Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024
Start: 2024-04-15
End: 2024-04-24
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, France, Poland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024: 497 records at 399 stations, peak on 15 April 2024. 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, 15 to 24 April 2024 set or tied 497 station records at 399 stations.
It ran from 15 April 2024 to 24 April 2024 (10 days) and its peak day was 15 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 15 April 2024.
The busiest day was 15 April 2024 with 246 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 154 years.

Footprint

15 to 24 April 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 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 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Putbus	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Heeg	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2024-04-15
Hoogkarspel	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2024-04-15
Weesp	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Heerde	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-04-15
Makkum	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Eernewoude	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-04-15
Stavoren_1	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-04-15
Hamersveld	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-15
Valkenburg-1	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-15
Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-15
Obdam	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-15
Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-15
Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-04-15
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2024-04-15
Fulda	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2024-04-20
Bad Hersfeld	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2024-04-20

Records per Day

Peak day 246

Records set or tied each day from 15 April 2024 to 24 April 2024. The most in one day was 246 on 15 April 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024
Date	Records
2024-04-15	246
2024-04-16	48
2024-04-17	11
2024-04-18	10
2024-04-19	107
2024-04-20	68
2024-04-21	4
2024-04-22	1
2024-04-23	1
2024-04-24	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024 ranked by margin
Hoogwoud, 04-15	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Hoogkarspel, 04-15	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
Heeg, 04-15	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Medemblik, 04-15	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Stavoren_1, 04-15	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Heiloo, 04-15	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Obdam, 04-15	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Weesp, 04-15	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Bergen (Nh), 04-15	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Fulda, 04-20	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Heerde, 04-15	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Hoorn, 04-15	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Bad Hersfeld, 04-20	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Boskoop, 04-15	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Hamersveld, 04-15	13.1 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

497 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, 15 to 24 April 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	129
12	154
15	70
19	54
20	55
8	145
14	70
16	55
15	52
15	55
13	61
12	54
12	52
19	26
24	26
17	26
13	55
12	55
17	26
16	24
11	55
22	26
12	43
10	52
11	55
15	32
10	54
10	55
11	55
6	126
7	81
10	55
19	18
5	88
3	100
9	55
13	26
9	54
10	55
14	22
11	52
8	54
11	54
10	55
9	54
10	55
14	26
9	54
14	29
8	54
9	55
13	15
10	54
3	94
8	55
12	26
9	52
14	26
13	26
2	135
4	88
7	59
9	55
2	114
9	52
9	55
8	54
6	73
6	77
4	87
3	88
7	54
7	54
10	32
7	54
7	55
8	52
10	34
8	54
10	54
6	55
7	55
10	26
7	55
7	55
13	26
11	26
6	63
2	87
5	70
12	54
7	52
6	55
7	54
3	55
4	70
7	52
8	45
9	24
6	54
7	52
6	63
12	22
8	45
6	54
13	24
6	54
9	26
4	65
6	63
6	58
7	52
6	55
11	54
9	32
3	76
8	45
5	62
5	55
4	55
6	55
5	61
5	63
5	61
0	93
12	37
10	29
5	55
5	55
5	61
10	22
6	45
9	22
5	55
6	55
7	32
6	52
4	71
0	84
9	26
5	54
9	26
8	37
6	45
8	14
2	70
1	76
12	31
2	41
5	52
4	52
5	52
2	65
2	65
0	74
5	49
11	19
6	49
4	67
3	54
8	26
4	55
8	22
3	63
4	52
4	52
3	61
6	22
3	58
3	62
4	54
7	26
8	15
3	59
6	34
10	26
3	52
7	26
3	54
7	26
7	29
2	30
8	22
12	6
0	76
1	71
1	72
0	76
1	68
8	26
4	52
8	18
4	52
4	37
7	33
0	76
8	12
3	54
3	52
7	26

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 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 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024 (this event)	497 records

Every Record Set

20 of 497

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 15 to 24 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-04-15	Hoorn	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	129	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Putbus	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	154	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Heeg	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Hoogkarspel	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Weesp	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	55	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Heerde	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-15	Makkum	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	54	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Eernewoude	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	52	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Hoogwoud	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Stavoren_1	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Hamersveld	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	55	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Valkenburg-1	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	55	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Obdam	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-15	Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-15	Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-15	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	145	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-20	Fulda	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-20	Bad Hersfeld	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 497 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
14	129
12	154
15	70
19	54
20	55
8	145
14	70
16	55
15	52
15	55
13	61
12	54
12	52
19	26
24	26
17	26
13	55
12	55
17	26
16	24
11	55
22	26
12	43
10	52
11	55
15	32
10	54
10	55
11	55
6	126
7	81
10	55
19	18
5	88
3	100
9	55
13	26
9	54
10	55
14	22
11	52
8	54
11	54
10	55
9	54
10	55
14	26
9	54
14	29
8	54
9	55
13	15
10	54
3	94
8	55
12	26
9	52
14	26
13	26
2	135
4	88
7	59
9	55
2	114
9	52
9	55
8	54
6	73
6	77
4	87
3	88
7	54
7	54
10	32
7	54
7	55
8	52
10	34
8	54
10	54
6	55
7	55
10	26
7	55
7	55
13	26
11	26
6	63
2	87
5	70
12	54
7	52
6	55
7	54
3	55
4	70
7	52
8	45
9	24
6	54
7	52
6	63
12	22
8	45
6	54
13	24
6	54
9	26
4	65
6	63
6	58
7	52
6	55
11	54
9	32
3	76
8	45
5	62
5	55
4	55
6	55
5	61
5	63
5	61
0	93
12	37
10	29
5	55
5	55
5	61
10	22
6	45
9	22
5	55
6	55
7	32
6	52
4	71
0	84
9	26
5	54
9	26
8	37
6	45
8	14
2	70
1	76
12	31
2	41
5	52
4	52
5	52
2	65
2	65
0	74
5	49
11	19
6	49
4	67
3	54
8	26
4	55
8	22
3	63
4	52
4	52
3	61
6	22
3	58
3	62
4	54
7	26
8	15
3	59
6	34
10	26
3	52
7	26
3	54
7	26
7	29
2	30
8	22
12	6
0	76
1	71
1	72
0	76
1	68
8	26
4	52
8	18
4	52
4	37
7	33
0	76
8	12
3	54
3	52
7	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	129
12	154
15	70
19	54
20	55
8	145
14	70
16	55
15	52
15	55
13	61
12	54
12	52
19	26
24	26
17	26
13	55
12	55
17	26
16	24
11	55
22	26
12	43
10	52
11	55
15	32
10	54
10	55
11	55
6	126
7	81
10	55
19	18
5	88
3	100
9	55
13	26
9	54
10	55
14	22
11	52
8	54
11	54
10	55
9	54
10	55
14	26
9	54
14	29
8	54
9	55
13	15
10	54
3	94
8	55
12	26
9	52
14	26
13	26
2	135
4	88
7	59
9	55
2	114
9	52
9	55
8	54
6	73
6	77
4	87
3	88
7	54
7	54
10	32
7	54
7	55
8	52
10	34
8	54
10	54
6	55
7	55
10	26
7	55
7	55
13	26
11	26
6	63
2	87
5	70
12	54
7	52
6	55
7	54
3	55
4	70
7	52
8	45
9	24
6	54
7	52
6	63
12	22
8	45
6	54
13	24
6	54
9	26
4	65
6	63
6	58
7	52
6	55
11	54
9	32
3	76
8	45
5	62
5	55
4	55
6	55
5	61
5	63
5	61
0	93
12	37
10	29
5	55
5	55
5	61
10	22
6	45
9	22
5	55
6	55
7	32
6	52
4	71
0	84
9	26
5	54
9	26
8	37
6	45
8	14
2	70
1	76
12	31
2	41
5	52
4	52
5	52
2	65
2	65
0	74
5	49
11	19
6	49
4	67
3	54
8	26
4	55
8	22
3	63
4	52
4	52
3	61
6	22
3	58
3	62
4	54
7	26
8	15
3	59
6	34
10	26
3	52
7	26
3	54
7	26
7	29
2	30
8	22
12	6
0	76
1	71
1	72
0	76
1	68
8	26
4	52
8	18
4	52
4	37
7	33
0	76
8	12
3	54
3	52
7	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	129
12	154
15	70
19	54
20	55
8	145
14	70
16	55
15	52
15	55
13	61
12	54
12	52
19	26
24	26
17	26
13	55
12	55
17	26
16	24
11	55
22	26
12	43
10	52
11	55
15	32
10	54
10	55
11	55
6	126
7	81
10	55
19	18
5	88
3	100
9	55
13	26
9	54
10	55
14	22
11	52
8	54
11	54
10	55
9	54
10	55
14	26
9	54
14	29
8	54
9	55
13	15
10	54
3	94
8	55
12	26
9	52
14	26
13	26
2	135
4	88
7	59
9	55
2	114
9	52
9	55
8	54
6	73
6	77
4	87
3	88
7	54
7	54
10	32
7	54
7	55
8	52
10	34
8	54
10	54
6	55
7	55
10	26
7	55
7	55
13	26
11	26
6	63
2	87
5	70
12	54
7	52
6	55
7	54
3	55
4	70
7	52
8	45
9	24
6	54
7	52
6	63
12	22
8	45
6	54
13	24
6	54
9	26
4	65
6	63
6	58
7	52
6	55
11	54
9	32
3	76
8	45
5	62
5	55
4	55
6	55
5	61
5	63
5	61
0	93
12	37
10	29
5	55
5	55
5	61
10	22
6	45
9	22
5	55
6	55
7	32
6	52
4	71
0	84
9	26
5	54
9	26
8	37
6	45
8	14
2	70
1	76
12	31
2	41
5	52
4	52
5	52
2	65
2	65
0	74
5	49
11	19
6	49
4	67
3	54
8	26
4	55
8	22
3	63
4	52
4	52
3	61
6	22
3	58
3	62
4	54
7	26
8	15
3	59
6	34
10	26
3	52
7	26
3	54
7	26
7	29
2	30
8	22
12	6
0	76
1	71
1	72
0	76
1	68
8	26
4	52
8	18
4	52
4	37
7	33
0	76
8	12
3	54
3	52
7	26