Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021
Start: 2021-02-19
End: 2021-02-27
Location: Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway

Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021: 197 records at 151 stations, peak on 20 February 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021 set or tied 197 station records at 151 stations.
It ran from 19 February 2021 to 27 February 2021 (9 days) and its peak day was 20 February 2021.
Status: closed.
Juupajoki Hyytiala set a daily record precipitation of 14.6 mm (0.6 in) on 20 February 2021.
The busiest day was 20 February 2021 with 55 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 133 years.

Footprint

19 to 27 February 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-19
Heinola Asemantaus	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-20
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-20
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-20
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-20
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-20
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-20
Savonlinna Laukansaari	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-20
Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2021-02-20
Sadiliden	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	2021-02-21
Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2021-02-23
Stavanger - Valand	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2021-02-24
Petrozawodsk	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-26
Olonec	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-26
Babaevo	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-26
Niznij Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2021-02-27
Novyj Tor'jal	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2021-02-27
Sergac	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2021-02-27
Poretskoye	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2021-02-27

Records per Day

Peak day 55

Records set or tied each day from 19 February 2021 to 27 February 2021. The most in one day was 55 on 20 February 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021
Date	Records
2021-02-19	10
2021-02-20	55
2021-02-21	32
2021-02-22	10
2021-02-23	17
2021-02-24	19
2021-02-25	24
2021-02-26	15
2021-02-27	15

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021 ranked by margin
Stavanger - Valand, 02-24	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Sysma Joutsjarvi, 02-20	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Savonlinna Laukansaari, 02-20	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Juupajoki Hyytiala, 02-20	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Novyj Tor'jal, 02-27	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi, 02-19	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Vesanto Sonkari, 02-20	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi, 02-20	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka, 02-20	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho, 02-20	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Olonec, 02-26	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
Heinola Asemantaus, 02-20	6.2 mm (0.24 in)
Sergac, 02-27	5.5 mm (0.22 in)
Sadiliden, 02-21	5.2 mm (0.20 in)
Vesanto Sonkari, 02-21	4.5 mm (0.18 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

197 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 Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	59
14	76
9	30
9	31
6	68
8	54
3	94
2	133
6	59
10	5
9	31
7	34
8	31
3	70
1	123
7	44
5	55
6	44
5	61
1	84
5	31
6	31
4	50
4	30
5	31
5	31
2	56
3	68
6	20
5	31
8	5
5	30
4	48
5	31
4	45
4	32
3	59
1	74
4	44
5	31
4	32
2	69
3	55
3	50
6	5
7	5
3	44
2	55
5	30
7	5
2	61
4	31
2	56
4	24
0	62
3	43
2	43
6	13
4	31
3	47
2	45
4	26
4	26
2	22
1	43
1	55
2	48
6	9
5	5
3	31
1	62
2	62
2	45
1	54
3	31
3	31
4	11
1	48
4	23
10	29
3	35
4	22
3	4
2	54
3	31
3	31
4	4
2	20
2	45
0	48
4	20
3	31
3	31
3	48
1	45
3	7
5	7
3	23
1	48
1	43
1	35
1	31
2	31
2	31
3	13
4	45
1	3
2	31
2	13
1	44
3	4
2	25
1	33
0	45
1	20
1	32
6	36
2	30
2	26
3	20
2	20
5	26
2	13
1	26
1	30
1	33
2	28
3	6
3	31
7	23
1	27
0	31
3	5
1	31
0	34
1	22
0	32
2	13
7	7
2	10
3	7
1	29
1	20
0	30
3	5
0	31
1	19
2	4
0	24
1	34
1	31
2	4
0	27
0	31
0	31
2	5
2	4
1	11
0	33
1	11
2	7
1	7
1	22
2	5
6	7
2	4
2	7
1	7
0	23
2	13
3	22
1	4
1	2
1	16
2	7
1	7
1	6
1	13
6	6
1	23
1	7
2	7
0	23
1	4
3	13
1	5
0	9
1	1
1	5
2	4
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	6
1	4
0	5
0	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021 (this event)	197 records

Every Record Set

20 of 197

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 19 to 27 February 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-02-19	Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Heinola Asemantaus	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Juupajoki Hyytiala	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Sysma Joutsjarvi	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Savonlinna Laukansaari	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-20	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-21	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-21	Sadiliden	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-23	Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	94	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-24	Stavanger - Valand	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-26	Petrozawodsk	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-26	Olonec	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-26	Babaevo	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-27	Niznij Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	133	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-27	Novyj Tor'jal	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-27	Sergac	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-27	Poretskoye	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	123	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 197 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
9	59
14	76
9	30
9	31
6	68
8	54
3	94
2	133
6	59
10	5
9	31
7	34
8	31
3	70
1	123
7	44
5	55
6	44
5	61
1	84
5	31
6	31
4	50
4	30
5	31
5	31
2	56
3	68
6	20
5	31
8	5
5	30
4	48
5	31
4	45
4	32
3	59
1	74
4	44
5	31
4	32
2	69
3	55
3	50
6	5
7	5
3	44
2	55
5	30
7	5
2	61
4	31
2	56
4	24
0	62
3	43
2	43
6	13
4	31
3	47
2	45
4	26
4	26
2	22
1	43
1	55
2	48
6	9
5	5
3	31
1	62
2	62
2	45
1	54
3	31
3	31
4	11
1	48
4	23
10	29
3	35
4	22
3	4
2	54
3	31
3	31
4	4
2	20
2	45
0	48
4	20
3	31
3	31
3	48
1	45
3	7
5	7
3	23
1	48
1	43
1	35
1	31
2	31
2	31
3	13
4	45
1	3
2	31
2	13
1	44
3	4
2	25
1	33
0	45
1	20
1	32
6	36
2	30
2	26
3	20
2	20
5	26
2	13
1	26
1	30
1	33
2	28
3	6
3	31
7	23
1	27
0	31
3	5
1	31
0	34
1	22
0	32
2	13
7	7
2	10
3	7
1	29
1	20
0	30
3	5
0	31
1	19
2	4
0	24
1	34
1	31
2	4
0	27
0	31
0	31
2	5
2	4
1	11
0	33
1	11
2	7
1	7
1	22
2	5
6	7
2	4
2	7
1	7
0	23
2	13
3	22
1	4
1	2
1	16
2	7
1	7
1	6
1	13
6	6
1	23
1	7
2	7
0	23
1	4
3	13
1	5
0	9
1	1
1	5
2	4
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	6
1	4
0	5
0	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	59
14	76
9	30
9	31
6	68
8	54
3	94
2	133
6	59
10	5
9	31
7	34
8	31
3	70
1	123
7	44
5	55
6	44
5	61
1	84
5	31
6	31
4	50
4	30
5	31
5	31
2	56
3	68
6	20
5	31
8	5
5	30
4	48
5	31
4	45
4	32
3	59
1	74
4	44
5	31
4	32
2	69
3	55
3	50
6	5
7	5
3	44
2	55
5	30
7	5
2	61
4	31
2	56
4	24
0	62
3	43
2	43
6	13
4	31
3	47
2	45
4	26
4	26
2	22
1	43
1	55
2	48
6	9
5	5
3	31
1	62
2	62
2	45
1	54
3	31
3	31
4	11
1	48
4	23
10	29
3	35
4	22
3	4
2	54
3	31
3	31
4	4
2	20
2	45
0	48
4	20
3	31
3	31
3	48
1	45
3	7
5	7
3	23
1	48
1	43
1	35
1	31
2	31
2	31
3	13
4	45
1	3
2	31
2	13
1	44
3	4
2	25
1	33
0	45
1	20
1	32
6	36
2	30
2	26
3	20
2	20
5	26
2	13
1	26
1	30
1	33
2	28
3	6
3	31
7	23
1	27
0	31
3	5
1	31
0	34
1	22
0	32
2	13
7	7
2	10
3	7
1	29
1	20
0	30
3	5
0	31
1	19
2	4
0	24
1	34
1	31
2	4
0	27
0	31
0	31
2	5
2	4
1	11
0	33
1	11
2	7
1	7
1	22
2	5
6	7
2	4
2	7
1	7
0	23
2	13
3	22
1	4
1	2
1	16
2	7
1	7
1	6
1	13
6	6
1	23
1	7
2	7
0	23
1	4
3	13
1	5
0	9
1	1
1	5
2	4
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	6
1	4
0	5
0	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	59
14	76
9	30
9	31
6	68
8	54
3	94
2	133
6	59
10	5
9	31
7	34
8	31
3	70
1	123
7	44
5	55
6	44
5	61
1	84
5	31
6	31
4	50
4	30
5	31
5	31
2	56
3	68
6	20
5	31
8	5
5	30
4	48
5	31
4	45
4	32
3	59
1	74
4	44
5	31
4	32
2	69
3	55
3	50
6	5
7	5
3	44
2	55
5	30
7	5
2	61
4	31
2	56
4	24
0	62
3	43
2	43
6	13
4	31
3	47
2	45
4	26
4	26
2	22
1	43
1	55
2	48
6	9
5	5
3	31
1	62
2	62
2	45
1	54
3	31
3	31
4	11
1	48
4	23
10	29
3	35
4	22
3	4
2	54
3	31
3	31
4	4
2	20
2	45
0	48
4	20
3	31
3	31
3	48
1	45
3	7
5	7
3	23
1	48
1	43
1	35
1	31
2	31
2	31
3	13
4	45
1	3
2	31
2	13
1	44
3	4
2	25
1	33
0	45
1	20
1	32
6	36
2	30
2	26
3	20
2	20
5	26
2	13
1	26
1	30
1	33
2	28
3	6
3	31
7	23
1	27
0	31
3	5
1	31
0	34
1	22
0	32
2	13
7	7
2	10
3	7
1	29
1	20
0	30
3	5
0	31
1	19
2	4
0	24
1	34
1	31
2	4
0	27
0	31
0	31
2	5
2	4
1	11
0	33
1	11
2	7
1	7
1	22
2	5
6	7
2	4
2	7
1	7
0	23
2	13
3	22
1	4
1	2
1	16
2	7
1	7
1	6
1	13
6	6
1	23
1	7
2	7
0	23
1	4
3	13
1	5
0	9
1	1
1	5
2	4
0	7
0	7
0	7
1	6
1	4
0	5
0	1