
10	1
8	50
12	1
10	28
10	28
12	26
12	1
12	2
10	28
12	1
8	34
7	50
4	72
13	1
9	18
11	28
7	21
7	28
10	24
13	2
9	28
10	28
13	2
11	26
10	26
6	46
8	28
11	1
14	4
10	26
11	2
7	28
8	28
8	28
9	28
9	24
11	2
3	52
0	56
11	34
8	28
2	69
8	28
13	2
8	28
3	20
2	29
10	0
8	21
2	69
9	28
7	28
10	1
7	10
12	4
9	1
10	2
10	0
7	28
11	2
7	28
7	28
4	50
10	4
10	2
7	21
4	44
7	8
3	20
8	1
9	1
10	1
1	69
10	2
8	12
7	28
7	28
10	1
7	21
7	24
8	1
9	4
8	28
10	1
9	1
10	2
8	24
3	50
9	2
5	28
10	2
6	26
10	4
9	1
5	26
6	13
4	26
2	50
7	0
9	2
7	28
10	2
9	2
7	24
9	2
6	28
9	4
9	24
9	28
2	46
7	1
3	23
9	4
8	1
5	28
0	69
3	50
10	2
5	28
6	28
5	26
10	12
10	8
4	28
7	1
4	28
9	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024 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, 17 to 19 February 2024 (this event)	321 records

Every Record Set

20 of 321

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 17 to 19 February 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-17	Wattisham	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	128	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-18	Obdam	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-18	De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-18	Kornwerderzand	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	28	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-18	Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	123	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Heerde	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	146	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	De Cocksdorps	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	De Koog	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Enkhuizen	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Harlingen	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Vroomshoop	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	West Beemster	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Zaandam (Hembrug)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Vlieland_1	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 321 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
10	123
12	112
15	56
9	146
14	69
14	46
11	69
2	128
13	46
15	24
17	24
19	28
13	24
13	28
13	28
10	72
13	28
12	46
13	34
13	46
9	53
4	129
14	18
12	28
14	24
15	24
14	24
13	18
10	34
16	26
3	112
3	112
14	28
13	34
18	4
12	46
3	80
14	18
15	2
13	28
14	24
18	1
10	46
14	18
11	24
12	46
14	1
13	24
12	28
1	112
11	18
13	24
1	104
10	26
1	108
1	112
10	28
10	28
14	2
1	112
13	8
14	26
10	26
9	46
15	1
9	46
11	28
5	69
14	9
13	2
13	28
12	26
9	26
10	1
8	50
12	1
10	28
10	28
12	26
12	1
12	2
10	28
12	1
8	34
7	50
4	72
13	1
9	18
11	28
7	21
7	28
10	24
13	2
9	28
10	28
13	2
11	26
10	26
6	46
8	28
11	1
14	4
10	26
11	2
7	28
8	28
8	28
9	28
9	24
11	2
3	52
0	56
11	34
8	28
2	69
8	28
13	2
8	28
3	20
2	29
10	0
8	21
2	69
9	28
7	28
10	1
7	10
12	4
9	1
10	2
10	0
7	28
11	2
7	28
7	28
4	50
10	4
10	2
7	21
4	44
7	8
3	20
8	1
9	1
10	1
1	69
10	2
8	12
7	28
7	28
10	1
7	21
7	24
8	1
9	4
8	28
10	1
9	1
10	2
8	24
3	50
9	2
5	28
10	2
6	26
10	4
9	1
5	26
6	13
4	26
2	50
7	0
9	2
7	28
10	2
9	2
7	24
9	2
6	28
9	4
9	24
9	28
2	46
7	1
3	23
9	4
8	1
5	28
0	69
3	50
10	2
5	28
6	28
5	26
10	12
10	8
4	28
7	1
4	28
9	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	123
12	112
15	56
9	146
14	69
14	46
11	69
2	128
13	46
15	24
17	24
19	28
13	24
13	28
13	28
10	72
13	28
12	46
13	34
13	46
9	53
4	129
14	18
12	28
14	24
15	24
14	24
13	18
10	34
16	26
3	112
3	112
14	28
13	34
18	4
12	46
3	80
14	18
15	2
13	28
14	24
18	1
10	46
14	18
11	24
12	46
14	1
13	24
12	28
1	112
11	18
13	24
1	104
10	26
1	108
1	112
10	28
10	28
14	2
1	112
13	8
14	26
10	26
9	46
15	1
9	46
11	28
5	69
14	9
13	2
13	28
12	26
9	26
10	1
8	50
12	1
10	28
10	28
12	26
12	1
12	2
10	28
12	1
8	34
7	50
4	72
13	1
9	18
11	28
7	21
7	28
10	24
13	2
9	28
10	28
13	2
11	26
10	26
6	46
8	28
11	1
14	4
10	26
11	2
7	28
8	28
8	28
9	28
9	24
11	2
3	52
0	56
11	34
8	28
2	69
8	28
13	2
8	28
3	20
2	29
10	0
8	21
2	69
9	28
7	28
10	1
7	10
12	4
9	1
10	2
10	0
7	28
11	2
7	28
7	28
4	50
10	4
10	2
7	21
4	44
7	8
3	20
8	1
9	1
10	1
1	69
10	2
8	12
7	28
7	28
10	1
7	21
7	24
8	1
9	4
8	28
10	1
9	1
10	2
8	24
3	50
9	2
5	28
10	2
6	26
10	4
9	1
5	26
6	13
4	26
2	50
7	0
9	2
7	28
10	2
9	2
7	24
9	2
6	28
9	4
9	24
9	28
2	46
7	1
3	23
9	4
8	1
5	28
0	69
3	50
10	2
5	28
6	28
5	26
10	12
10	8
4	28
7	1
4	28
9	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	123
12	112
15	56
9	146
14	69
14	46
11	69
2	128
13	46
15	24
17	24
19	28
13	24
13	28
13	28
10	72
13	28
12	46
13	34
13	46
9	53
4	129
14	18
12	28
14	24
15	24
14	24
13	18
10	34
16	26
3	112
3	112
14	28
13	34
18	4
12	46
3	80
14	18
15	2
13	28
14	24
18	1
10	46
14	18
11	24
12	46
14	1
13	24
12	28
1	112
11	18
13	24
1	104
10	26
1	108
1	112
10	28
10	28
14	2
1	112
13	8
14	26
10	26
9	46
15	1
9	46
11	28
5	69
14	9
13	2
13	28
12	26
9	26
10	1
8	50
12	1
10	28
10	28
12	26
12	1
12	2
10	28
12	1
8	34
7	50
4	72
13	1
9	18
11	28
7	21
7	28
10	24
13	2
9	28
10	28
13	2
11	26
10	26
6	46
8	28
11	1
14	4
10	26
11	2
7	28
8	28
8	28
9	28
9	24
11	2
3	52
0	56
11	34
8	28
2	69
8	28
13	2
8	28
3	20
2	29
10	0
8	21
2	69
9	28
7	28
10	1
7	10
12	4
9	1
10	2
10	0
7	28
11	2
7	28
7	28
4	50
10	4
10	2
7	21
4	44
7	8
3	20
8	1
9	1
10	1
1	69
10	2
8	12
7	28
7	28
10	1
7	21
7	24
8	1
9	4
8	28
10	1
9	1
10	2
8	24
3	50
9	2
5	28
10	2
6	26
10	4
9	1
5	26
6	13
4	26
2	50
7	0
9	2
7	28
10	2
9	2
7	24
9	2
6	28
9	4
9	24
9	28
2	46
7	1
3	23
9	4
8	1
5	28
0	69
3	50
10	2
5	28
6	28
5	26
10	12
10	8
4	28
7	1
4	28
9	2