Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024
Start: 2024-05-13
End: 2024-06-05
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Austria, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Denmark, Ukraine

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024: 974 records at 624 stations, peak on 24 May 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024 set or tied 974 station records at 624 stations.
It ran from 13 May 2024 to 5 June 2024 (24 days) and its peak day was 24 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Newton Rigg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 22 May 2024.
The busiest day was 24 May 2024 with 191 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 179 years.

Footprint

13 May to 5 June 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 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 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2024-05-22
Augsburg	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	2024-05-31
Ohringen	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	2024-05-17
Waren	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-05-22
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	2024-05-21
Kitzingen	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	2024-06-01
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	2024-05-21
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2024-05-23
Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2024-05-28
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	2024-06-02
Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2024-05-17
Deuselbach	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2024-05-17
Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2024-05-22
Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2024-05-24
Schwandorf	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2024-05-21
Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	2024-05-21
Schagen	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	2024-05-21
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2024-05-24
Anna Jacoba Polder	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2024-05-24
Roelofarendsveen	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	2024-05-28

Records per Day

Peak day 191

Records set or tied each day from 13 May 2024 to 5 June 2024. The most in one day was 191 on 24 May 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024
Date	Records
2024-05-13	2
2024-05-14	5
2024-05-15	40
2024-05-16	78
2024-05-17	64
2024-05-18	17
2024-05-19	12
2024-05-20	16
2024-05-21	118
2024-05-22	58
2024-05-23	16
2024-05-24	191
2024-05-25	7
2024-05-26	20
2024-05-27	46
2024-05-28	88
2024-05-29	27
2024-05-30	29
2024-05-31	59
2024-06-01	52
2024-06-02	17
2024-06-03	7
2024-06-04	3
2024-06-05	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024 ranked by margin
Hoek_van_Holland_1, 05-24	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Rheinstetten, 05-17	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Deuselbach, 05-17	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Schwandorf, 05-21	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
Kitzingen, 06-01	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Augsburg, 05-31	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Ohringen, 05-17	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
Oostvoorne, 05-24	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Schagen, 05-21	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, 05-23	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, 06-02	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, 05-21	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Newton Rigg, 05-22	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Waren, 05-22	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Castricum, 05-21	19.1 mm (0.8 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

500 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 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	93
27	58
27	122
20	132
22	69
28	58
23	54
15	101
19	44
25	56
46	75
16	132
39	74
26	75
39	75
13	55
25	40
53	45
17	84
18	39
9	82
25	89
22	68
23	59
33	63
24	32
32	31
31	64
38	62
32	52
13	132
21	57
22	57
20	57
20	57
29	57
22	74
29	59
32	53
19	57
55	17
25	64
21	87
23	64
16	87
18	55
25	40
8	122
22	52
30	53
25	43
25	17
23	41
40	41
19	48
23	52
16	57
23	58
16	113
16	179
27	40
28	38
29	45
27	27
20	75
23	41
29	62
14	31
16	57
30	30
15	46
23	23
38	40
22	51
15	71
7	43
17	14
16	68
8	55
31	27
29	52
27	38
24	41
26	29
14	57
26	28
8	118
18	62
32	25
22	41
21	28
12	40
26	57
13	57
17	40
20	21
16	55
19	23
14	57
10	63
22	27
1	111
12	73
41	23
20	11
35	27
19	36
25	18
16	41
21	28
21	29
21	30
17	17
22	18
13	40
24	16
16	31
15	14
16	58
13	57
24	59
42	11
13	65
15	29
20	18
20	18
30	10
19	28
19	9
21	18
22	31
13	57
10	50
9	40
8	31
5	65
12	57
13	57
18	26
19	44
26	13
16	51
39	6
17	52
13	45
15	45
8	75
11	70
10	57
13	16
11	57
12	57
17	37
21	8
6	98
6	118
22	38
22	27
31	5
11	40
17	28
19	28
8	44
7	78
17	8
0	91
26	3
16	53
8	2
10	68
19	24
12	64
12	57
20	18
21	24
4	98
25	25
9	46
6	58
15	62
20	18
18	28
18	21
14	40
18	18
17	24
11	61
9	71
12	53
14	62
19	48
22	11
16	29
16	18
12	53
9	57
13	24
4	92
10	62
10	57

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 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 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024 (this event)	974 records

Every Record Set

20 of 974

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 13 May to 5 June 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-17	Ohringen	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	122	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-05-17	Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-17	Deuselbach	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	74	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-21	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	69	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-21	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-21	Schwandorf	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	75	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-21	Medemblik	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	55	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-21	Schagen	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-22	Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	93	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-05-22	Waren	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	132	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-22	Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	132	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-23	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	56	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-24	Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	75	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-24	Hoek_van_Holland_1	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-24	Anna Jacoba Polder	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	39	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-28	Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	101	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-28	Roelofarendsveen	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	84	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Augsburg	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-06-01	Kitzingen	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	54	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 974 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
21	93
27	58
27	122
20	132
22	69
28	58
23	54
15	101
19	44
25	56
46	75
16	132
39	74
26	75
39	75
13	55
25	40
53	45
17	84
18	39
9	82
25	89
22	68
23	59
33	63
24	32
32	31
31	64
38	62
32	52
13	132
21	57
22	57
20	57
20	57
29	57
22	74
29	59
32	53
19	57
55	17
25	64
21	87
23	64
16	87
18	55
25	40
8	122
22	52
30	53
25	43
25	17
23	41
40	41
19	48
23	52
16	57
23	58
16	113
16	179
27	40
28	38
29	45
27	27
20	75
23	41
29	62
14	31
16	57
30	30
15	46
23	23
38	40
22	51
15	71
7	43
17	14
16	68
8	55
31	27
29	52
27	38
24	41
26	29
14	57
26	28
8	118
18	62
32	25
22	41
21	28
12	40
26	57
13	57
17	40
20	21
16	55
19	23
14	57
10	63
22	27
1	111
12	73
41	23
20	11
35	27
19	36
25	18
16	41
21	28
21	29
21	30
17	17
22	18
13	40
24	16
16	31
15	14
16	58
13	57
24	59
42	11
13	65
15	29
20	18
20	18
30	10
19	28
19	9
21	18
22	31
13	57
10	50
9	40
8	31
5	65
12	57
13	57
18	26
19	44
26	13
16	51
39	6
17	52
13	45
15	45
8	75
11	70
10	57
13	16
11	57
12	57
17	37
21	8
6	98
6	118
22	38
22	27
31	5
11	40
17	28
19	28
8	44
7	78
17	8
0	91
26	3
16	53
8	2
10	68
19	24
12	64
12	57
20	18
21	24
4	98
25	25
9	46
6	58
15	62
20	18
18	28
18	21
14	40
18	18
17	24
11	61
9	71
12	53
14	62
19	48
22	11
16	29
16	18
12	53
9	57
13	24
4	92
10	62
10	57

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	93
27	58
27	122
20	132
22	69
28	58
23	54
15	101
19	44
25	56
46	75
16	132
39	74
26	75
39	75
13	55
25	40
53	45
17	84
18	39
9	82
25	89
22	68
23	59
33	63
24	32
32	31
31	64
38	62
32	52
13	132
21	57
22	57
20	57
20	57
29	57
22	74
29	59
32	53
19	57
55	17
25	64
21	87
23	64
16	87
18	55
25	40
8	122
22	52
30	53
25	43
25	17
23	41
40	41
19	48
23	52
16	57
23	58
16	113
16	179
27	40
28	38
29	45
27	27
20	75
23	41
29	62
14	31
16	57
30	30
15	46
23	23
38	40
22	51
15	71
7	43
17	14
16	68
8	55
31	27
29	52
27	38
24	41
26	29
14	57
26	28
8	118
18	62
32	25
22	41
21	28
12	40
26	57
13	57
17	40
20	21
16	55
19	23
14	57
10	63
22	27
1	111
12	73
41	23
20	11
35	27
19	36
25	18
16	41
21	28
21	29
21	30
17	17
22	18
13	40
24	16
16	31
15	14
16	58
13	57
24	59
42	11
13	65
15	29
20	18
20	18
30	10
19	28
19	9
21	18
22	31
13	57
10	50
9	40
8	31
5	65
12	57
13	57
18	26
19	44
26	13
16	51
39	6
17	52
13	45
15	45
8	75
11	70
10	57
13	16
11	57
12	57
17	37
21	8
6	98
6	118
22	38
22	27
31	5
11	40
17	28
19	28
8	44
7	78
17	8
0	91
26	3
16	53
8	2
10	68
19	24
12	64
12	57
20	18
21	24
4	98
25	25
9	46
6	58
15	62
20	18
18	28
18	21
14	40
18	18
17	24
11	61
9	71
12	53
14	62
19	48
22	11
16	29
16	18
12	53
9	57
13	24
4	92
10	62
10	57

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	93
27	58
27	122
20	132
22	69
28	58
23	54
15	101
19	44
25	56
46	75
16	132
39	74
26	75
39	75
13	55
25	40
53	45
17	84
18	39
9	82
25	89
22	68
23	59
33	63
24	32
32	31
31	64
38	62
32	52
13	132
21	57
22	57
20	57
20	57
29	57
22	74
29	59
32	53
19	57
55	17
25	64
21	87
23	64
16	87
18	55
25	40
8	122
22	52
30	53
25	43
25	17
23	41
40	41
19	48
23	52
16	57
23	58
16	113
16	179
27	40
28	38
29	45
27	27
20	75
23	41
29	62
14	31
16	57
30	30
15	46
23	23
38	40
22	51
15	71
7	43
17	14
16	68
8	55
31	27
29	52
27	38
24	41
26	29
14	57
26	28
8	118
18	62
32	25
22	41
21	28
12	40
26	57
13	57
17	40
20	21
16	55
19	23
14	57
10	63
22	27
1	111
12	73
41	23
20	11
35	27
19	36
25	18
16	41
21	28
21	29
21	30
17	17
22	18
13	40
24	16
16	31
15	14
16	58
13	57
24	59
42	11
13	65
15	29
20	18
20	18
30	10
19	28
19	9
21	18
22	31
13	57
10	50
9	40
8	31
5	65
12	57
13	57
18	26
19	44
26	13
16	51
39	6
17	52
13	45
15	45
8	75
11	70
10	57
13	16
11	57
12	57
17	37
21	8
6	98
6	118
22	38
22	27
31	5
11	40
17	28
19	28
8	44
7	78
17	8
0	91
26	3
16	53
8	2
10	68
19	24
12	64
12	57
20	18
21	24
4	98
25	25
9	46
6	58
15	62
20	18
18	28
18	21
14	40
18	18
17	24
11	61
9	71
12	53
14	62
19	48
22	11
16	29
16	18
12	53
9	57
13	24
4	92
10	62
10	57