Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024
Start: 2024-08-20
End: 2024-08-26
Location: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024: 118 records at 103 stations, peak on 23 August 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024 set or tied 118 station records at 103 stations.
It ran from 20 August 2024 to 26 August 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 23 August 2024.
Status: closed.
Almdalen set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 23 August 2024.
The busiest day was 23 August 2024 with 41 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

20 to 26 August 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024 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 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Almdalen	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-08-23
Biri	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-08-23
Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	2024-08-25
Jordalen - Nasen	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-08-24
Ortnevik	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-08-24
Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-23
Lunner	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2024-08-23
Froyset	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-08-24
Lysekil_D	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2024-08-24
Sandane	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-25
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2024-08-23
Hundseid I Vikedal	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2024-08-25
Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2024-08-25
Heden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-08-24
Eksingedal	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2024-08-24
Halden	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2024-08-22
Gol - Stake	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-23
Bones I Bardu	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-24
Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2024-08-25

Records per Day

Peak day 41

Records set or tied each day from 20 August 2024 to 26 August 2024. The most in one day was 41 on 23 August 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024 ranked by margin
Almdalen, 08-23	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Haukedal, 08-25	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Jordalen - Nasen, 08-24	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Lysekil_D, 08-24	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Mierkenis_A, 08-23	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Ortnevik, 08-24	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Nordfjordeid - Nymark, 08-25	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Ortnevik, 08-25	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Froyset, 08-24	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Gol - Stake, 08-23	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Biri, 08-23	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Sandane, 08-25	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Grimeli I Krodsherad, 08-23	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Bones I Bardu, 08-24	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Eksingedal, 08-24	7.1 mm (0.28 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

118 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, 20 to 26 August 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	35
10	127
24	43
2	109
22	46
15	46
15	19
2	84
1	85
13	65
10	50
20	9
9	66
6	79
13	43
8	29
3	71
7	65
11	31
13	27
15	14
5	59
2	76
23	17
16	30
16	30
14	19
11	34
10	19
9	26
19	19
8	5
7	44
9	19
4	52
9	42
12	46
9	27
7	44
2	65
7	45
8	32
11	39
14	34
5	39
3	48
11	29
8	17
4	42
13	29
7	32
11	27
11	19
13	29
6	30
11	30
6	32
2	52
5	32
6	29
7	32
1	44
10	15
7	19
8	4
5	39
6	34
5	31
7	42
7	5
4	32
10	15
8	10
5	27
4	29
4	30
7	4
1	39
4	30
1	36
9	1
3	30
7	12
5	14
1	39
6	8
5	9
2	32
10	2
7	1
3	29
4	26
2	30
5	23
2	25
3	18
7	6
9	7
2	27
2	17
4	18
0	19
2	15
1	23
3	14
3	19
4	1
3	14
3	12
3	8
0	10
1	10
1	26
2	5
2	5
1	15
1	7
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024 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, 20 to 26 August 2024 (this event)	118 records

Every Record Set

20 of 118

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 20 to 26 August 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-08-22	Halden	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-23	Almdalen	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Biri	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	127	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Lunner	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	84	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Grimeli I Krodsherad	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	66	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-23	Gol - Stake	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Jordalen - Nasen	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Ortnevik	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	46	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Froyset	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	65	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Lysekil_D	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Heden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	71	33 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Eksingedal	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	65	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Bones I Bardu	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	29	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	43	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-25	Sandane	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	50	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-25	Hundseid I Vikedal	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	79	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	43	34 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Ortnevik	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	27	32 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 118 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.

Date	Records
2024-08-20	18
2024-08-21	3
2024-08-22	4
2024-08-23	41
2024-08-24	21
2024-08-25	30
2024-08-26	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	35
10	127
24	43
2	109
22	46
15	46
15	19
2	84
1	85
13	65
10	50
20	9
9	66
6	79
13	43
8	29
3	71
7	65
11	31
13	27
15	14
5	59
2	76
23	17
16	30
16	30
14	19
11	34
10	19
9	26
19	19
8	5
7	44
9	19
4	52
9	42
12	46
9	27
7	44
2	65
7	45
8	32
11	39
14	34
5	39
3	48
11	29
8	17
4	42
13	29
7	32
11	27
11	19
13	29
6	30
11	30
6	32
2	52
5	32
6	29
7	32
1	44
10	15
7	19
8	4
5	39
6	34
5	31
7	42
7	5
4	32
10	15
8	10
5	27
4	29
4	30
7	4
1	39
4	30
1	36
9	1
3	30
7	12
5	14
1	39
6	8
5	9
2	32
10	2
7	1
3	29
4	26
2	30
5	23
2	25
3	18
7	6
9	7
2	27
2	17
4	18
0	19
2	15
1	23
3	14
3	19
4	1
3	14
3	12
3	8
0	10
1	10
1	26
2	5
2	5
1	15
1	7
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	35
10	127
24	43
2	109
22	46
15	46
15	19
2	84
1	85
13	65
10	50
20	9
9	66
6	79
13	43
8	29
3	71
7	65
11	31
13	27
15	14
5	59
2	76
23	17
16	30
16	30
14	19
11	34
10	19
9	26
19	19
8	5
7	44
9	19
4	52
9	42
12	46
9	27
7	44
2	65
7	45
8	32
11	39
14	34
5	39
3	48
11	29
8	17
4	42
13	29
7	32
11	27
11	19
13	29
6	30
11	30
6	32
2	52
5	32
6	29
7	32
1	44
10	15
7	19
8	4
5	39
6	34
5	31
7	42
7	5
4	32
10	15
8	10
5	27
4	29
4	30
7	4
1	39
4	30
1	36
9	1
3	30
7	12
5	14
1	39
6	8
5	9
2	32
10	2
7	1
3	29
4	26
2	30
5	23
2	25
3	18
7	6
9	7
2	27
2	17
4	18
0	19
2	15
1	23
3	14
3	19
4	1
3	14
3	12
3	8
0	10
1	10
1	26
2	5
2	5
1	15
1	7
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	35
10	127
24	43
2	109
22	46
15	46
15	19
2	84
1	85
13	65
10	50
20	9
9	66
6	79
13	43
8	29
3	71
7	65
11	31
13	27
15	14
5	59
2	76
23	17
16	30
16	30
14	19
11	34
10	19
9	26
19	19
8	5
7	44
9	19
4	52
9	42
12	46
9	27
7	44
2	65
7	45
8	32
11	39
14	34
5	39
3	48
11	29
8	17
4	42
13	29
7	32
11	27
11	19
13	29
6	30
11	30
6	32
2	52
5	32
6	29
7	32
1	44
10	15
7	19
8	4
5	39
6	34
5	31
7	42
7	5
4	32
10	15
8	10
5	27
4	29
4	30
7	4
1	39
4	30
1	36
9	1
3	30
7	12
5	14
1	39
6	8
5	9
2	32
10	2
7	1
3	29
4	26
2	30
5	23
2	25
3	18
7	6
9	7
2	27
2	17
4	18
0	19
2	15
1	23
3	14
3	19
4	1
3	14
3	12
3	8
0	10
1	10
1	26
2	5
2	5
1	15
1	7
1	5