Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-22
End: 2023-03-23
Location: Finland, Sweden, Russia

Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023: 110 records at 106 stations, peak on 22 March 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023 set or tied 110 station records at 106 stations.
It ran from 22 March 2023 to 23 March 2023 (2 days) and its peak day was 22 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Kolezma set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 23 March 2023.
The busiest day was 22 March 2023 with 92 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 92 years.

Footprint

22 to 23 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023 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 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-22
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Siikalatva Kestila	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Jarensk	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-22
Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Forse	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Krangede_A	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Norderon	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Solleftea	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Multra	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Litsnaset	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-22
Aspea	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-22
Kem-Port	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2023-03-23
Raznavolok	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2023-03-23
Kolezma	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-23
Padany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-23
Onega	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-23
Verhnjaja Tojma	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-23

Records per Day

Peak day 92

Records set or tied each day from 22 March 2023 to 23 March 2023. The most in one day was 92 on 22 March 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023 ranked by margin
Kolezma, 03-23	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Norderon, 03-22	9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta, 03-22	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Solleftea, 03-22	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Litsnaset, 03-22	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Onega, 03-23	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Marby_D, 03-22	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Siikalatva Kestila, 03-22	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Maaninka Halola, 03-22	7.5 mm (0.30 in)
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki, 03-22	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Aspea, 03-22	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Multra, 03-22	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Padany, 03-23	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Krangede_A, 03-22	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Forse, 03-22	6.7 mm (0.26 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

110 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 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	50
9	56
7	92
4	92
7	54
7	40
9	41
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	56
9	13
6	49
6	33
7	41
7	14
3	60
9	28
7	41
8	32
2	39
4	48
7	28
4	56
6	28
2	73
4	54
6	41
3	33
4	54
4	52
6	33
4	49
4	49
5	24
6	8
5	40
4	36
3	52
5	24
6	4
3	36
4	30
4	33
1	33
1	48
3	41
2	54
4	24
4	24
4	33
1	48
1	57
4	40
4	24
2	52
1	54
2	33
4	32
3	36
4	32
1	52
3	24
1	23
3	33
1	25
1	54
2	41
1	52
2	41
1	41
1	52
2	24
2	24
1	41
3	24
0	48
2	32
2	36
2	24
1	33
2	33
1	40
3	32
2	32
2	40
1	41
1	32
1	33
1	36
2	24
1	24
2	14
1	32
2	32
1	21
0	33
1	24
1	21
2	32
0	33
0	32
1	24
2	12
2	8
1	24
0	24
0	28
0	33
0	24

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023 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 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023 (this event)	110 records

Every Record Set

20 of 110

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Finland and 2 other countries, 22 to 23 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-22	Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Siikalatva Kestila	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Jarensk	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Forse	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Krangede_A	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Norderon	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Solleftea	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Multra	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Litsnaset	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Aspea	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Kem-Port	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Raznavolok	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Kolezma	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Padany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Onega	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-23	Verhnjaja Tojma	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 110 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
10	50
9	56
7	92
4	92
7	54
7	40
9	41
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	56
9	13
6	49
6	33
7	41
7	14
3	60
9	28
7	41
8	32
2	39
4	48
7	28
4	56
6	28
2	73
4	54
6	41
3	33
4	54
4	52
6	33
4	49
4	49
5	24
6	8
5	40
4	36
3	52
5	24
6	4
3	36
4	30
4	33
1	33
1	48
3	41
2	54
4	24
4	24
4	33
1	48
1	57
4	40
4	24
2	52
1	54
2	33
4	32
3	36
4	32
1	52
3	24
1	23
3	33
1	25
1	54
2	41
1	52
2	41
1	41
1	52
2	24
2	24
1	41
3	24
0	48
2	32
2	36
2	24
1	33
2	33
1	40
3	32
2	32
2	40
1	41
1	32
1	33
1	36
2	24
1	24
2	14
1	32
2	32
1	21
0	33
1	24
1	21
2	32
0	33
0	32
1	24
2	12
2	8
1	24
0	24
0	28
0	33
0	24

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	50
9	56
7	92
4	92
7	54
7	40
9	41
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	56
9	13
6	49
6	33
7	41
7	14
3	60
9	28
7	41
8	32
2	39
4	48
7	28
4	56
6	28
2	73
4	54
6	41
3	33
4	54
4	52
6	33
4	49
4	49
5	24
6	8
5	40
4	36
3	52
5	24
6	4
3	36
4	30
4	33
1	33
1	48
3	41
2	54
4	24
4	24
4	33
1	48
1	57
4	40
4	24
2	52
1	54
2	33
4	32
3	36
4	32
1	52
3	24
1	23
3	33
1	25
1	54
2	41
1	52
2	41
1	41
1	52
2	24
2	24
1	41
3	24
0	48
2	32
2	36
2	24
1	33
2	33
1	40
3	32
2	32
2	40
1	41
1	32
1	33
1	36
2	24
1	24
2	14
1	32
2	32
1	21
0	33
1	24
1	21
2	32
0	33
0	32
1	24
2	12
2	8
1	24
0	24
0	28
0	33
0	24

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	50
9	56
7	92
4	92
7	54
7	40
9	41
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	56
9	13
6	49
6	33
7	41
7	14
3	60
9	28
7	41
8	32
2	39
4	48
7	28
4	56
6	28
2	73
4	54
6	41
3	33
4	54
4	52
6	33
4	49
4	49
5	24
6	8
5	40
4	36
3	52
5	24
6	4
3	36
4	30
4	33
1	33
1	48
3	41
2	54
4	24
4	24
4	33
1	48
1	57
4	40
4	24
2	52
1	54
2	33
4	32
3	36
4	32
1	52
3	24
1	23
3	33
1	25
1	54
2	41
1	52
2	41
1	41
1	52
2	24
2	24
1	41
3	24
0	48
2	32
2	36
2	24
1	33
2	33
1	40
3	32
2	32
2	40
1	41
1	32
1	33
1	36
2	24
1	24
2	14
1	32
2	32
1	21
0	33
1	24
1	21
2	32
0	33
0	32
1	24
2	12
2	8
1	24
0	24
0	28
0	33
0	24