Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021

Name: Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021
Start: 2021-04-05
End: 2021-04-09
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria

Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021: 225 records at 172 stations, peak on 7 April 2021. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021 set or tied 225 station records at 172 stations.
It ran from 5 April 2021 to 9 April 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 7 April 2021.
Status: closed.
Stotten set a daily record snow depth of 41.0 cm (16.1 in) on 8 April 2021.
The busiest day was 7 April 2021 with 110 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 133 years.

Footprint

5 to 9 April 2021

The area covered by Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2021-04-07
Stotten	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	2021-04-08
Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2021-04-06
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	2021-04-06
Schwandorf	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2021-04-06
Weissenfels	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2021-04-06
Regensburg	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2021-04-07
Anklam	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2021-04-07
Kleve	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2021-04-07
Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	2021-04-07
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	2021-04-07
Biedenkopf	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2021-04-07
Wolfach	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	2021-04-07
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	2021-04-07
Deurne	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	2021-04-07
Kosching	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2021-04-08
Lennestadt-Theten	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	2021-04-08
Oberviechtach	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	2021-04-08

Records per Day

Peak day 110

Records set or tied each day from 5 April 2021 to 9 April 2021. The most in one day was 110 on 7 April 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021 ranked by margin
Stotten, 04-08	24.0 cm (9.4 in)
Stotten, 04-09	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang, 04-07	9.0 cm (3.5 in)
Lennestadt-Theten, 04-08	7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Oberviechtach, 04-08	7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 04-07	7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen, 04-07	5.0 cm (2.0 in)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, 04-07	4.0 cm (1.6 in)
Jena Sternwarte, 04-06	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Regensburg, 04-07	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Kleve, 04-07	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Kosching, 04-08	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Biedenkopf, 04-07	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Wolfach, 04-07	3.0 cm (1.2 in)
Anklam, 04-07	2.0 cm (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

225 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 Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	133
240	42
90	64
70	72
70	132
30	120
130	72
30	116
20	98
10	115
20	132
20	116
70	59
30	60
30	75
20	70
50	84
40	64
30	62
20	64
10	90
10	80
30	84
70	44
40	64
10	65
10	65
50	51
10	65
10	65
10	65
20	60
10	65
30	78
20	64
20	84
30	54
50	67
10	84
20	64
20	54
20	54
20	54
10	83
10	83
10	72
20	64
10	54
10	54
10	54
20	51
20	51
20	51
20	67
40	70
30	70
20	64
40	42
30	71
10	53
10	50
60	37
20	46
60	64
20	49
20	72
10	74
20	70
40	67
10	70
20	70
20	70
10	64
10	72
10	72
10	64
10	70
30	56
10	70
10	68
10	68
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
40	63
10	45
30	64
10	62
10	68
10	67
10	62
10	41
20	64
30	44
20	51
20	60
20	62
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	63
20	42
10	62
10	63
10	63
20	25
10	54
10	51
10	42
20	32
20	27
10	56
10	52
10	52
20	51
10	46
10	51
10	51
10	17
10	55
10	48
10	48
20	48
10	50
10	50
10	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
50	39
10	40
10	48
30	18
10	48
10	48
10	17
10	46
20	46
30	42
30	42
30	42
20	32
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	40
20	39
20	39

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021 (this event)	225 records

Every Record Set

20 of 225

Every record set or tied during Snow event in Germany and 3 other countries, 5 to 9 April 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-04-06	Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	133	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-06	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-06	Schwandorf	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-06	Weissenfels	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	64	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-07	Regensburg	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Anklam	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Kleve	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Biedenkopf	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Wolfach	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	62	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-07	Deurne	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-08	Stotten	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-08	Kosching	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-08	Lennestadt-Theten	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-08	Oberviechtach	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-08	Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-04-09	Stotten	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	72	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 225 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 2026-10-18. 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
30	133
240	42
90	64
70	72
70	132
30	120
130	72
30	116
20	98
10	115
20	132
20	116
70	59
30	60
30	75
20	70
50	84
40	64
30	62
20	64
10	90
10	80
30	84
70	44
40	64
10	65
10	65
50	51
10	65
10	65
10	65
20	60
10	65
30	78
20	64
20	84
30	54
50	67
10	84
20	64
20	54
20	54
20	54
10	83
10	83
10	72
20	64
10	54
10	54
10	54
20	51
20	51
20	51
20	67
40	70
30	70
20	64
40	42
30	71
10	53
10	50
60	37
20	46
60	64
20	49
20	72
10	74
20	70
40	67
10	70
20	70
20	70
10	64
10	72
10	72
10	64
10	70
30	56
10	70
10	68
10	68
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
40	63
10	45
30	64
10	62
10	68
10	67
10	62
10	41
20	64
30	44
20	51
20	60
20	62
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	63
20	42
10	62
10	63
10	63
20	25
10	54
10	51
10	42
20	32
20	27
10	56
10	52
10	52
20	51
10	46
10	51
10	51
10	17
10	55
10	48
10	48
20	48
10	50
10	50
10	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
50	39
10	40
10	48
30	18
10	48
10	48
10	17
10	46
20	46
30	42
30	42
30	42
20	32
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	40
20	39
20	39

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	133
240	42
90	64
70	72
70	132
30	120
130	72
30	116
20	98
10	115
20	132
20	116
70	59
30	60
30	75
20	70
50	84
40	64
30	62
20	64
10	90
10	80
30	84
70	44
40	64
10	65
10	65
50	51
10	65
10	65
10	65
20	60
10	65
30	78
20	64
20	84
30	54
50	67
10	84
20	64
20	54
20	54
20	54
10	83
10	83
10	72
20	64
10	54
10	54
10	54
20	51
20	51
20	51
20	67
40	70
30	70
20	64
40	42
30	71
10	53
10	50
60	37
20	46
60	64
20	49
20	72
10	74
20	70
40	67
10	70
20	70
20	70
10	64
10	72
10	72
10	64
10	70
30	56
10	70
10	68
10	68
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
40	63
10	45
30	64
10	62
10	68
10	67
10	62
10	41
20	64
30	44
20	51
20	60
20	62
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	63
20	42
10	62
10	63
10	63
20	25
10	54
10	51
10	42
20	32
20	27
10	56
10	52
10	52
20	51
10	46
10	51
10	51
10	17
10	55
10	48
10	48
20	48
10	50
10	50
10	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
50	39
10	40
10	48
30	18
10	48
10	48
10	17
10	46
20	46
30	42
30	42
30	42
20	32
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	40
20	39
20	39

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	133
240	42
90	64
70	72
70	132
30	120
130	72
30	116
20	98
10	115
20	132
20	116
70	59
30	60
30	75
20	70
50	84
40	64
30	62
20	64
10	90
10	80
30	84
70	44
40	64
10	65
10	65
50	51
10	65
10	65
10	65
20	60
10	65
30	78
20	64
20	84
30	54
50	67
10	84
20	64
20	54
20	54
20	54
10	83
10	83
10	72
20	64
10	54
10	54
10	54
20	51
20	51
20	51
20	67
40	70
30	70
20	64
40	42
30	71
10	53
10	50
60	37
20	46
60	64
20	49
20	72
10	74
20	70
40	67
10	70
20	70
20	70
10	64
10	72
10	72
10	64
10	70
30	56
10	70
10	68
10	68
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
40	63
10	45
30	64
10	62
10	68
10	67
10	62
10	41
20	64
30	44
20	51
20	60
20	62
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	64
10	63
20	42
10	62
10	63
10	63
20	25
10	54
10	51
10	42
20	32
20	27
10	56
10	52
10	52
20	51
10	46
10	51
10	51
10	17
10	55
10	48
10	48
20	48
10	50
10	50
10	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
50	39
10	40
10	48
30	18
10	48
10	48
10	17
10	46
20	46
30	42
30	42
30	42
20	32
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	40
20	39
20	39