Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-14
End: 2018-01-18
Location: Sweden, Norway, Denmark

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018: 143 records at 126 stations, peak on 16 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018 set or tied 143 station records at 126 stations.
It ran from 14 January 2018 to 18 January 2018 (5 days) and its peak day was 16 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Hedrum set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 15 January 2018.
The busiest day was 16 January 2018 with 79 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

14 to 18 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hedrum	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2018-01-15
Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-16
Obrestad Fyr	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2018-01-15
Hognestad	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2018-01-15
Norberg	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-16
Mestad I Oddernes	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	2018-01-15
Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-14
Olstappen	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-15
Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2018-01-15
Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-15
Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-16
Hemse	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2018-01-16
Oskarshamn	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2018-01-16
Vallentuna	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2018-01-16
Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-16
Hofors	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-16
Ulvsjon	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-16
Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-16
Nora_D	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-17

Records per Day

Peak day 79

Records set or tied each day from 14 January 2018 to 18 January 2018. The most in one day was 79 on 16 January 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018 ranked by margin
Hedrum, 01-15	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Hognestad, 01-15	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Lillhamra, 01-16	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Obrestad Fyr, 01-15	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Ulvsjon, 01-16	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Charlottenberg, 01-15	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Nora_D, 01-17	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Mestad I Oddernes, 01-15	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
Olstappen, 01-15	7.5 mm (0.30 in)
Hofors, 01-16	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Tuddal, 01-14	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
Riddarhyttan, 01-16	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Oskarshamn, 01-16	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
Lessebo, 01-16	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Vallentuna, 01-16	5.1 mm (0.20 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

143 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 Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	123
23	80
6	100
4	91
16	10
13	45
18	56
3	98
11	42
6	80
11	44
3	80
5	79
5	63
5	64
1	70
7	62
8	79
8	19
5	62
9	19
7	56
10	19
7	42
6	50
21	3
7	40
9	7
20	10
0	32
6	24
5	52
9	19
13	10
4	43
4	52
5	42
2	63
5	43
4	27
5	42
5	42
18	10
12	3
4	40
3	56
3	42
1	64
7	10
4	48
3	42
11	10
3	44
1	64
3	42
6	10
8	10
1	33
8	3
3	42
5	28
2	52
2	50
3	42
8	4
2	42
0	63
2	52
2	48
1	48
3	28
1	48
3	24
7	4
1	42
4	24
6	10
2	40
2	44
3	31
1	42
3	28
1	44
7	10
7	10
1	44
7	3
0	44
6	10
1	42
1	44
5	10
5	3
4	19
2	34
1	28
5	3
1	40
2	34
3	7
5	7
4	19
1	36
3	10
2	19
2	19
0	30
1	34
2	10
3	10
4	10
0	42
3	10
2	10
3	11
3	11
3	7
3	19
2	10
3	10
3	11
3	7
1	28
2	7
2	6
1	7
2	11
2	10
2	3
0	19
1	8
1	10
0	19
0	10
1	10
1	10
1	11
0	19
0	16
1	3
1	3
0	6
0	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018 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 Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018 (this event)	143 records

Every Record Set

20 of 143

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 14 to 18 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-14	Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Hedrum	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-15	Obrestad Fyr	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	45	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-15	Hognestad	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-15	Mestad I Oddernes	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	79	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-15	Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Olstappen	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	19	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Norberg	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	70	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Hemse	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Oskarshamn	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Vallentuna	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	62	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Hofors	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	62	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Ulvsjon	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-17	Nora_D	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	123	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 143 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
9	123
23	80
6	100
4	91
16	10
13	45
18	56
3	98
11	42
6	80
11	44
3	80
5	79
5	63
5	64
1	70
7	62
8	79
8	19
5	62
9	19
7	56
10	19
7	42
6	50
21	3
7	40
9	7
20	10
0	32
6	24
5	52
9	19
13	10
4	43
4	52
5	42
2	63
5	43
4	27
5	42
5	42
18	10
12	3
4	40
3	56
3	42
1	64
7	10
4	48
3	42
11	10
3	44
1	64
3	42
6	10
8	10
1	33
8	3
3	42
5	28
2	52
2	50
3	42
8	4
2	42
0	63
2	52
2	48
1	48
3	28
1	48
3	24
7	4
1	42
4	24
6	10
2	40
2	44
3	31
1	42
3	28
1	44
7	10
7	10
1	44
7	3
0	44
6	10
1	42
1	44
5	10
5	3
4	19
2	34
1	28
5	3
1	40
2	34
3	7
5	7
4	19
1	36
3	10
2	19
2	19
0	30
1	34
2	10
3	10
4	10
0	42
3	10
2	10
3	11
3	11
3	7
3	19
2	10
3	10
3	11
3	7
1	28
2	7
2	6
1	7
2	11
2	10
2	3
0	19
1	8
1	10
0	19
0	10
1	10
1	10
1	11
0	19
0	16
1	3
1	3
0	6
0	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	123
23	80
6	100
4	91
16	10
13	45
18	56
3	98
11	42
6	80
11	44
3	80
5	79
5	63
5	64
1	70
7	62
8	79
8	19
5	62
9	19
7	56
10	19
7	42
6	50
21	3
7	40
9	7
20	10
0	32
6	24
5	52
9	19
13	10
4	43
4	52
5	42
2	63
5	43
4	27
5	42
5	42
18	10
12	3
4	40
3	56
3	42
1	64
7	10
4	48
3	42
11	10
3	44
1	64
3	42
6	10
8	10
1	33
8	3
3	42
5	28
2	52
2	50
3	42
8	4
2	42
0	63
2	52
2	48
1	48
3	28
1	48
3	24
7	4
1	42
4	24
6	10
2	40
2	44
3	31
1	42
3	28
1	44
7	10
7	10
1	44
7	3
0	44
6	10
1	42
1	44
5	10
5	3
4	19
2	34
1	28
5	3
1	40
2	34
3	7
5	7
4	19
1	36
3	10
2	19
2	19
0	30
1	34
2	10
3	10
4	10
0	42
3	10
2	10
3	11
3	11
3	7
3	19
2	10
3	10
3	11
3	7
1	28
2	7
2	6
1	7
2	11
2	10
2	3
0	19
1	8
1	10
0	19
0	10
1	10
1	10
1	11
0	19
0	16
1	3
1	3
0	6
0	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	123
23	80
6	100
4	91
16	10
13	45
18	56
3	98
11	42
6	80
11	44
3	80
5	79
5	63
5	64
1	70
7	62
8	79
8	19
5	62
9	19
7	56
10	19
7	42
6	50
21	3
7	40
9	7
20	10
0	32
6	24
5	52
9	19
13	10
4	43
4	52
5	42
2	63
5	43
4	27
5	42
5	42
18	10
12	3
4	40
3	56
3	42
1	64
7	10
4	48
3	42
11	10
3	44
1	64
3	42
6	10
8	10
1	33
8	3
3	42
5	28
2	52
2	50
3	42
8	4
2	42
0	63
2	52
2	48
1	48
3	28
1	48
3	24
7	4
1	42
4	24
6	10
2	40
2	44
3	31
1	42
3	28
1	44
7	10
7	10
1	44
7	3
0	44
6	10
1	42
1	44
5	10
5	3
4	19
2	34
1	28
5	3
1	40
2	34
3	7
5	7
4	19
1	36
3	10
2	19
2	19
0	30
1	34
2	10
3	10
4	10
0	42
3	10
2	10
3	11
3	11
3	7
3	19
2	10
3	10
3	11
3	7
1	28
2	7
2	6
1	7
2	11
2	10
2	3
0	19
1	8
1	10
0	19
0	10
1	10
1	10
1	11
0	19
0	16
1	3
1	3
0	6
0	3