Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-12
Location: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026: 38 records at 18 stations, peak on 9 October 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, 9 to 12 October 2026 set or tied 38 station records at 18 stations.
It ran from 9 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (4 days) and its peak day was 9 October 2026.
Status: closed.
Ruhnu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).
The busiest day was 9 October 2026 with 15 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

9 to 12 October 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026 is outlined, with 13 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, 9 to 12 October 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ruhnu	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	2026-10-12
Tooma	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2026-10-12
Rezekne	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2026-10-09
Zilani	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2026-10-09
Rucava	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	2026-10-09
Jelgava	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	2026-10-11
Kolka	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2026-10-09
Zoseni	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	2026-10-09
Klaipeda	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	2026-10-09
Ristna	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	2026-10-12
Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	2026-10-09
Skriveri	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2026-10-09
Kaunas	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2026-10-09
Skulte	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2026-10-11
Ainazi	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-10-09
Pavilosta	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2026-10-10

Records per Day

Peak day 15

Records set or tied each day from 9 October 2026 to 12 October 2026. The most in one day was 15 on 9 October 2026.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026 ranked by margin
Rucava, 10-09	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
Zoseni, 10-09	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
Tooma, 10-12	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Kolka, 10-12	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
Kaunas, 10-09	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Zilani, 10-09	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Kolka, 10-09	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
Daugavpils, 10-11	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Daugavpils, 10-09	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Rucava, 10-12	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Rezekne, 10-12	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Rezekne, 10-09	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Ruhnu, 10-12	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Jelgava, 10-11	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Jelgava, 10-09	17.5 mm (0.7 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

38 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, 9 to 12 October 2026
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	113
59	63
23	63
19	52
40	52
80	52
25	65
39	52
60	11
18	52
15	52
16	50
54	0
29	40
29	2
14	60
16	11
37	28
14	0
41	9
12	0
11	0
10	45
11	0
7	52
7	52
9	28
3	69
3	30
1	63
4	45
4	43
3	45
3	11
5	15
2	40
1	45
2	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 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, 9 to 12 October 2026 (this event)	38 records

Every Record Set

31 of 38

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Latvia and 2 other countries, 9 to 12 October 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-10-09	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63	75 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Zilani	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52	71 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	52	71 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	11	61 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Klaipeda	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-09	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-09	Skriveri	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11	55 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-09	Kaunas	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9	52 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-09	Ainazi	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-10	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	0	53 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-10	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	28	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-10	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-10	Pavilosta	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-10	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-11	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	52	71 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-11	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28	55 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-11	Skriveri	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	0	43 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-11	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	30	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-11	Skulte	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	15	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-11	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-11	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-12	Ruhnu	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	113	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2026-10-12	Tooma	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	63	76 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-12	Rezekne	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	65	66 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-12	Ristna	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	50	59 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-12	Kolka	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	0	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-12	Rucava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-12	Jelgava	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	60	56 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-12	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 31 of the 38 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
23	113
59	63
23	63
19	52
40	52
80	52
25	65
39	52
60	11
18	52
15	52
16	50
54	0
29	40
29	2
14	60
16	11
37	28
14	0
41	9
12	0
11	0
10	45
11	0
7	52
7	52
9	28
3	69
3	30
1	63
4	45
4	43
3	45
3	11
5	15
2	40
1	45
2	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	113
59	63
23	63
19	52
40	52
80	52
25	65
39	52
60	11
18	52
15	52
16	50
54	0
29	40
29	2
14	60
16	11
37	28
14	0
41	9
12	0
11	0
10	45
11	0
7	52
7	52
9	28
3	69
3	30
1	63
4	45
4	43
3	45
3	11
5	15
2	40
1	45
2	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	113
59	63
23	63
19	52
40	52
80	52
25	65
39	52
60	11
18	52
15	52
16	50
54	0
29	40
29	2
14	60
16	11
37	28
14	0
41	9
12	0
11	0
10	45
11	0
7	52
7	52
9	28
3	69
3	30
1	63
4	45
4	43
3	45
3	11
5	15
2	40
1	45
2	15