Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 2024
Start: 2024-11-27
End: 2024-11-28
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 2024: 132 records at 132 stations, peak on 27 November 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, 27 to 28 November 2024 set or tied 132 station records at 132 stations.
It ran from 27 November 2024 to 28 November 2024 (2 days) and its peak day was 27 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Makkum set a daily record precipitation of 32.1 mm (1.3 in) on 27 November 2024.
The busiest day was 27 November 2024 with 124 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

27 to 28 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 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, 27 to 28 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Makkum	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Dokkum	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Kollum	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Roden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-27
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Niekerk	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Heeg	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Drachten	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Sneek	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Emden-Wolthusen	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-27
Joure	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Onnen	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Cuxhaven	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-27
Freiburg/Elbe	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-27
Nes (Ameland)	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Eernewoude	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-27
St. Anna Parochie	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-27
Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-11-27

Records per Day

Peak day 124

Records set or tied each day from 27 November 2024 to 28 November 2024. The most in one day was 124 on 27 November 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 2024 ranked by margin
Niekerk, 11-27	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Eernewoude, 11-27	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
St. Anna Parochie, 11-27	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Makkum, 11-27	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Bergumerdam, 11-27	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Kollum, 11-27	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Nes (Ameland), 11-27	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Roden, 11-27	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Dokkum, 11-27	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Emden-Wolthusen, 11-27	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Freiburg/Elbe, 11-27	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Sneek, 11-27	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Heeg, 11-27	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Nijbeets, 11-27	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Drachten, 11-27	14.6 mm (0.6 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

132 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, 27 to 28 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	55
20	50
18	55
20	43
19	50
12	75
23	32
15	55
15	55
5	118
15	50
16	39
17	15
13	55
14	46
14	43
16	43
19	15
20	9
20	5
20	15
13	46
14	44
9	57
14	41
5	56
11	55
12	44
12	41
6	75
11	55
15	7
15	7
17	7
7	57
9	41
5	75
1	145
10	41
8	44
13	15
9	46
16	5
9	50
7	50
12	3
7	63
9	46
3	75
6	57
12	27
3	57
3	75
8	41
4	34
9	43
12	15
12	7
10	43
10	43
7	46
13	7
7	50
6	16
14	5
0	56
5	50
12	5
1	40
13	3
0	75
6	49
7	41
6	41
3	57
11	5
11	5
4	50
10	15
3	58
5	41
2	63
14	12
9	15
1	57
1	57
3	43
0	40
10	15
4	16
6	41
1	57
1	57
1	57
0	57
9	15
9	15
5	44
1	57
3	46
1	57
0	32
8	15
1	50
9	5
6	15
7	5
0	50
7	5
1	24
2	41
1	41
2	1
1	41
0	41
1	41
1	16
4	7
4	5
7	12
5	5
4	5
5	1
3	5
3	12
2	5
2	5
1	20
3	5
2	1
1	5
2	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 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, 27 to 28 November 2024 (this event)	132 records

Every Record Set

20 of 132

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 3 other countries, 27 to 28 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-27	Makkum	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-27	Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-27	Dokkum	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-27	Kollum	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Roden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	75	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Niekerk	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Heeg	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	55	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Drachten	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	50	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Sneek	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Emden-Wolthusen	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Joure	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	55	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Onnen	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	46	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Cuxhaven	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	43	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Freiburg/Elbe	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	43	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Nes (Ameland)	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Eernewoude	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	9	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	St. Anna Parochie	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-27	Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 132 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

Related Headlines

Third party news, headline and link only

Download the Data

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
20	55
20	50
18	55
20	43
19	50
12	75
23	32
15	55
15	55
5	118
15	50
16	39
17	15
13	55
14	46
14	43
16	43
19	15
20	9
20	5
20	15
13	46
14	44
9	57
14	41
5	56
11	55
12	44
12	41
6	75
11	55
15	7
15	7
17	7
7	57
9	41
5	75
1	145
10	41
8	44
13	15
9	46
16	5
9	50
7	50
12	3
7	63
9	46
3	75
6	57
12	27
3	57
3	75
8	41
4	34
9	43
12	15
12	7
10	43
10	43
7	46
13	7
7	50
6	16
14	5
0	56
5	50
12	5
1	40
13	3
0	75
6	49
7	41
6	41
3	57
11	5
11	5
4	50
10	15
3	58
5	41
2	63
14	12
9	15
1	57
1	57
3	43
0	40
10	15
4	16
6	41
1	57
1	57
1	57
0	57
9	15
9	15
5	44
1	57
3	46
1	57
0	32
8	15
1	50
9	5
6	15
7	5
0	50
7	5
1	24
2	41
1	41
2	1
1	41
0	41
1	41
1	16
4	7
4	5
7	12
5	5
4	5
5	1
3	5
3	12
2	5
2	5
1	20
3	5
2	1
1	5
2	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	55
20	50
18	55
20	43
19	50
12	75
23	32
15	55
15	55
5	118
15	50
16	39
17	15
13	55
14	46
14	43
16	43
19	15
20	9
20	5
20	15
13	46
14	44
9	57
14	41
5	56
11	55
12	44
12	41
6	75
11	55
15	7
15	7
17	7
7	57
9	41
5	75
1	145
10	41
8	44
13	15
9	46
16	5
9	50
7	50
12	3
7	63
9	46
3	75
6	57
12	27
3	57
3	75
8	41
4	34
9	43
12	15
12	7
10	43
10	43
7	46
13	7
7	50
6	16
14	5
0	56
5	50
12	5
1	40
13	3
0	75
6	49
7	41
6	41
3	57
11	5
11	5
4	50
10	15
3	58
5	41
2	63
14	12
9	15
1	57
1	57
3	43
0	40
10	15
4	16
6	41
1	57
1	57
1	57
0	57
9	15
9	15
5	44
1	57
3	46
1	57
0	32
8	15
1	50
9	5
6	15
7	5
0	50
7	5
1	24
2	41
1	41
2	1
1	41
0	41
1	41
1	16
4	7
4	5
7	12
5	5
4	5
5	1
3	5
3	12
2	5
2	5
1	20
3	5
2	1
1	5
2	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	55
20	50
18	55
20	43
19	50
12	75
23	32
15	55
15	55
5	118
15	50
16	39
17	15
13	55
14	46
14	43
16	43
19	15
20	9
20	5
20	15
13	46
14	44
9	57
14	41
5	56
11	55
12	44
12	41
6	75
11	55
15	7
15	7
17	7
7	57
9	41
5	75
1	145
10	41
8	44
13	15
9	46
16	5
9	50
7	50
12	3
7	63
9	46
3	75
6	57
12	27
3	57
3	75
8	41
4	34
9	43
12	15
12	7
10	43
10	43
7	46
13	7
7	50
6	16
14	5
0	56
5	50
12	5
1	40
13	3
0	75
6	49
7	41
6	41
3	57
11	5
11	5
4	50
10	15
3	58
5	41
2	63
14	12
9	15
1	57
1	57
3	43
0	40
10	15
4	16
6	41
1	57
1	57
1	57
0	57
9	15
9	15
5	44
1	57
3	46
1	57
0	32
8	15
1	50
9	5
6	15
7	5
0	50
7	5
1	24
2	41
1	41
2	1
1	41
0	41
1	41
1	16
4	7
4	5
7	12
5	5
4	5
5	1
3	5
3	12
2	5
2	5
1	20
3	5
2	1
1	5
2	1