Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025
Start: 2025-07-04
End: 2025-07-08
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, Estonia

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025: 193 records at 186 stations, peak on 6 July 2025. 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, 4 to 8 July 2025 set or tied 193 station records at 186 stations.
It ran from 4 July 2025 to 8 July 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 6 July 2025.
Status: closed.
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma) set a daily record precipitation of 51.9 mm (2.0 in) on 6 July 2025.
The busiest day was 6 July 2025 with 99 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 151 years.

Footprint

4 to 8 July 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025 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, 4 to 8 July 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	2025-07-06
Emmeloord	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	2025-07-06
Kuinre	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2025-07-06
Motala	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	2025-07-07
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2025-07-07
Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2025-07-06
Oudemirdum	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	2025-07-06
Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2025-07-07
Delfzijl	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	2025-07-06
Zeerijp	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	2025-07-06
Vadstena	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2025-07-07
Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	2025-07-07
Abcoude	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2025-07-06
St Kruis	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2025-07-06
Heino_1	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2025-07-06
Algaras	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2025-07-07
Tjallmo	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2025-07-07
Boras	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2025-07-05
Marknesse_1	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2025-07-06
Vik I Sogn III	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2025-07-05

Records per Day

Peak day 99

Records set or tied each day from 4 July 2025 to 8 July 2025. The most in one day was 99 on 6 July 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025 ranked by margin
Delfzijl, 07-06	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), 07-06	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
Emmeloord, 07-06	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Kuinre, 07-06	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
Ter Apel, 07-06	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Motala, 07-07	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Oudemirdum, 07-06	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Marknesse_1, 07-06	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Vadstena, 07-07	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Abcoude, 07-06	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Sarpsborg, 07-07	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
St Kruis, 07-06	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Tjallmo, 07-07	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett, 07-07	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Heino_1, 07-06	14.1 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

193 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, 4 to 8 July 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	68
30	68
30	68
24	76
16	151
29	31
22	56
18	84
35	19
3	69
19	62
5	55
19	52
17	56
14	62
4	96
6	36
16	56
9	68
21	18
2	122
1	124
1	111
22	16
9	31
9	60
6	78
10	56
22	28
12	40
19	11
8	68
20	4
1	92
6	72
13	44
9	62
17	12
14	40
10	44
16	19
7	60
17	19
4	71
3	78
11	44
21	11
18	11
10	56
3	76
19	16
9	44
5	60
17	20
19	12
2	71
16	16
11	42
2	76
16	4
8	44
9	31
9	44
4	60
14	18
8	56
0	76
5	56
5	60
8	44
16	18
12	19
12	20
4	56
14	19
3	56
0	4
24	0
5	38
2	56
2	60
6	44
15	16
17	12
2	58
11	20
5	44
5	44
7	31
5	9
4	52
12	10
11	36
16	8
14	11
3	44
1	56
3	44
1	56
1	56
7	35
5	39
10	18
7	28
0	56
3	36
8	27
8	18
14	8
1	48
9	20
1	44
10	19
8	11
4	32
5	35
5	35
4	27
5	19
2	44
9	16
5	19
1	44
2	36
2	32
2	35
8	4
6	28
8	11
8	8
5	28
2	16
15	3
7	11
2	31
9	11
5	18
2	31
0	36
9	3
5	18
2	28
5	16
2	24
7	4
5	4
2	32
0	31
6	19
3	16
4	32
5	11
3	20
1	39
5	18
6	18
3	16
2	20
2	28
1	28
5	14
1	32
2	11
2	12
5	4
6	4
5	16
3	16
3	12
4	4
0	19
0	16
1	10
3	16
0	16
2	16
1	14
3	4
4	3
0	8
3	4
1	0
2	16
1	16
3	4
1	4
0	4
0	0
2	0
0	11
0	11
1	11
0	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025 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, 4 to 8 July 2025 (this event)	193 records

Every Record Set

20 of 193

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 4 to 8 July 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-07-05	Boras	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-05	Vik I Sogn III	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-06	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-06	Emmeloord	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-06	Kuinre	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-06	Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Oudemirdum	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Delfzijl	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Zeerijp	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	69	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Abcoude	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	St Kruis	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Heino_1	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	62	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-06	Marknesse_1	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	18	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-07	Motala	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	76	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-07	Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	151	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-07	Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	84	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-07	Vadstena	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-07	Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	55	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-07	Algaras	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	36	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-07	Tjallmo	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	56	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 193 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
31	68
30	68
30	68
24	76
16	151
29	31
22	56
18	84
35	19
3	69
19	62
5	55
19	52
17	56
14	62
4	96
6	36
16	56
9	68
21	18
2	122
1	124
1	111
22	16
9	31
9	60
6	78
10	56
22	28
12	40
19	11
8	68
20	4
1	92
6	72
13	44
9	62
17	12
14	40
10	44
16	19
7	60
17	19
4	71
3	78
11	44
21	11
18	11
10	56
3	76
19	16
9	44
5	60
17	20
19	12
2	71
16	16
11	42
2	76
16	4
8	44
9	31
9	44
4	60
14	18
8	56
0	76
5	56
5	60
8	44
16	18
12	19
12	20
4	56
14	19
3	56
0	4
24	0
5	38
2	56
2	60
6	44
15	16
17	12
2	58
11	20
5	44
5	44
7	31
5	9
4	52
12	10
11	36
16	8
14	11
3	44
1	56
3	44
1	56
1	56
7	35
5	39
10	18
7	28
0	56
3	36
8	27
8	18
14	8
1	48
9	20
1	44
10	19
8	11
4	32
5	35
5	35
4	27
5	19
2	44
9	16
5	19
1	44
2	36
2	32
2	35
8	4
6	28
8	11
8	8
5	28
2	16
15	3
7	11
2	31
9	11
5	18
2	31
0	36
9	3
5	18
2	28
5	16
2	24
7	4
5	4
2	32
0	31
6	19
3	16
4	32
5	11
3	20
1	39
5	18
6	18
3	16
2	20
2	28
1	28
5	14
1	32
2	11
2	12
5	4
6	4
5	16
3	16
3	12
4	4
0	19
0	16
1	10
3	16
0	16
2	16
1	14
3	4
4	3
0	8
3	4
1	0
2	16
1	16
3	4
1	4
0	4
0	0
2	0
0	11
0	11
1	11
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	68
30	68
30	68
24	76
16	151
29	31
22	56
18	84
35	19
3	69
19	62
5	55
19	52
17	56
14	62
4	96
6	36
16	56
9	68
21	18
2	122
1	124
1	111
22	16
9	31
9	60
6	78
10	56
22	28
12	40
19	11
8	68
20	4
1	92
6	72
13	44
9	62
17	12
14	40
10	44
16	19
7	60
17	19
4	71
3	78
11	44
21	11
18	11
10	56
3	76
19	16
9	44
5	60
17	20
19	12
2	71
16	16
11	42
2	76
16	4
8	44
9	31
9	44
4	60
14	18
8	56
0	76
5	56
5	60
8	44
16	18
12	19
12	20
4	56
14	19
3	56
0	4
24	0
5	38
2	56
2	60
6	44
15	16
17	12
2	58
11	20
5	44
5	44
7	31
5	9
4	52
12	10
11	36
16	8
14	11
3	44
1	56
3	44
1	56
1	56
7	35
5	39
10	18
7	28
0	56
3	36
8	27
8	18
14	8
1	48
9	20
1	44
10	19
8	11
4	32
5	35
5	35
4	27
5	19
2	44
9	16
5	19
1	44
2	36
2	32
2	35
8	4
6	28
8	11
8	8
5	28
2	16
15	3
7	11
2	31
9	11
5	18
2	31
0	36
9	3
5	18
2	28
5	16
2	24
7	4
5	4
2	32
0	31
6	19
3	16
4	32
5	11
3	20
1	39
5	18
6	18
3	16
2	20
2	28
1	28
5	14
1	32
2	11
2	12
5	4
6	4
5	16
3	16
3	12
4	4
0	19
0	16
1	10
3	16
0	16
2	16
1	14
3	4
4	3
0	8
3	4
1	0
2	16
1	16
3	4
1	4
0	4
0	0
2	0
0	11
0	11
1	11
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	68
30	68
30	68
24	76
16	151
29	31
22	56
18	84
35	19
3	69
19	62
5	55
19	52
17	56
14	62
4	96
6	36
16	56
9	68
21	18
2	122
1	124
1	111
22	16
9	31
9	60
6	78
10	56
22	28
12	40
19	11
8	68
20	4
1	92
6	72
13	44
9	62
17	12
14	40
10	44
16	19
7	60
17	19
4	71
3	78
11	44
21	11
18	11
10	56
3	76
19	16
9	44
5	60
17	20
19	12
2	71
16	16
11	42
2	76
16	4
8	44
9	31
9	44
4	60
14	18
8	56
0	76
5	56
5	60
8	44
16	18
12	19
12	20
4	56
14	19
3	56
0	4
24	0
5	38
2	56
2	60
6	44
15	16
17	12
2	58
11	20
5	44
5	44
7	31
5	9
4	52
12	10
11	36
16	8
14	11
3	44
1	56
3	44
1	56
1	56
7	35
5	39
10	18
7	28
0	56
3	36
8	27
8	18
14	8
1	48
9	20
1	44
10	19
8	11
4	32
5	35
5	35
4	27
5	19
2	44
9	16
5	19
1	44
2	36
2	32
2	35
8	4
6	28
8	11
8	8
5	28
2	16
15	3
7	11
2	31
9	11
5	18
2	31
0	36
9	3
5	18
2	28
5	16
2	24
7	4
5	4
2	32
0	31
6	19
3	16
4	32
5	11
3	20
1	39
5	18
6	18
3	16
2	20
2	28
1	28
5	14
1	32
2	11
2	12
5	4
6	4
5	16
3	16
3	12
4	4
0	19
0	16
1	10
3	16
0	16
2	16
1	14
3	4
4	3
0	8
3	4
1	0
2	16
1	16
3	4
1	4
0	4
0	0
2	0
0	11
0	11
1	11
0	12