Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-16
End: 2023-03-20
Location: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023: 131 records at 128 stations, peak on 18 March 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023 set or tied 131 station records at 128 stations.
It ran from 16 March 2023 to 20 March 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 18 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Mosstrand II set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 16 March 2023.
The busiest day was 18 March 2023 with 43 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 85 years.

Footprint

16 to 20 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 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 Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mosstrand II	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-16
Lista Fyr	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2023-03-16
Bakke	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2023-03-16
Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2023-03-16
Landvik	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2023-03-16
Flekkefjord	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	2023-03-16
Aseral	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2023-03-16
Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-16
Tryvasshogda	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-17
Mestad I Oddernes	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2023-03-16
Beito	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-16
Venabu	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-16
Loken I Volbu	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-16
Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-16
Nordanas	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-17
Abraur	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-17
Arjeplog A	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-17
Jackvik	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-17
Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-18
Karttula Kallioranta	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-18

Records per Day

Peak day 43

Records set or tied each day from 16 March 2023 to 20 March 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 18 March 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023 ranked by margin
Mosstrand II, 03-16	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Landvik, 03-16	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Bakke, 03-16	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Lista Fyr, 03-16	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Lindesnes Fyr, 03-16	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Tryvasshogda, 03-17	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Aseral, 03-16	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Nordanas, 03-17	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Utsira Fyr, 03-16	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Jackvik, 03-17	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Venabu, 03-16	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Abraur, 03-17	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Karttula Kallioranta, 03-18	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Arjeplog A, 03-17	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Maaninka Halola, 03-18	6.3 mm (0.25 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

131 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 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	24
10	18
20	24
22	54
6	52
10	18
2	85
18	24
24	24
8	18
0	56
6	54
7	18
6	45
9	17
11	54
7	24
10	24
13	4
2	38
11	24
4	54
7	28
6	52
7	28
4	40
23	4
1	41
2	54
3	45
1	68
1	61
1	35
18	24
5	28
2	57
7	18
1	61
1	32
2	20
5	18
5	8
0	52
2	20
2	52
2	48
4	24
2	45
1	24
4	4
4	4
1	57
1	56
6	36
4	28
4	18
1	56
3	24
4	24
3	24
1	40
1	56
3	2
0	40
0	54
1	40
9	24
5	28
2	24
2	40
5	28
2	18
3	24
4	4
2	22
2	29
3	5
6	4
3	28
0	8
2	32
2	32
2	18
0	40
3	4
1	40
2	22
1	32
1	32
2	16
1	24
2	18
3	12
1	32
2	28
1	17
2	24
9	4
6	4
1	28
3	4
0	32
2	1
0	32
2	16
3	8
7	4
1	32
2	4
1	24
5	4
1	4
1	16
2	4
1	4
1	8
1	12
1	12
1	4
1	5
0	12
1	5
0	16
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	2
1	4
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 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 Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023 (this event)	131 records

Every Record Set

20 of 131

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 16 to 20 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-16	Mosstrand II	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Lista Fyr	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Bakke	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	54	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Landvik	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Flekkefjord	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	56	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Aseral	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	54	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-16	Mestad I Oddernes	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	38	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Beito	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Venabu	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Loken I Volbu	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-17	Tryvasshogda	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-17	Nordanas	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-17	Abraur	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-17	Arjeplog A	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	18	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-17	Jackvik	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-18	Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-18	Karttula Kallioranta	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 131 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 2026-10-12. 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	24
10	18
20	24
22	54
6	52
10	18
2	85
18	24
24	24
8	18
0	56
6	54
7	18
6	45
9	17
11	54
7	24
10	24
13	4
2	38
11	24
4	54
7	28
6	52
7	28
4	40
23	4
1	41
2	54
3	45
1	68
1	61
1	35
18	24
5	28
2	57
7	18
1	61
1	32
2	20
5	18
5	8
0	52
2	20
2	52
2	48
4	24
2	45
1	24
4	4
4	4
1	57
1	56
6	36
4	28
4	18
1	56
3	24
4	24
3	24
1	40
1	56
3	2
0	40
0	54
1	40
9	24
5	28
2	24
2	40
5	28
2	18
3	24
4	4
2	22
2	29
3	5
6	4
3	28
0	8
2	32
2	32
2	18
0	40
3	4
1	40
2	22
1	32
1	32
2	16
1	24
2	18
3	12
1	32
2	28
1	17
2	24
9	4
6	4
1	28
3	4
0	32
2	1
0	32
2	16
3	8
7	4
1	32
2	4
1	24
5	4
1	4
1	16
2	4
1	4
1	8
1	12
1	12
1	4
1	5
0	12
1	5
0	16
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	2
1	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	24
10	18
20	24
22	54
6	52
10	18
2	85
18	24
24	24
8	18
0	56
6	54
7	18
6	45
9	17
11	54
7	24
10	24
13	4
2	38
11	24
4	54
7	28
6	52
7	28
4	40
23	4
1	41
2	54
3	45
1	68
1	61
1	35
18	24
5	28
2	57
7	18
1	61
1	32
2	20
5	18
5	8
0	52
2	20
2	52
2	48
4	24
2	45
1	24
4	4
4	4
1	57
1	56
6	36
4	28
4	18
1	56
3	24
4	24
3	24
1	40
1	56
3	2
0	40
0	54
1	40
9	24
5	28
2	24
2	40
5	28
2	18
3	24
4	4
2	22
2	29
3	5
6	4
3	28
0	8
2	32
2	32
2	18
0	40
3	4
1	40
2	22
1	32
1	32
2	16
1	24
2	18
3	12
1	32
2	28
1	17
2	24
9	4
6	4
1	28
3	4
0	32
2	1
0	32
2	16
3	8
7	4
1	32
2	4
1	24
5	4
1	4
1	16
2	4
1	4
1	8
1	12
1	12
1	4
1	5
0	12
1	5
0	16
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	2
1	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	24
10	18
20	24
22	54
6	52
10	18
2	85
18	24
24	24
8	18
0	56
6	54
7	18
6	45
9	17
11	54
7	24
10	24
13	4
2	38
11	24
4	54
7	28
6	52
7	28
4	40
23	4
1	41
2	54
3	45
1	68
1	61
1	35
18	24
5	28
2	57
7	18
1	61
1	32
2	20
5	18
5	8
0	52
2	20
2	52
2	48
4	24
2	45
1	24
4	4
4	4
1	57
1	56
6	36
4	28
4	18
1	56
3	24
4	24
3	24
1	40
1	56
3	2
0	40
0	54
1	40
9	24
5	28
2	24
2	40
5	28
2	18
3	24
4	4
2	22
2	29
3	5
6	4
3	28
0	8
2	32
2	32
2	18
0	40
3	4
1	40
2	22
1	32
1	32
2	16
1	24
2	18
3	12
1	32
2	28
1	17
2	24
9	4
6	4
1	28
3	4
0	32
2	1
0	32
2	16
3	8
7	4
1	32
2	4
1	24
5	4
1	4
1	16
2	4
1	4
1	8
1	12
1	12
1	4
1	5
0	12
1	5
0	16
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	1
1	2
1	4
1	4