Leiden Weather Records (NLE00109184)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leiden (NLE00109184), Netherlands, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Leiden

Leiden (NLE00109184) is a weather station in Netherlands at 52.13 latitude and 4.48 longitude, 0 m (0 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2014, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Leiden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leiden set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 11 August 2014.

About the Station

Location: Netherlands, 52.13 latitude, 4.48 longitude.
Elevation: 0 m (0 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2014, 84 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Leiden. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Leiden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leiden still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Leiden between 22 June 1982 and 14 July 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Leiden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-06-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2007-06-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010-08-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010-12-19	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
2011-07-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 67.2 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 67.2 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leiden. The most was 67.2 mm (2.6 in) on 14 July 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leiden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 January 2007
Feb	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	4 February 2001
Mar	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 March 1998
Apr	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 April 1983
May	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 May 2009
Jun	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 June 2007
Jul	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	14 July 2011
Aug	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 August 2010
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 September 1961
Oct	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 October 1999
Nov	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 November 2000
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Leiden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2014	Leiden, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2014	Leiden, NL	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2014	Leiden, NL	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2013	Leiden, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2013	Leiden, NL	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2013	Leiden, NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2013	Leiden, NL	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth (Tie)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	tie	55 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth (Tie)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	tie	55 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth (Tie)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	tie	55 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth (Tie)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	tie	55 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2013	Leiden, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2012	Leiden, NL	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2012	Leiden, NL	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2012	Leiden, NL	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2012	Leiden, NL	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Leiden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	2011	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	2010	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	2007	21 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leiden, 1931 to 2014. The record is 67.2 mm (2.6 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leiden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1933	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1935	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1939	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1940	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1941	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1942	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1945	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1946	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1947	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1948	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1953	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1954	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1957	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1959	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1963	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1965	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1966	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1969	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1970	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1974	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1977	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1981	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1982	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1987	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1989	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1993	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1995	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1996	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1997	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1999	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2000	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2002	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2003	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2004	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
2005	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2006	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2007	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2008	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2009	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2010	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2011	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2012	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2014	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leiden, 1931 to 2014. The record is 141.6 mm (5.6 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leiden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	n/a
1932	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1938	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1940	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1941	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1942	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1945	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1946	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1947	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1952	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1953	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1955	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1956	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1957	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1958	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1960	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1961	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1962	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1963	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1965	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1967	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1968	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1969	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1970	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1972	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1973	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1976	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1983	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1984	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1986	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1990	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1991	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1993	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1994	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1995	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1999	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2000	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2001	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2002	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2003	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2004	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
2005	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2006	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2007	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2009	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
2011	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2012	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2013	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2014	57.9 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leiden, 1931 to 2014. The record is 46 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leiden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	1 day
1932	23 days
1933	33 days
1934	23 days
1935	18 days
1936	19 days
1937	13 days
1938	23 days
1939	25 days
1940	21 days
1941	24 days
1942	30 days
1943	32 days
1944	18 days
1945	12 days
1946	17 days
1947	18 days
1948	31 days
1949	20 days
1950	23 days
1951	24 days
1952	16 days
1953	25 days
1954	17 days
1955	15 days
1956	16 days
1957	14 days
1958	22 days
1959	26 days
1960	17 days
1961	17 days
1962	21 days
1963	26 days
1964	22 days
1965	20 days
1966	16 days
1967	13 days
1968	14 days
1969	18 days
1970	33 days
1971	23 days
1972	22 days
1973	21 days
1974	17 days
1975	21 days
1976	23 days
1977	20 days
1978	23 days
1979	14 days
1980	29 days
1981	21 days
1982	16 days
1983	24 days
1984	23 days
1985	28 days
1986	25 days
1987	15 days
1988	21 days
1989	18 days
1990	27 days
1991	27 days
1992	21 days
1993	18 days
1994	17 days
1995	27 days
1996	25 days
1997	19 days
1998	17 days
1999	20 days
2000	13 days
2001	10 days
2002	24 days
2003	29 days
2004	17 days
2005	13 days
2006	15 days
2007	46 days
2008	15 days
2009	20 days
2010	21 days
2011	20 days
2012	17 days
2013	23 days
2014	19 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1932 to 2014

A day with at least 33.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leiden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	Longer than the 83 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 83 years of values from 1932 to 2014.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 67.2 mm (2.6 in) in 2011; 58.2 mm (2.3 in) in 2010; 56.1 mm (2.2 in) in 2007.

Download the Data

Data for Leiden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Leiden threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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