Netherlands already had as much rain in 2024 than typical for an entire year
Since 1 January 2024, an average of 865 mm of rain has fallen across the Netherlands. With that, the Netherlands has already had as much rain as is typical for an entire year in the current climate period, Weeronline reported.
In four of the past ten months, over 100 mm of rain fell across the Netherlands. February got 116 mm of rain compared to the typical 63 mm. May recorded 124 mm (typical 58 mm), July got 110 mm (typical 79 mm), and September got 107 (typical 78 mm).
The months of March, June, and August were a bit dryer than typical. And with just over a week to go, and dry and sunny weather predicted for most of this week, October is also pretty dry so far.
According to Weeronline, there is a solid chance that the Netherlands will record over 1,000 mm of rain this year. “If the rest of October, November, and December see a normal amount of precipitation of 25, 84, and 87 mm, respectively, the counter will be at 1,061 mm at the end of this year.”
If that happens, 2024 will be the fifth year since measurements started that the Netherlands got more than 1,000 mm of rain in a year. The wettest recorded year was 2023 with 1,151 mm of precipitation, followed by 1998, 1966, and 2001.
The weather service measures rain at 13 different precipitation stations spread across the country. “On average, it has become increasingly wetter in recent years,” Weeronline said. In the 1991-2020 climate period, 853 mm of rain per year fell over the country. In the current climate period (1994-2023), that was 865 mm.
