Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023

Name: Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023
Start: 2023-11-26
End: 2023-12-10
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023: 302 records at 101 stations, peak on 2 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023 set or tied 302 station records at 101 stations.
It ran from 26 November 2023 to 10 December 2023 (15 days) and its peak day was 2 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record snow depth of 46.0 cm (18.1 in) on 3 December 2023.
The busiest day was 2 December 2023 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 133 years.

Footprint

26 November to 10 December 2023

The area covered by Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	2023-12-03
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	2023-12-02
Kirchdorf/Poel	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	2023-12-06
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	2023-12-05
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	2023-12-04
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2023-12-03
Schwaigermoos	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	2023-12-02
Wrixum/Fohr	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2023-12-06
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	2023-12-02
Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof)	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	2023-12-04
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	2023-12-04
Reimlingen	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	2023-12-05

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 26 November 2023 to 10 December 2023. The most in one day was 62 on 2 December 2023.

Records per day during Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023
Date	Records
2023-12-02	62
2023-12-03	56
2023-12-04	59
2023-12-05	55
2023-12-06	29
2023-12-07	22
2023-12-08	12
2023-12-09	6
2023-12-10	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023 ranked by margin
Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof), 12-04	35.0 cm (13.8 in)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, 12-04	31.0 cm (12.2 in)
Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof), 12-05	31.0 cm (12.2 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 12-02	29.0 cm (11.4 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 12-03	27.0 cm (10.6 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 12-04	26.0 cm (10.2 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 12-03	24.0 cm (9.4 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 12-04	22.0 cm (8.7 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 12-02	20.0 cm (7.9 in)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf, 12-05	20.0 cm (7.9 in)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf, 12-04	17.0 cm (6.7 in)
Weihenstephan-Durnast, 12-04	16.0 cm (6.3 in)
Reimlingen, 12-05	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, 12-05	12.0 cm (4.7 in)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen, 12-03	11.0 cm (4.3 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

302 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 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
270	133
200	58
220	133
260	58
90	130
240	41
200	42
310	41
60	60
170	49
290	12
110	49
120	58
40	108
110	50
100	53
310	24
350	25
160	49
130	58
170	41
210	49
140	49
150	42
150	49
200	18
70	53
160	41
80	58
110	58
70	94
50	53
170	49
130	42
90	42
150	42
170	49
110	49
400	12
80	36
120	42
120	42
50	94
70	17
190	49
120	42
30	53
20	94
150	41
180	49
140	49
140	49
130	53
370	12
110	42
110	42
60	58
50	70
100	49
100	49
50	53
240	10
110	42
130	12
230	26
230	26
20	53
50	0
190	24
70	49
70	49
70	49
110	8
140	41
50	49
20	53
310	17
50	17
130	42
90	42
160	12
160	12
160	12
70	49
200	26
210	57
50	42
110	12
120	49
190	26
100	41
100	49
40	42
40	42
110	41
40	49
30	49
40	0
80	42
40	53
20	58
80	42
100	41
270	12
60	12
80	34
80	49
50	49
40	42
50	34
50	42
30	53
60	53
40	53
60	42
60	42
50	49
50	42
10	66
10	66
40	49
50	42
50	42
50	34
40	49
20	49
10	56
70	12
20	49
30	42
30	42
30	42
60	41
50	42
50	42
10	53
120	24
30	46
40	42
170	24
20	42
10	58
70	25
10	58
10	58
20	42
60	41
120	41
40	41
50	41
40	12
10	49
10	58
10	58
10	49
100	12
10	41
110	41
110	41
10	49
100	12
10	42
10	49
70	10
10	42
30	42
30	42
80	12
20	42
20	42
50	10
50	10
30	37
20	41
30	42
30	42
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	0
20	42
30	41
20	42
10	42
40	34
100	10
30	24
20	41
80	24
200	16
20	42
10	41
60	12
10	42
30	12
10	42
10	0
10	41
20	42
10	42

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023 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 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023 (this event)	302 records

Every Record Set

20 of 302

Every record set or tied during Snow event in Germany and 2 other countries, 26 November to 10 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-02	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-02	Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	60	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-02	Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-02	Schwaigermoos	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-02	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	53	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-03	Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	133	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-03	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-03	Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-04	Passau-Maierhof	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	133	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-04	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-04	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	41	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-04	Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-04	Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof)	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-04	Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	58	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Bad Kohlgrub (Rosshof)	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Reimlingen	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	58	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-06	Kirchdorf/Poel	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	130	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-06	Wrixum/Fohr	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 302 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
270	133
200	58
220	133
260	58
90	130
240	41
200	42
310	41
60	60
170	49
290	12
110	49
120	58
40	108
110	50
100	53
310	24
350	25
160	49
130	58
170	41
210	49
140	49
150	42
150	49
200	18
70	53
160	41
80	58
110	58
70	94
50	53
170	49
130	42
90	42
150	42
170	49
110	49
400	12
80	36
120	42
120	42
50	94
70	17
190	49
120	42
30	53
20	94
150	41
180	49
140	49
140	49
130	53
370	12
110	42
110	42
60	58
50	70
100	49
100	49
50	53
240	10
110	42
130	12
230	26
230	26
20	53
50	0
190	24
70	49
70	49
70	49
110	8
140	41
50	49
20	53
310	17
50	17
130	42
90	42
160	12
160	12
160	12
70	49
200	26
210	57
50	42
110	12
120	49
190	26
100	41
100	49
40	42
40	42
110	41
40	49
30	49
40	0
80	42
40	53
20	58
80	42
100	41
270	12
60	12
80	34
80	49
50	49
40	42
50	34
50	42
30	53
60	53
40	53
60	42
60	42
50	49
50	42
10	66
10	66
40	49
50	42
50	42
50	34
40	49
20	49
10	56
70	12
20	49
30	42
30	42
30	42
60	41
50	42
50	42
10	53
120	24
30	46
40	42
170	24
20	42
10	58
70	25
10	58
10	58
20	42
60	41
120	41
40	41
50	41
40	12
10	49
10	58
10	58
10	49
100	12
10	41
110	41
110	41
10	49
100	12
10	42
10	49
70	10
10	42
30	42
30	42
80	12
20	42
20	42
50	10
50	10
30	37
20	41
30	42
30	42
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	0
20	42
30	41
20	42
10	42
40	34
100	10
30	24
20	41
80	24
200	16
20	42
10	41
60	12
10	42
30	12
10	42
10	0
10	41
20	42
10	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
270	133
200	58
220	133
260	58
90	130
240	41
200	42
310	41
60	60
170	49
290	12
110	49
120	58
40	108
110	50
100	53
310	24
350	25
160	49
130	58
170	41
210	49
140	49
150	42
150	49
200	18
70	53
160	41
80	58
110	58
70	94
50	53
170	49
130	42
90	42
150	42
170	49
110	49
400	12
80	36
120	42
120	42
50	94
70	17
190	49
120	42
30	53
20	94
150	41
180	49
140	49
140	49
130	53
370	12
110	42
110	42
60	58
50	70
100	49
100	49
50	53
240	10
110	42
130	12
230	26
230	26
20	53
50	0
190	24
70	49
70	49
70	49
110	8
140	41
50	49
20	53
310	17
50	17
130	42
90	42
160	12
160	12
160	12
70	49
200	26
210	57
50	42
110	12
120	49
190	26
100	41
100	49
40	42
40	42
110	41
40	49
30	49
40	0
80	42
40	53
20	58
80	42
100	41
270	12
60	12
80	34
80	49
50	49
40	42
50	34
50	42
30	53
60	53
40	53
60	42
60	42
50	49
50	42
10	66
10	66
40	49
50	42
50	42
50	34
40	49
20	49
10	56
70	12
20	49
30	42
30	42
30	42
60	41
50	42
50	42
10	53
120	24
30	46
40	42
170	24
20	42
10	58
70	25
10	58
10	58
20	42
60	41
120	41
40	41
50	41
40	12
10	49
10	58
10	58
10	49
100	12
10	41
110	41
110	41
10	49
100	12
10	42
10	49
70	10
10	42
30	42
30	42
80	12
20	42
20	42
50	10
50	10
30	37
20	41
30	42
30	42
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	0
20	42
30	41
20	42
10	42
40	34
100	10
30	24
20	41
80	24
200	16
20	42
10	41
60	12
10	42
30	12
10	42
10	0
10	41
20	42
10	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
270	133
200	58
220	133
260	58
90	130
240	41
200	42
310	41
60	60
170	49
290	12
110	49
120	58
40	108
110	50
100	53
310	24
350	25
160	49
130	58
170	41
210	49
140	49
150	42
150	49
200	18
70	53
160	41
80	58
110	58
70	94
50	53
170	49
130	42
90	42
150	42
170	49
110	49
400	12
80	36
120	42
120	42
50	94
70	17
190	49
120	42
30	53
20	94
150	41
180	49
140	49
140	49
130	53
370	12
110	42
110	42
60	58
50	70
100	49
100	49
50	53
240	10
110	42
130	12
230	26
230	26
20	53
50	0
190	24
70	49
70	49
70	49
110	8
140	41
50	49
20	53
310	17
50	17
130	42
90	42
160	12
160	12
160	12
70	49
200	26
210	57
50	42
110	12
120	49
190	26
100	41
100	49
40	42
40	42
110	41
40	49
30	49
40	0
80	42
40	53
20	58
80	42
100	41
270	12
60	12
80	34
80	49
50	49
40	42
50	34
50	42
30	53
60	53
40	53
60	42
60	42
50	49
50	42
10	66
10	66
40	49
50	42
50	42
50	34
40	49
20	49
10	56
70	12
20	49
30	42
30	42
30	42
60	41
50	42
50	42
10	53
120	24
30	46
40	42
170	24
20	42
10	58
70	25
10	58
10	58
20	42
60	41
120	41
40	41
50	41
40	12
10	49
10	58
10	58
10	49
100	12
10	41
110	41
110	41
10	49
100	12
10	42
10	49
70	10
10	42
30	42
30	42
80	12
20	42
20	42
50	10
50	10
30	37
20	41
30	42
30	42
10	42
10	42
20	42
20	0
20	42
30	41
20	42
10	42
40	34
100	10
30	24
20	41
80	24
200	16
20	42
10	41
60	12
10	42
30	12
10	42
10	0
10	41
20	42
10	42