Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018
Start: 2018-01-30
End: 2018-02-03
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018: 134 records at 118 stations, peak on 31 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018 set or tied 134 station records at 118 stations.
It ran from 30 January 2018 to 3 February 2018 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Akroken set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.3 mm (1.7 in) on 1 February 2018.
The busiest day was 31 January 2018 with 57 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 151 years.

Footprint

30 January to 3 February 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 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 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Akroken	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2018-02-01
Loken I Volbu	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-31
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2018-02-01
Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2018-02-01
Norberg	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-31
Galtjarn	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2018-01-31
Ockelbo	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2018-02-01
Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2018-02-02
Biri	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-31
Al III	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-31
Nora_D	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-31
Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-31
Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2018-02-01
Multra	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2018-02-01
Segerstad	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-02
Kalmar_D	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-02
Vaexjoe	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2018-02-03
Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2018-02-03
Orrefors_D	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2018-02-03

Records per Day

Peak day 57

Records set or tied each day from 30 January 2018 to 3 February 2018. The most in one day was 57 on 31 January 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018 ranked by margin
Hudiksvall, 02-01	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
Akroken, 02-01	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Holmbo_D, 02-02	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Orrefors_D, 02-03	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Loken I Volbu, 01-31	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Galtjarn, 01-31	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Ockelbo, 02-01	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Lessebo, 02-03	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Segerstad, 02-02	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Norberg, 01-31	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
Kalmar_D, 02-02	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Al III, 01-31	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Harnosand, 02-01	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Harnosand, 01-31	6.7 mm (0.26 in)
Lillhamra, 01-31	5.0 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

134 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 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
7	151
27	30
10	43
7	125
32	32
7	106
11	55
4	124
9	36
2	60
3	98
1	151
8	64
10	6
10	37
7	50
5	64
4	64
9	15
11	8
8	35
4	64
8	32
6	48
5	47
1	70
4	51
6	48
1	59
7	23
6	36
12	16
9	3
5	51
3	64
5	35
6	32
3	47
4	47
2	24
17	36
3	48
3	27
4	8
7	10
2	64
5	30
4	47
3	51
0	64
5	32
2	60
2	51
5	16
4	30
1	54
6	8
2	46
4	23
3	23
5	23
2	44
3	43
5	8
1	47
12	28
1	51
4	16
0	28
0	28
4	16
2	32
4	10
8	10
1	48
6	6
1	44
0	47
4	12
2	35
1	47
4	3
1	35
3	14
6	3
9	3
2	23
0	47
7	3
2	32
2	23
1	36
5	3
0	32
2	10
0	39
2	11
2	3
3	10
1	18
3	8
2	16
1	28
1	23
5	3
0	28
1	28
2	10
3	8
3	3
4	10
2	10
0	23
2	18
1	8
1	23
0	14
1	10
3	19
9	4
0	10
1	3
2	3
1	3
1	10
1	16
1	10
0	4
0	16
1	3
0	14
0	3
1	3
0	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 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 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018 (this event)	134 records

Every Record Set

20 of 134

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 January to 3 February 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-31	Loken I Volbu	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	43	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-31	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	106	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-31	Norberg	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	64	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-31	Galtjarn	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	37	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-31	Biri	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-31	Al III	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-31	Nora_D	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-31	Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-01	Akroken	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-01	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	125	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-01	Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-01	Ockelbo	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	6	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-01	Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-01	Multra	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-02	Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-02	Segerstad	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-02	Kalmar_D	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	151	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03	Vaexjoe	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	151	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03	Lessebo	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03	Orrefors_D	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 134 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
7	151
27	30
10	43
7	125
32	32
7	106
11	55
4	124
9	36
2	60
3	98
1	151
8	64
10	6
10	37
7	50
5	64
4	64
9	15
11	8
8	35
4	64
8	32
6	48
5	47
1	70
4	51
6	48
1	59
7	23
6	36
12	16
9	3
5	51
3	64
5	35
6	32
3	47
4	47
2	24
17	36
3	48
3	27
4	8
7	10
2	64
5	30
4	47
3	51
0	64
5	32
2	60
2	51
5	16
4	30
1	54
6	8
2	46
4	23
3	23
5	23
2	44
3	43
5	8
1	47
12	28
1	51
4	16
0	28
0	28
4	16
2	32
4	10
8	10
1	48
6	6
1	44
0	47
4	12
2	35
1	47
4	3
1	35
3	14
6	3
9	3
2	23
0	47
7	3
2	32
2	23
1	36
5	3
0	32
2	10
0	39
2	11
2	3
3	10
1	18
3	8
2	16
1	28
1	23
5	3
0	28
1	28
2	10
3	8
3	3
4	10
2	10
0	23
2	18
1	8
1	23
0	14
1	10
3	19
9	4
0	10
1	3
2	3
1	3
1	10
1	16
1	10
0	4
0	16
1	3
0	14
0	3
1	3
0	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
7	151
27	30
10	43
7	125
32	32
7	106
11	55
4	124
9	36
2	60
3	98
1	151
8	64
10	6
10	37
7	50
5	64
4	64
9	15
11	8
8	35
4	64
8	32
6	48
5	47
1	70
4	51
6	48
1	59
7	23
6	36
12	16
9	3
5	51
3	64
5	35
6	32
3	47
4	47
2	24
17	36
3	48
3	27
4	8
7	10
2	64
5	30
4	47
3	51
0	64
5	32
2	60
2	51
5	16
4	30
1	54
6	8
2	46
4	23
3	23
5	23
2	44
3	43
5	8
1	47
12	28
1	51
4	16
0	28
0	28
4	16
2	32
4	10
8	10
1	48
6	6
1	44
0	47
4	12
2	35
1	47
4	3
1	35
3	14
6	3
9	3
2	23
0	47
7	3
2	32
2	23
1	36
5	3
0	32
2	10
0	39
2	11
2	3
3	10
1	18
3	8
2	16
1	28
1	23
5	3
0	28
1	28
2	10
3	8
3	3
4	10
2	10
0	23
2	18
1	8
1	23
0	14
1	10
3	19
9	4
0	10
1	3
2	3
1	3
1	10
1	16
1	10
0	4
0	16
1	3
0	14
0	3
1	3
0	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
7	151
27	30
10	43
7	125
32	32
7	106
11	55
4	124
9	36
2	60
3	98
1	151
8	64
10	6
10	37
7	50
5	64
4	64
9	15
11	8
8	35
4	64
8	32
6	48
5	47
1	70
4	51
6	48
1	59
7	23
6	36
12	16
9	3
5	51
3	64
5	35
6	32
3	47
4	47
2	24
17	36
3	48
3	27
4	8
7	10
2	64
5	30
4	47
3	51
0	64
5	32
2	60
2	51
5	16
4	30
1	54
6	8
2	46
4	23
3	23
5	23
2	44
3	43
5	8
1	47
12	28
1	51
4	16
0	28
0	28
4	16
2	32
4	10
8	10
1	48
6	6
1	44
0	47
4	12
2	35
1	47
4	3
1	35
3	14
6	3
9	3
2	23
0	47
7	3
2	32
2	23
1	36
5	3
0	32
2	10
0	39
2	11
2	3
3	10
1	18
3	8
2	16
1	28
1	23
5	3
0	28
1	28
2	10
3	8
3	3
4	10
2	10
0	23
2	18
1	8
1	23
0	14
1	10
3	19
9	4
0	10
1	3
2	3
1	3
1	10
1	16
1	10
0	4
0	16
1	3
0	14
0	3
1	3
0	3