Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026
Start: 2026-09-17
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026: 75 records at 21 stations, peak on 20 September 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026 set or tied 75 station records at 21 stations.
It ran from 17 September 2026 to 27 September 2026 (11 days) and its peak day was 20 September 2026.
Status: closed.
Zoseni set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).
The busiest day was 20 September 2026 with 12 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 84 years.

Footprint

17 to 27 September 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026 is outlined, with 9 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Zoseni	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2026-09-20
Tooma	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2026-09-20
Ukmerge	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	2026-09-21
Kolka	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2026-09-18
Rezekne	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2026-09-24
Rucava	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-09-26
Zilani	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2026-09-20
Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	2026-09-26
Jelgava	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2026-09-25
Skriveri	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2026-09-25
Ristna	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-09-25
Kaunas	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2026-09-17
Kybartai	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2026-09-23
Ruhnu	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2026-09-23
Ainazi	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2026-09-25
Skulte	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-09-25
Pavilosta	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2026-09-26

Records per Day

Peak day 12

Records set or tied each day from 17 September 2026 to 27 September 2026. The most in one day was 12 on 20 September 2026.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026
Date	Records
2026-09-17	8
2026-09-18	4
2026-09-19	2
2026-09-20	12
2026-09-21	8
2026-09-22	6
2026-09-23	11
2026-09-24	3
2026-09-25	10
2026-09-26	8
2026-09-27	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026 ranked by margin
Zoseni, 09-23	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
Rucava, 09-18	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Rucava, 09-26	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
Daugavpils, 09-26	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
Rezekne, 09-23	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
Ristna, 09-25	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Zilani, 09-17	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
Zoseni, 09-21	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Rucava, 09-19	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Rezekne, 09-26	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Zoseni, 09-17	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
Rezekne, 09-24	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Zoseni, 09-20	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Zilani, 09-23	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Tooma, 09-20	25.5 mm (1.0 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

75 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 Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	77
26	76
80	76
14	78
57	71
25	68
21	76
35	68
75	65
68	57
55	61
28	57
20	56
58	53
70	52
24	40
76	47
51	41
62	37
41	0
82	41
31	39
33	43
25	33
34	0
14	68
18	57
21	39
22	64
17	76
26	0
23	27
52	36
24	11
14	64
8	84
9	61
15	0
12	57
9	71
12	47
11	75
12	56
5	77
7	57
9	40
8	39
4	57
10	39
7	52
7	44
8	36
11	39
7	0
7	41
6	57
4	56
2	68
5	44
3	53
3	56
7	0
1	57
2	52
4	39
6	21
2	40
4	36
2	0
2	41
1	44
1	37
1	35
3	16
2	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026 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 Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026 (this event)	75 records

Every Record Set

57 of 75

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 17 to 27 September 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-09-17	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	53	62 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-17	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	0	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-17	Kaunas	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	84	51 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-17	Kybartai	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-18	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-18	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47	60 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-18	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-19	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76	67 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-19	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61	64 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-20	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	77	71 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-20	Tooma	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-20	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-20	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-20	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-20	Ainazi	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-20	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-20	Kybartai	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-21	Ukmerge	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	78	70 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-21	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	71	69 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-21	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	11	51 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-21	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	44	34 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-21	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	0	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-21	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-21	Skriveri	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	11	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-22	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-22	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	0	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-22	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	40	36 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-22	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	57	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-22	Kybartai	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-23	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-23	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57	64 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-23	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57	63 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-23	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	76	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-23	Kybartai	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57	48 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-23	Ruhnu	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	39	35 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-23	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-23	Kaunas	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-23	Ukmerge	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-24	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-25	Ristna	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-25	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-25	Skriveri	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-25	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-25	Kaunas	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	47	47 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-25	Ainazi	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	39	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-25	Skulte	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-25	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-26	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-26	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2026-09-26	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-26	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	57	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-26	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27	56 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-26	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-26	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-26	Pavilosta	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	37	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-27	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-27	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 57 of the 75 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
29	77
26	76
80	76
14	78
57	71
25	68
21	76
35	68
75	65
68	57
55	61
28	57
20	56
58	53
70	52
24	40
76	47
51	41
62	37
41	0
82	41
31	39
33	43
25	33
34	0
14	68
18	57
21	39
22	64
17	76
26	0
23	27
52	36
24	11
14	64
8	84
9	61
15	0
12	57
9	71
12	47
11	75
12	56
5	77
7	57
9	40
8	39
4	57
10	39
7	52
7	44
8	36
11	39
7	0
7	41
6	57
4	56
2	68
5	44
3	53
3	56
7	0
1	57
2	52
4	39
6	21
2	40
4	36
2	0
2	41
1	44
1	37
1	35
3	16
2	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	77
26	76
80	76
14	78
57	71
25	68
21	76
35	68
75	65
68	57
55	61
28	57
20	56
58	53
70	52
24	40
76	47
51	41
62	37
41	0
82	41
31	39
33	43
25	33
34	0
14	68
18	57
21	39
22	64
17	76
26	0
23	27
52	36
24	11
14	64
8	84
9	61
15	0
12	57
9	71
12	47
11	75
12	56
5	77
7	57
9	40
8	39
4	57
10	39
7	52
7	44
8	36
11	39
7	0
7	41
6	57
4	56
2	68
5	44
3	53
3	56
7	0
1	57
2	52
4	39
6	21
2	40
4	36
2	0
2	41
1	44
1	37
1	35
3	16
2	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	77
26	76
80	76
14	78
57	71
25	68
21	76
35	68
75	65
68	57
55	61
28	57
20	56
58	53
70	52
24	40
76	47
51	41
62	37
41	0
82	41
31	39
33	43
25	33
34	0
14	68
18	57
21	39
22	64
17	76
26	0
23	27
52	36
24	11
14	64
8	84
9	61
15	0
12	57
9	71
12	47
11	75
12	56
5	77
7	57
9	40
8	39
4	57
10	39
7	52
7	44
8	36
11	39
7	0
7	41
6	57
4	56
2	68
5	44
3	53
3	56
7	0
1	57
2	52
4	39
6	21
2	40
4	36
2	0
2	41
1	44
1	37
1	35
3	16
2	11