Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022
Start: 2022-09-12
End: 2022-09-18
Location: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia

Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022: 216 records at 191 stations, peak on 12 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022 set or tied 216 station records at 191 stations.
It ran from 12 September 2022 to 18 September 2022 (7 days) and its peak day was 12 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Bjornholt set a daily record precipitation of 66.6 mm (2.6 in) on 12 September 2022.
The busiest day was 12 September 2022 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

12 to 18 September 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2022-09-12
Skjorby	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2022-09-13
Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	2022-09-16
Skjak	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-12
Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-12
Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-14
Preststulen	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-12
Rauland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-12
Kvikne I Osterdal	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-16
Akroken	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-15
Alfoten II	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	2022-09-16
Mosstrand II	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-12
Sunndalsora III	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2022-09-16
Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-14
Sorve	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-16
Eresfjord	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	2022-09-16
Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-14
Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2022-09-13
Kautokeino	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-09-14

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 12 September 2022 to 18 September 2022. The most in one day was 73 on 12 September 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022 ranked by margin
Eresfjord, 09-16	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
Oksendal, 09-16	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Skjorby, 09-13	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
Bjornholt, 09-12	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Sunndalsora III, 09-16	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Marby_D, 09-14	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Mosstrand II, 09-12	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Akroken, 09-15	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
Jarpstrommen, 09-14	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Hanko Tvarminne, 09-14	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Vattholma, 09-13	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Kvikne I Osterdal, 09-16	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Preststulen, 09-12	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Rauland, 09-12	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Sorve, 09-16	9.2 mm (0.36 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

216 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 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	134
32	52
47	36
2	104
9	108
18	41
15	60
15	56
10	125
5	105
5	73
20	64
27	36
7	83
25	35
9	73
48	16
26	29
15	49
15	52
16	56
21	41
8	100
17	39
17	52
26	41
23	41
31	40
11	34
18	28
18	24
34	11
2	96
6	84
17	56
15	71
15	52
14	24
10	15
12	56
10	41
14	28
17	20
11	56
16	16
19	16
8	52
11	32
2	57
15	47
10	25
23	36
13	29
13	41
12	20
12	41
7	52
9	56
17	41
14	41
6	56
6	56
14	43
7	41
13	24
12	7
6	47
7	41
14	41
10	15
6	45
12	4
14	24
7	24
9	43
10	24
7	41
8	44
13	4
13	16
6	45
2	67
15	12
11	16
11	41
6	52
16	28
7	43
5	41
2	49
10	16
2	47
5	47
3	56
3	56
4	24
8	47
4	47
9	44
2	52
5	28
1	64
9	20
2	16
5	56
10	24
11	25
4	47
8	20
3	40
2	52
4	44
5	39
9	11
12	24
4	56
5	41
4	39
7	11
0	56
8	24
1	52
6	24
6	29
4	29
3	24
1	41
0	56
3	35
4	31
3	47
4	47
4	48
3	28
1	11
0	52
5	17
6	20
4	4
7	24
4	12
2	33
4	24
5	28
0	52
5	24
10	11
4	41
8	3
6	11
1	35
6	12
1	47
2	39
4	28
7	28
5	24
3	20
4	25
4	24
9	11
5	4
1	36
0	41
6	11
1	41
3	20
8	11
1	36
5	29
4	11
3	17
3	16
6	0
1	27
3	20
2	20
3	25
5	11
6	7
1	28
1	24
2	25
2	24
4	20
3	15
5	3
5	3
2	20
0	28
2	29
3	3
4	16
2	20
3	9
2	16
7	1
5	4
1	12
4	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 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 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022 (this event)	216 records

Every Record Set

20 of 216

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 5 other countries, 12 to 18 September 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-12	Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	134	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-12	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	104	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	108	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Preststulen	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	56	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Rauland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	125	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Mosstrand II	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	35	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-13	Skjorby	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-13	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-13	Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-14	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-14	Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-14	Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	49	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-14	Kautokeino	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-15	Akroken	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-16	Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-16	Kvikne I Osterdal	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-16	Alfoten II	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	73	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-16	Sunndalsora III	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-16	Sorve	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	73	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-16	Eresfjord	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	16	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 216 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
28	134
32	52
47	36
2	104
9	108
18	41
15	60
15	56
10	125
5	105
5	73
20	64
27	36
7	83
25	35
9	73
48	16
26	29
15	49
15	52
16	56
21	41
8	100
17	39
17	52
26	41
23	41
31	40
11	34
18	28
18	24
34	11
2	96
6	84
17	56
15	71
15	52
14	24
10	15
12	56
10	41
14	28
17	20
11	56
16	16
19	16
8	52
11	32
2	57
15	47
10	25
23	36
13	29
13	41
12	20
12	41
7	52
9	56
17	41
14	41
6	56
6	56
14	43
7	41
13	24
12	7
6	47
7	41
14	41
10	15
6	45
12	4
14	24
7	24
9	43
10	24
7	41
8	44
13	4
13	16
6	45
2	67
15	12
11	16
11	41
6	52
16	28
7	43
5	41
2	49
10	16
2	47
5	47
3	56
3	56
4	24
8	47
4	47
9	44
2	52
5	28
1	64
9	20
2	16
5	56
10	24
11	25
4	47
8	20
3	40
2	52
4	44
5	39
9	11
12	24
4	56
5	41
4	39
7	11
0	56
8	24
1	52
6	24
6	29
4	29
3	24
1	41
0	56
3	35
4	31
3	47
4	47
4	48
3	28
1	11
0	52
5	17
6	20
4	4
7	24
4	12
2	33
4	24
5	28
0	52
5	24
10	11
4	41
8	3
6	11
1	35
6	12
1	47
2	39
4	28
7	28
5	24
3	20
4	25
4	24
9	11
5	4
1	36
0	41
6	11
1	41
3	20
8	11
1	36
5	29
4	11
3	17
3	16
6	0
1	27
3	20
2	20
3	25
5	11
6	7
1	28
1	24
2	25
2	24
4	20
3	15
5	3
5	3
2	20
0	28
2	29
3	3
4	16
2	20
3	9
2	16
7	1
5	4
1	12
4	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	134
32	52
47	36
2	104
9	108
18	41
15	60
15	56
10	125
5	105
5	73
20	64
27	36
7	83
25	35
9	73
48	16
26	29
15	49
15	52
16	56
21	41
8	100
17	39
17	52
26	41
23	41
31	40
11	34
18	28
18	24
34	11
2	96
6	84
17	56
15	71
15	52
14	24
10	15
12	56
10	41
14	28
17	20
11	56
16	16
19	16
8	52
11	32
2	57
15	47
10	25
23	36
13	29
13	41
12	20
12	41
7	52
9	56
17	41
14	41
6	56
6	56
14	43
7	41
13	24
12	7
6	47
7	41
14	41
10	15
6	45
12	4
14	24
7	24
9	43
10	24
7	41
8	44
13	4
13	16
6	45
2	67
15	12
11	16
11	41
6	52
16	28
7	43
5	41
2	49
10	16
2	47
5	47
3	56
3	56
4	24
8	47
4	47
9	44
2	52
5	28
1	64
9	20
2	16
5	56
10	24
11	25
4	47
8	20
3	40
2	52
4	44
5	39
9	11
12	24
4	56
5	41
4	39
7	11
0	56
8	24
1	52
6	24
6	29
4	29
3	24
1	41
0	56
3	35
4	31
3	47
4	47
4	48
3	28
1	11
0	52
5	17
6	20
4	4
7	24
4	12
2	33
4	24
5	28
0	52
5	24
10	11
4	41
8	3
6	11
1	35
6	12
1	47
2	39
4	28
7	28
5	24
3	20
4	25
4	24
9	11
5	4
1	36
0	41
6	11
1	41
3	20
8	11
1	36
5	29
4	11
3	17
3	16
6	0
1	27
3	20
2	20
3	25
5	11
6	7
1	28
1	24
2	25
2	24
4	20
3	15
5	3
5	3
2	20
0	28
2	29
3	3
4	16
2	20
3	9
2	16
7	1
5	4
1	12
4	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	134
32	52
47	36
2	104
9	108
18	41
15	60
15	56
10	125
5	105
5	73
20	64
27	36
7	83
25	35
9	73
48	16
26	29
15	49
15	52
16	56
21	41
8	100
17	39
17	52
26	41
23	41
31	40
11	34
18	28
18	24
34	11
2	96
6	84
17	56
15	71
15	52
14	24
10	15
12	56
10	41
14	28
17	20
11	56
16	16
19	16
8	52
11	32
2	57
15	47
10	25
23	36
13	29
13	41
12	20
12	41
7	52
9	56
17	41
14	41
6	56
6	56
14	43
7	41
13	24
12	7
6	47
7	41
14	41
10	15
6	45
12	4
14	24
7	24
9	43
10	24
7	41
8	44
13	4
13	16
6	45
2	67
15	12
11	16
11	41
6	52
16	28
7	43
5	41
2	49
10	16
2	47
5	47
3	56
3	56
4	24
8	47
4	47
9	44
2	52
5	28
1	64
9	20
2	16
5	56
10	24
11	25
4	47
8	20
3	40
2	52
4	44
5	39
9	11
12	24
4	56
5	41
4	39
7	11
0	56
8	24
1	52
6	24
6	29
4	29
3	24
1	41
0	56
3	35
4	31
3	47
4	47
4	48
3	28
1	11
0	52
5	17
6	20
4	4
7	24
4	12
2	33
4	24
5	28
0	52
5	24
10	11
4	41
8	3
6	11
1	35
6	12
1	47
2	39
4	28
7	28
5	24
3	20
4	25
4	24
9	11
5	4
1	36
0	41
6	11
1	41
3	20
8	11
1	36
5	29
4	11
3	17
3	16
6	0
1	27
3	20
2	20
3	25
5	11
6	7
1	28
1	24
2	25
2	24
4	20
3	15
5	3
5	3
2	20
0	28
2	29
3	3
4	16
2	20
3	9
2	16
7	1
5	4
1	12
4	3