Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022
Start: 2022-06-26
End: 2022-07-10
Location: Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Denmark

Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022: 274 records at 229 stations, peak on 1 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022 set or tied 274 station records at 229 stations.
It ran from 26 June 2022 to 10 July 2022 (15 days) and its peak day was 1 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Heden set a daily record precipitation of 48.9 mm (1.9 in) on 3 July 2022.
The busiest day was 1 July 2022 with 42 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 133 years.

Footprint

26 June to 10 July 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 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 Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Heden	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	2022-07-03
Suldalsvatn	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-07-04
Brande	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-10
Atndalen - Ronningen	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2022-06-27
Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2022-07-02
Vange	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	2022-06-30
Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-07-01
Edevik	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2022-07-02
Lavik	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-07-06
Bavertrask	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2022-06-30
Digernaset	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2022-07-02
Orje	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2022-07-01
Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	2022-07-10
Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-28
Hornindal	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2022-07-08
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2022-06-30
Teterow	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2022-07-01
Stromsfoss Sluse	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2022-07-01
Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-07-02
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2022-07-01

Records per Day

Peak day 42

Records set or tied each day from 26 June 2022 to 10 July 2022. The most in one day was 42 on 1 July 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022
Date	Records
2022-06-26	3
2022-06-27	27
2022-06-28	37
2022-06-29	7
2022-06-30	41
2022-07-01	42
2022-07-02	29
2022-07-03	12
2022-07-04	19
2022-07-05	2
2022-07-06	12
2022-07-07	4
2022-07-08	20
2022-07-09	13
2022-07-10	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022 ranked by margin
Vange, 06-30	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku, 07-02	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
Lavik, 07-06	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
Hudiksvall, 07-01	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Brande, 07-10	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Stromsfoss Sluse, 07-01	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Heden, 07-03	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Bavertrask, 06-30	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Atndalen - Ronningen, 06-27	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Digernaset, 07-02	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Edevik, 07-02	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Suldalsvatn, 07-04	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Bygdsiljum_D, 07-10	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Denekamp, 06-30	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Orje, 07-01	9.8 mm (0.39 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

274 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 Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	65
18	76
27	13
24	33
36	36
37	1
28	25
31	36
22	23
23	23
25	12
10	83
17	13
4	126
8	72
5	95
4	95
13	49
26	5
9	72
13	49
3	120
2	126
17	21
1	101
23	39
16	20
11	51
10	51
19	12
22	32
5	72
0	133
19	1
8	61
23	24
10	51
11	41
7	77
11	41
18	13
6	75
8	56
18	5
9	60
12	39
13	10
13	25
8	51
8	51
7	51
9	56
6	61
14	40
22	7
10	49
5	68
7	60
13	20
9	51
11	52
6	64
19	7
7	52
4	56
15	19
13	43
5	51
2	72
7	41
13	25
5	59
9	43
20	28
20	24
7	49
15	25
13	12
7	40
5	41
5	49
5	61
10	33
4	60
13	17
18	7
1	60
5	51
10	25
16	29
4	56
5	53
16	1
6	39
5	48
9	24
15	1
0	72
12	15
7	37
11	20
7	41
11	5
5	41
15	27
6	40
4	51
10	23
11	29
2	60
2	64
6	48
8	32
1	61
11	36
4	44
6	41
1	61
9	36
6	40
7	43
7	19
13	12
6	36
8	15
12	17
9	20
3	48
1	52
4	49
8	36
10	8
5	23
5	41
7	33
5	52
2	53
9	29
7	31
8	25
8	20
1	48
2	49
2	52
8	36
12	32
0	53
4	41
1	48
1	49
6	20
3	21
2	52
10	4
12	12
2	48
5	36
8	12
8	21
6	33
1	51
2	49
1	52
11	28
8	11
0	51
2	49
4	35
8	19
1	40
7	21
3	40
1	41
0	49
6	28
6	24
2	48
3	40
2	44
8	24
4	32
8	12
2	41
4	24
3	17
1	40
2	37
3	36
4	32
1	40
2	43
9	8
4	19
5	24
7	15
8	5
3	39
5	24
6	3
7	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 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 Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022 (this event)	274 records

Every Record Set

20 of 274

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 7 other countries, 26 June to 10 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-06-27	Atndalen - Ronningen	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-28	Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	72	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-30	Vange	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-30	Bavertrask	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-30	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-01	Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-01	Orje	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	83	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-01	Teterow	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	95	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-01	Stromsfoss Sluse	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	5	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-01	Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-02	Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-02	Edevik	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-02	Digernaset	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-02	Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	72	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-03	Heden	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	65	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-04	Suldalsvatn	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-06	Lavik	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-08	Hornindal	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	126	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-10	Brande	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-10	Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	13	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 274 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
26	65
18	76
27	13
24	33
36	36
37	1
28	25
31	36
22	23
23	23
25	12
10	83
17	13
4	126
8	72
5	95
4	95
13	49
26	5
9	72
13	49
3	120
2	126
17	21
1	101
23	39
16	20
11	51
10	51
19	12
22	32
5	72
0	133
19	1
8	61
23	24
10	51
11	41
7	77
11	41
18	13
6	75
8	56
18	5
9	60
12	39
13	10
13	25
8	51
8	51
7	51
9	56
6	61
14	40
22	7
10	49
5	68
7	60
13	20
9	51
11	52
6	64
19	7
7	52
4	56
15	19
13	43
5	51
2	72
7	41
13	25
5	59
9	43
20	28
20	24
7	49
15	25
13	12
7	40
5	41
5	49
5	61
10	33
4	60
13	17
18	7
1	60
5	51
10	25
16	29
4	56
5	53
16	1
6	39
5	48
9	24
15	1
0	72
12	15
7	37
11	20
7	41
11	5
5	41
15	27
6	40
4	51
10	23
11	29
2	60
2	64
6	48
8	32
1	61
11	36
4	44
6	41
1	61
9	36
6	40
7	43
7	19
13	12
6	36
8	15
12	17
9	20
3	48
1	52
4	49
8	36
10	8
5	23
5	41
7	33
5	52
2	53
9	29
7	31
8	25
8	20
1	48
2	49
2	52
8	36
12	32
0	53
4	41
1	48
1	49
6	20
3	21
2	52
10	4
12	12
2	48
5	36
8	12
8	21
6	33
1	51
2	49
1	52
11	28
8	11
0	51
2	49
4	35
8	19
1	40
7	21
3	40
1	41
0	49
6	28
6	24
2	48
3	40
2	44
8	24
4	32
8	12
2	41
4	24
3	17
1	40
2	37
3	36
4	32
1	40
2	43
9	8
4	19
5	24
7	15
8	5
3	39
5	24
6	3
7	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	65
18	76
27	13
24	33
36	36
37	1
28	25
31	36
22	23
23	23
25	12
10	83
17	13
4	126
8	72
5	95
4	95
13	49
26	5
9	72
13	49
3	120
2	126
17	21
1	101
23	39
16	20
11	51
10	51
19	12
22	32
5	72
0	133
19	1
8	61
23	24
10	51
11	41
7	77
11	41
18	13
6	75
8	56
18	5
9	60
12	39
13	10
13	25
8	51
8	51
7	51
9	56
6	61
14	40
22	7
10	49
5	68
7	60
13	20
9	51
11	52
6	64
19	7
7	52
4	56
15	19
13	43
5	51
2	72
7	41
13	25
5	59
9	43
20	28
20	24
7	49
15	25
13	12
7	40
5	41
5	49
5	61
10	33
4	60
13	17
18	7
1	60
5	51
10	25
16	29
4	56
5	53
16	1
6	39
5	48
9	24
15	1
0	72
12	15
7	37
11	20
7	41
11	5
5	41
15	27
6	40
4	51
10	23
11	29
2	60
2	64
6	48
8	32
1	61
11	36
4	44
6	41
1	61
9	36
6	40
7	43
7	19
13	12
6	36
8	15
12	17
9	20
3	48
1	52
4	49
8	36
10	8
5	23
5	41
7	33
5	52
2	53
9	29
7	31
8	25
8	20
1	48
2	49
2	52
8	36
12	32
0	53
4	41
1	48
1	49
6	20
3	21
2	52
10	4
12	12
2	48
5	36
8	12
8	21
6	33
1	51
2	49
1	52
11	28
8	11
0	51
2	49
4	35
8	19
1	40
7	21
3	40
1	41
0	49
6	28
6	24
2	48
3	40
2	44
8	24
4	32
8	12
2	41
4	24
3	17
1	40
2	37
3	36
4	32
1	40
2	43
9	8
4	19
5	24
7	15
8	5
3	39
5	24
6	3
7	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	65
18	76
27	13
24	33
36	36
37	1
28	25
31	36
22	23
23	23
25	12
10	83
17	13
4	126
8	72
5	95
4	95
13	49
26	5
9	72
13	49
3	120
2	126
17	21
1	101
23	39
16	20
11	51
10	51
19	12
22	32
5	72
0	133
19	1
8	61
23	24
10	51
11	41
7	77
11	41
18	13
6	75
8	56
18	5
9	60
12	39
13	10
13	25
8	51
8	51
7	51
9	56
6	61
14	40
22	7
10	49
5	68
7	60
13	20
9	51
11	52
6	64
19	7
7	52
4	56
15	19
13	43
5	51
2	72
7	41
13	25
5	59
9	43
20	28
20	24
7	49
15	25
13	12
7	40
5	41
5	49
5	61
10	33
4	60
13	17
18	7
1	60
5	51
10	25
16	29
4	56
5	53
16	1
6	39
5	48
9	24
15	1
0	72
12	15
7	37
11	20
7	41
11	5
5	41
15	27
6	40
4	51
10	23
11	29
2	60
2	64
6	48
8	32
1	61
11	36
4	44
6	41
1	61
9	36
6	40
7	43
7	19
13	12
6	36
8	15
12	17
9	20
3	48
1	52
4	49
8	36
10	8
5	23
5	41
7	33
5	52
2	53
9	29
7	31
8	25
8	20
1	48
2	49
2	52
8	36
12	32
0	53
4	41
1	48
1	49
6	20
3	21
2	52
10	4
12	12
2	48
5	36
8	12
8	21
6	33
1	51
2	49
1	52
11	28
8	11
0	51
2	49
4	35
8	19
1	40
7	21
3	40
1	41
0	49
6	28
6	24
2	48
3	40
2	44
8	24
4	32
8	12
2	41
4	24
3	17
1	40
2	37
3	36
4	32
1	40
2	43
9	8
4	19
5	24
7	15
8	5
3	39
5	24
6	3
7	8