Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017

Name: Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-09
End: 2017-12-18
Location: Netherlands, Germany

Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017: 226 records at 140 stations, peak on 12 December 2017. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017 set or tied 226 station records at 140 stations.
It ran from 9 December 2017 to 18 December 2017 (10 days) and its peak day was 12 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Vilsteren set a daily record snow depth of 13.0 cm (5.1 in) on 12 December 2017.
The busiest day was 12 December 2017 with 98 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 61 years.

Footprint

9 to 18 December 2017

The area covered by Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vilsteren	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2017-12-12
Almelo	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	2017-12-12
Elspeet	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	2017-12-12
Kootwijk	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	2017-12-11
Laren	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2017-12-12
Hellendoorn	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2017-12-13
Almen	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2017-12-12
Lisse	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2017-12-13
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	2017-12-12
Boxtel	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2017-12-12
Schellingwoude	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2017-12-12
Blokzijl	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2017-12-12
Delft	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2017-12-12
Purmerend	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2017-12-13
Voorthuizen	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2017-12-13
Appelscha	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2017-12-12
Lijnden (Nh)	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2017-12-12
West Beemster	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2017-12-12

Records per Day

Peak day 98

Records set or tied each day from 9 December 2017 to 18 December 2017. The most in one day was 98 on 12 December 2017.

Records per day during Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017
Date	Records
2017-12-09	4
2017-12-10	9
2017-12-11	66
2017-12-12	98
2017-12-13	41
2017-12-14	3
2017-12-15	2
2017-12-16	1
2017-12-17	1
2017-12-18	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017 ranked by margin
Laren, 12-12	15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Elspeet, 12-13	15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Almen, 12-12	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
West Beemster, 12-12	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
Wijk Bij Duurstede, 12-12	12.0 cm (4.7 in)
Vilsteren, 12-12	11.0 cm (4.3 in)
Kootwijk, 12-13	11.0 cm (4.3 in)
Delft, 12-12	11.0 cm (4.3 in)
Hellendoorn, 12-13	10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Lisse, 12-13	10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Boxtel, 12-12	10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Voorthuizen, 12-13	10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Almelo, 12-12	9.0 cm (3.5 in)
Schellingwoude, 12-12	8.0 cm (3.1 in)
Blokzijl, 12-12	8.0 cm (3.1 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

226 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 Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
110	58
90	50
50	61
50	61
100	50
150	31
130	50
150	36
100	50
120	50
100	50
80	50
110	50
80	48
110	36
80	34
100	50
80	58
80	36
130	36
90	50
90	50
80	50
80	50
100	36
50	50
40	58
80	36
120	36
80	50
30	54
50	58
50	59
60	50
70	36
130	36
50	50
20	52
60	48
80	27
60	36
70	50
70	50
80	36
100	36
80	36
40	0
60	50
50	50
90	36
20	60
60	36
50	50
40	50
40	50
50	50
60	50
50	50
60	36
50	50
50	56
60	48
40	58
20	60
60	36
60	36
70	36
50	50
40	50
40	36
40	50
40	48
40	36
40	50
40	48
30	50
30	50
40	50
40	50
60	36
30	50
10	60
50	36
60	36
40	50
30	50
40	50
60	36
20	50
40	50
30	50
70	36
70	36
10	7
60	36
50	36
60	36
60	31
60	36
30	50
20	50
40	36
30	50
10	58
10	60
10	60
20	50
20	50
60	36
50	36
30	50
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	36
20	50
20	50
20	50
50	36
40	36
10	60
20	48
20	50
10	60
40	7
40	34
10	60
40	36
20	50
10	59
20	48
20	50
20	50
20	50
10	60
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	27
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
30	36
20	6
20	50
40	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
10	50
20	40
30	36
30	36
30	36
30	36
40	4
20	34
150	27
20	36
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	50
10	50
140	27
20	36
20	34
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	46
10	48
10	36
50	7
10	34
10	36
10	36
10	36
10	36
20	36
20	36
40	4
10	36
20	36
10	36
10	34
10	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017 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 Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017 (this event)	226 records

Every Record Set

20 of 226

Every record set or tied during Snow event in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 18 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-11	Kootwijk	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61	54 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Vilsteren	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	58	58 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Almelo	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	50	57 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Elspeet	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61	55 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Laren	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31	52 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Almen	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50	51 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Wijk Bij Duurstede	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	50	48 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Boxtel	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50	46 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Schellingwoude	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	50	45 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Blokzijl	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	48	44 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Delft	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36	44 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Appelscha	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	58	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	Lijnden (Nh)	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	36	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-12	West Beemster	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36	42 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Hellendoorn	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50	52 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Elspeet	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36	51 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Lisse	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50	49 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Kootwijk	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50	45 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Purmerend	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	34	43 of 100 (Notable)
2017-12-13	Voorthuizen	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 226 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
110	58
90	50
50	61
50	61
100	50
150	31
130	50
150	36
100	50
120	50
100	50
80	50
110	50
80	48
110	36
80	34
100	50
80	58
80	36
130	36
90	50
90	50
80	50
80	50
100	36
50	50
40	58
80	36
120	36
80	50
30	54
50	58
50	59
60	50
70	36
130	36
50	50
20	52
60	48
80	27
60	36
70	50
70	50
80	36
100	36
80	36
40	0
60	50
50	50
90	36
20	60
60	36
50	50
40	50
40	50
50	50
60	50
50	50
60	36
50	50
50	56
60	48
40	58
20	60
60	36
60	36
70	36
50	50
40	50
40	36
40	50
40	48
40	36
40	50
40	48
30	50
30	50
40	50
40	50
60	36
30	50
10	60
50	36
60	36
40	50
30	50
40	50
60	36
20	50
40	50
30	50
70	36
70	36
10	7
60	36
50	36
60	36
60	31
60	36
30	50
20	50
40	36
30	50
10	58
10	60
10	60
20	50
20	50
60	36
50	36
30	50
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	36
20	50
20	50
20	50
50	36
40	36
10	60
20	48
20	50
10	60
40	7
40	34
10	60
40	36
20	50
10	59
20	48
20	50
20	50
20	50
10	60
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	27
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
30	36
20	6
20	50
40	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
10	50
20	40
30	36
30	36
30	36
30	36
40	4
20	34
150	27
20	36
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	50
10	50
140	27
20	36
20	34
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	46
10	48
10	36
50	7
10	34
10	36
10	36
10	36
10	36
20	36
20	36
40	4
10	36
20	36
10	36
10	34
10	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
110	58
90	50
50	61
50	61
100	50
150	31
130	50
150	36
100	50
120	50
100	50
80	50
110	50
80	48
110	36
80	34
100	50
80	58
80	36
130	36
90	50
90	50
80	50
80	50
100	36
50	50
40	58
80	36
120	36
80	50
30	54
50	58
50	59
60	50
70	36
130	36
50	50
20	52
60	48
80	27
60	36
70	50
70	50
80	36
100	36
80	36
40	0
60	50
50	50
90	36
20	60
60	36
50	50
40	50
40	50
50	50
60	50
50	50
60	36
50	50
50	56
60	48
40	58
20	60
60	36
60	36
70	36
50	50
40	50
40	36
40	50
40	48
40	36
40	50
40	48
30	50
30	50
40	50
40	50
60	36
30	50
10	60
50	36
60	36
40	50
30	50
40	50
60	36
20	50
40	50
30	50
70	36
70	36
10	7
60	36
50	36
60	36
60	31
60	36
30	50
20	50
40	36
30	50
10	58
10	60
10	60
20	50
20	50
60	36
50	36
30	50
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	36
20	50
20	50
20	50
50	36
40	36
10	60
20	48
20	50
10	60
40	7
40	34
10	60
40	36
20	50
10	59
20	48
20	50
20	50
20	50
10	60
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	27
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
30	36
20	6
20	50
40	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
10	50
20	40
30	36
30	36
30	36
30	36
40	4
20	34
150	27
20	36
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	50
10	50
140	27
20	36
20	34
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	46
10	48
10	36
50	7
10	34
10	36
10	36
10	36
10	36
20	36
20	36
40	4
10	36
20	36
10	36
10	34
10	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
110	58
90	50
50	61
50	61
100	50
150	31
130	50
150	36
100	50
120	50
100	50
80	50
110	50
80	48
110	36
80	34
100	50
80	58
80	36
130	36
90	50
90	50
80	50
80	50
100	36
50	50
40	58
80	36
120	36
80	50
30	54
50	58
50	59
60	50
70	36
130	36
50	50
20	52
60	48
80	27
60	36
70	50
70	50
80	36
100	36
80	36
40	0
60	50
50	50
90	36
20	60
60	36
50	50
40	50
40	50
50	50
60	50
50	50
60	36
50	50
50	56
60	48
40	58
20	60
60	36
60	36
70	36
50	50
40	50
40	36
40	50
40	48
40	36
40	50
40	48
30	50
30	50
40	50
40	50
60	36
30	50
10	60
50	36
60	36
40	50
30	50
40	50
60	36
20	50
40	50
30	50
70	36
70	36
10	7
60	36
50	36
60	36
60	31
60	36
30	50
20	50
40	36
30	50
10	58
10	60
10	60
20	50
20	50
60	36
50	36
30	50
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	36
20	50
20	50
20	50
50	36
40	36
10	60
20	48
20	50
10	60
40	7
40	34
10	60
40	36
20	50
10	59
20	48
20	50
20	50
20	50
10	60
20	50
20	50
20	50
40	27
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
30	36
20	6
20	50
40	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
30	36
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
10	50
30	36
10	50
20	40
30	36
30	36
30	36
30	36
40	4
20	34
150	27
20	36
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	50
10	50
140	27
20	36
20	34
20	36
20	36
20	36
10	46
10	48
10	36
50	7
10	34
10	36
10	36
10	36
10	36
20	36
20	36
40	4
10	36
20	36
10	36
10	34
10	36