Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-03
End: 2022-04-05
Location: Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia

Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022: 149 records at 130 stations, peak on 4 April 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022 set or tied 149 station records at 130 stations.
It ran from 3 April 2022 to 5 April 2022 (3 days) and its peak day was 4 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Juupajoki Hyytiala set a daily record precipitation of 22.2 mm (0.9 in) on 5 April 2022.
The busiest day was 4 April 2022 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

3 to 5 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2022-04-03
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-04-04
Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2022-04-04
Kaarina Yltoinen	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-04-04
Salo Karkka	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2022-04-04
Lohja Porla	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2022-04-04
Nokia Tottijarvi	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2022-04-04
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2022-04-04
Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2022-04-04
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2022-04-04
Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2022-04-04
Boras	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2022-04-04
Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	2022-04-04
Pakri	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	2022-04-05
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2022-04-05
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2022-04-05
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2022-04-05
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2022-04-05
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2022-04-05
Vyborg	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-04-05

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 3 April 2022 to 5 April 2022. The most in one day was 100 on 4 April 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022 ranked by margin
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi, 04-05	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Nokia Tottijarvi, 04-04	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Juupajoki Hyytiala, 04-05	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 04-05	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski, 04-05	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Lohja Porla, 04-04	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki, 04-04	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla, 04-04	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Vyborg, 04-05	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Kaarina Yltoinen, 04-04	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema, 04-04	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Salo Karkka, 04-04	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie, 04-04	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki, 04-05	5.9 mm (0.23 in)
Hanko Russaro, 04-04	5.6 mm (0.22 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

149 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 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	60
17	32
13	52
8	68
4	120
12	16
8	60
2	146
7	52
8	52
2	116
7	60
6	52
6	52
6	52
1	89
11	11
10	12
5	60
12	0
11	24
4	71
11	11
8	19
4	52
7	49
3	72
10	11
8	16
6	48
3	71
3	71
8	16
3	60
8	21
10	16
2	68
5	48
7	32
4	52
9	29
7	11
8	4
7	16
8	19
6	32
4	56
6	48
1	44
9	4
3	52
9	12
6	21
6	48
6	28
3	52
6	16
3	52
6	28
1	71
2	60
6	19
3	48
5	37
4	29
6	15
7	28
4	37
5	29
6	16
0	39
0	37
2	52
4	24
6	24
1	52
4	21
5	21
1	53
2	52
0	44
1	56
1	45
5	28
0	56
0	52
0	52
1	48
5	21
4	16
4	12
2	28
4	19
1	44
4	24
2	21
0	48
1	2
4	16
1	0
2	29
0	45
4	4
3	19
3	21
1	32
4	24
2	24
2	24
3	16
2	21
1	24
1	31
3	29
1	29
2	11
1	29
3	21
3	11
2	11
1	21
1	21
3	24
1	24
0	29
4	4
3	9
4	4
2	11
2	29
2	4
4	4
1	32
1	19
1	21
4	4
1	16
1	16
0	21
1	21
2	3
2	3
3	4
3	4
1	4
1	4
0	4
0	4
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022 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 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022 (this event)	149 records

Every Record Set

20 of 149

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Finland and 5 other countries, 3 to 5 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-03	Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	146	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Kaarina Yltoinen	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Salo Karkka	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Lohja Porla	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Nokia Tottijarvi	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Boras	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-04	Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Pakri	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Juupajoki Hyytiala	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	16	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-05	Vyborg	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 149 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
12	60
17	32
13	52
8	68
4	120
12	16
8	60
2	146
7	52
8	52
2	116
7	60
6	52
6	52
6	52
1	89
11	11
10	12
5	60
12	0
11	24
4	71
11	11
8	19
4	52
7	49
3	72
10	11
8	16
6	48
3	71
3	71
8	16
3	60
8	21
10	16
2	68
5	48
7	32
4	52
9	29
7	11
8	4
7	16
8	19
6	32
4	56
6	48
1	44
9	4
3	52
9	12
6	21
6	48
6	28
3	52
6	16
3	52
6	28
1	71
2	60
6	19
3	48
5	37
4	29
6	15
7	28
4	37
5	29
6	16
0	39
0	37
2	52
4	24
6	24
1	52
4	21
5	21
1	53
2	52
0	44
1	56
1	45
5	28
0	56
0	52
0	52
1	48
5	21
4	16
4	12
2	28
4	19
1	44
4	24
2	21
0	48
1	2
4	16
1	0
2	29
0	45
4	4
3	19
3	21
1	32
4	24
2	24
2	24
3	16
2	21
1	24
1	31
3	29
1	29
2	11
1	29
3	21
3	11
2	11
1	21
1	21
3	24
1	24
0	29
4	4
3	9
4	4
2	11
2	29
2	4
4	4
1	32
1	19
1	21
4	4
1	16
1	16
0	21
1	21
2	3
2	3
3	4
3	4
1	4
1	4
0	4
0	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	60
17	32
13	52
8	68
4	120
12	16
8	60
2	146
7	52
8	52
2	116
7	60
6	52
6	52
6	52
1	89
11	11
10	12
5	60
12	0
11	24
4	71
11	11
8	19
4	52
7	49
3	72
10	11
8	16
6	48
3	71
3	71
8	16
3	60
8	21
10	16
2	68
5	48
7	32
4	52
9	29
7	11
8	4
7	16
8	19
6	32
4	56
6	48
1	44
9	4
3	52
9	12
6	21
6	48
6	28
3	52
6	16
3	52
6	28
1	71
2	60
6	19
3	48
5	37
4	29
6	15
7	28
4	37
5	29
6	16
0	39
0	37
2	52
4	24
6	24
1	52
4	21
5	21
1	53
2	52
0	44
1	56
1	45
5	28
0	56
0	52
0	52
1	48
5	21
4	16
4	12
2	28
4	19
1	44
4	24
2	21
0	48
1	2
4	16
1	0
2	29
0	45
4	4
3	19
3	21
1	32
4	24
2	24
2	24
3	16
2	21
1	24
1	31
3	29
1	29
2	11
1	29
3	21
3	11
2	11
1	21
1	21
3	24
1	24
0	29
4	4
3	9
4	4
2	11
2	29
2	4
4	4
1	32
1	19
1	21
4	4
1	16
1	16
0	21
1	21
2	3
2	3
3	4
3	4
1	4
1	4
0	4
0	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	60
17	32
13	52
8	68
4	120
12	16
8	60
2	146
7	52
8	52
2	116
7	60
6	52
6	52
6	52
1	89
11	11
10	12
5	60
12	0
11	24
4	71
11	11
8	19
4	52
7	49
3	72
10	11
8	16
6	48
3	71
3	71
8	16
3	60
8	21
10	16
2	68
5	48
7	32
4	52
9	29
7	11
8	4
7	16
8	19
6	32
4	56
6	48
1	44
9	4
3	52
9	12
6	21
6	48
6	28
3	52
6	16
3	52
6	28
1	71
2	60
6	19
3	48
5	37
4	29
6	15
7	28
4	37
5	29
6	16
0	39
0	37
2	52
4	24
6	24
1	52
4	21
5	21
1	53
2	52
0	44
1	56
1	45
5	28
0	56
0	52
0	52
1	48
5	21
4	16
4	12
2	28
4	19
1	44
4	24
2	21
0	48
1	2
4	16
1	0
2	29
0	45
4	4
3	19
3	21
1	32
4	24
2	24
2	24
3	16
2	21
1	24
1	31
3	29
1	29
2	11
1	29
3	21
3	11
2	11
1	21
1	21
3	24
1	24
0	29
4	4
3	9
4	4
2	11
2	29
2	4
4	4
1	32
1	19
1	21
4	4
1	16
1	16
0	21
1	21
2	3
2	3
3	4
3	4
1	4
1	4
0	4
0	4
0	4