Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018
Start: 2018-06-13
End: 2018-06-23
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018: 266 records at 227 stations, peak on 21 June 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, 13 to 23 June 2018 set or tied 266 station records at 227 stations.
It ran from 13 June 2018 to 23 June 2018 (11 days) and its peak day was 21 June 2018.
Status: closed.
Briksdal set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 June 2018.
The busiest day was 21 June 2018 with 56 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 156 years.

Footprint

13 to 23 June 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 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, 13 to 23 June 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2018-06-19
Sogndal - Selseng	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2018-06-14
Degerfors	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2018-06-17
Bardufoss	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2018-06-23
Abisko	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2018-06-19
Sauda	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2018-06-14
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2018-06-20
Lovsta	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2018-06-21
Takle	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	2018-06-14
Avesta	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2018-06-21
Myklebust I Breim	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-06-14
Mantsala Hirvihaara	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2018-06-21
Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-06-20
Suomussalmi Naljanka	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2018-06-22
Botnen I Forde	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-06-15
Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2018-06-17
Narpio Alamarkku	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2018-06-21
Andoya	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2018-06-19
Stockholm	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2018-06-21

Records per Day

Peak day 56

Records set or tied each day from 13 June 2018 to 23 June 2018. The most in one day was 56 on 21 June 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018
Date	Records
2018-06-13	10
2018-06-14	42
2018-06-15	8
2018-06-16	2
2018-06-17	30
2018-06-18	6
2018-06-19	52
2018-06-20	14
2018-06-21	56
2018-06-22	37
2018-06-23	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018 ranked by margin
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk, 06-20	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
Briksdal, 06-19	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Lovsta, 06-21	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Takle, 06-14	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
Sauda, 06-14	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
Avesta, 06-21	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Degerfors, 06-17	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Sogndal - Selseng, 06-14	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Mantsala Hirvihaara, 06-21	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Abisko, 06-19	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Botnen I Forde, 06-15	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Nordstrand, 06-17	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Suomussalmi Naljanka, 06-22	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Narpio Alamarkku, 06-21	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Bardufoss, 06-23	11.9 mm (0.5 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

266 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, 13 to 23 June 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	92
21	63
21	56
12	56
18	8
23	53
35	23
32	12
31	53
23	33
18	45
8	83
6	100
4	156
15	37
10	7
17	53
16	37
11	40
14	45
9	56
14	36
17	20
17	19
12	44
2	87
19	3
1	91
11	53
35	7
12	36
2	83
17	23
5	60
8	52
13	31
16	20
5	72
8	49
15	16
5	27
3	64
10	39
9	8
1	76
7	60
3	45
0	84
9	45
18	13
12	19
9	17
11	21
8	52
12	19
19	7
9	20
6	56
5	57
11	35
1	68
11	31
14	17
4	60
6	51
14	21
7	41
14	7
8	37
2	63
7	17
12	4
6	45
6	44
19	20
1	64
13	36
4	53
6	43
4	26
3	60
11	21
11	36
5	53
10	20
8	28
15	20
21	7
10	16
9	21
6	33
3	52
5	45
3	52
3	56
13	20
4	53
2	56
6	23
5	2
10	20
4	49
9	28
6	31
8	31
10	24
3	43
8	17
2	53
3	40
3	27
5	31
7	24
5	27
0	57
7	24
1	52
10	4
14	12
6	27
11	17
11	27
7	21
6	21
6	32
8	7
10	17
6	24
7	23
6	21
2	45
1	51
1	52
6	25
4	31
1	19
10	16
3	43
4	36
8	20
6	23
4	33
5	21
6	24
9	5
1	44
4	35
9	4
7	16
5	24
6	21
5	20
2	7
4	24
7	15
6	24
10	12
1	28
6	11
4	20
2	31
5	16
4	24
2	31
5	16
6	16
7	16
10	5
7	12
5	12
1	41
1	36
7	20
5	11
2	31
3	16
5	16
3	21
3	20
6	16
2	36
10	7
2	17
3	24
2	36
7	4
1	20
4	16
4	16
1	31
7	15
3	12
1	21
8	16
0	33
4	28
4	20
1	28
2	24
4	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 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, 13 to 23 June 2018 (this event)	266 records

Every Record Set

20 of 266

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 23 June 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-06-14	Sogndal - Selseng	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	63	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-14	Sauda	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	53	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-14	Takle	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-14	Myklebust I Breim	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	100	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-15	Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	83	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-15	Botnen I Forde	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-17	Degerfors	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-17	Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	37	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-19	Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-19	Abisko	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-19	Andoya	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-06-20	Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-20	Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-21	Lovsta	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-21	Avesta	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	33	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-21	Mantsala Hirvihaara	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-21	Narpio Alamarkku	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-21	Stockholm	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	156	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-06-22	Suomussalmi Naljanka	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-23	Bardufoss	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 266 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
35	92
21	63
21	56
12	56
18	8
23	53
35	23
32	12
31	53
23	33
18	45
8	83
6	100
4	156
15	37
10	7
17	53
16	37
11	40
14	45
9	56
14	36
17	20
17	19
12	44
2	87
19	3
1	91
11	53
35	7
12	36
2	83
17	23
5	60
8	52
13	31
16	20
5	72
8	49
15	16
5	27
3	64
10	39
9	8
1	76
7	60
3	45
0	84
9	45
18	13
12	19
9	17
11	21
8	52
12	19
19	7
9	20
6	56
5	57
11	35
1	68
11	31
14	17
4	60
6	51
14	21
7	41
14	7
8	37
2	63
7	17
12	4
6	45
6	44
19	20
1	64
13	36
4	53
6	43
4	26
3	60
11	21
11	36
5	53
10	20
8	28
15	20
21	7
10	16
9	21
6	33
3	52
5	45
3	52
3	56
13	20
4	53
2	56
6	23
5	2
10	20
4	49
9	28
6	31
8	31
10	24
3	43
8	17
2	53
3	40
3	27
5	31
7	24
5	27
0	57
7	24
1	52
10	4
14	12
6	27
11	17
11	27
7	21
6	21
6	32
8	7
10	17
6	24
7	23
6	21
2	45
1	51
1	52
6	25
4	31
1	19
10	16
3	43
4	36
8	20
6	23
4	33
5	21
6	24
9	5
1	44
4	35
9	4
7	16
5	24
6	21
5	20
2	7
4	24
7	15
6	24
10	12
1	28
6	11
4	20
2	31
5	16
4	24
2	31
5	16
6	16
7	16
10	5
7	12
5	12
1	41
1	36
7	20
5	11
2	31
3	16
5	16
3	21
3	20
6	16
2	36
10	7
2	17
3	24
2	36
7	4
1	20
4	16
4	16
1	31
7	15
3	12
1	21
8	16
0	33
4	28
4	20
1	28
2	24
4	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	92
21	63
21	56
12	56
18	8
23	53
35	23
32	12
31	53
23	33
18	45
8	83
6	100
4	156
15	37
10	7
17	53
16	37
11	40
14	45
9	56
14	36
17	20
17	19
12	44
2	87
19	3
1	91
11	53
35	7
12	36
2	83
17	23
5	60
8	52
13	31
16	20
5	72
8	49
15	16
5	27
3	64
10	39
9	8
1	76
7	60
3	45
0	84
9	45
18	13
12	19
9	17
11	21
8	52
12	19
19	7
9	20
6	56
5	57
11	35
1	68
11	31
14	17
4	60
6	51
14	21
7	41
14	7
8	37
2	63
7	17
12	4
6	45
6	44
19	20
1	64
13	36
4	53
6	43
4	26
3	60
11	21
11	36
5	53
10	20
8	28
15	20
21	7
10	16
9	21
6	33
3	52
5	45
3	52
3	56
13	20
4	53
2	56
6	23
5	2
10	20
4	49
9	28
6	31
8	31
10	24
3	43
8	17
2	53
3	40
3	27
5	31
7	24
5	27
0	57
7	24
1	52
10	4
14	12
6	27
11	17
11	27
7	21
6	21
6	32
8	7
10	17
6	24
7	23
6	21
2	45
1	51
1	52
6	25
4	31
1	19
10	16
3	43
4	36
8	20
6	23
4	33
5	21
6	24
9	5
1	44
4	35
9	4
7	16
5	24
6	21
5	20
2	7
4	24
7	15
6	24
10	12
1	28
6	11
4	20
2	31
5	16
4	24
2	31
5	16
6	16
7	16
10	5
7	12
5	12
1	41
1	36
7	20
5	11
2	31
3	16
5	16
3	21
3	20
6	16
2	36
10	7
2	17
3	24
2	36
7	4
1	20
4	16
4	16
1	31
7	15
3	12
1	21
8	16
0	33
4	28
4	20
1	28
2	24
4	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	92
21	63
21	56
12	56
18	8
23	53
35	23
32	12
31	53
23	33
18	45
8	83
6	100
4	156
15	37
10	7
17	53
16	37
11	40
14	45
9	56
14	36
17	20
17	19
12	44
2	87
19	3
1	91
11	53
35	7
12	36
2	83
17	23
5	60
8	52
13	31
16	20
5	72
8	49
15	16
5	27
3	64
10	39
9	8
1	76
7	60
3	45
0	84
9	45
18	13
12	19
9	17
11	21
8	52
12	19
19	7
9	20
6	56
5	57
11	35
1	68
11	31
14	17
4	60
6	51
14	21
7	41
14	7
8	37
2	63
7	17
12	4
6	45
6	44
19	20
1	64
13	36
4	53
6	43
4	26
3	60
11	21
11	36
5	53
10	20
8	28
15	20
21	7
10	16
9	21
6	33
3	52
5	45
3	52
3	56
13	20
4	53
2	56
6	23
5	2
10	20
4	49
9	28
6	31
8	31
10	24
3	43
8	17
2	53
3	40
3	27
5	31
7	24
5	27
0	57
7	24
1	52
10	4
14	12
6	27
11	17
11	27
7	21
6	21
6	32
8	7
10	17
6	24
7	23
6	21
2	45
1	51
1	52
6	25
4	31
1	19
10	16
3	43
4	36
8	20
6	23
4	33
5	21
6	24
9	5
1	44
4	35
9	4
7	16
5	24
6	21
5	20
2	7
4	24
7	15
6	24
10	12
1	28
6	11
4	20
2	31
5	16
4	24
2	31
5	16
6	16
7	16
10	5
7	12
5	12
1	41
1	36
7	20
5	11
2	31
3	16
5	16
3	21
3	20
6	16
2	36
10	7
2	17
3	24
2	36
7	4
1	20
4	16
4	16
1	31
7	15
3	12
1	21
8	16
0	33
4	28
4	20
1	28
2	24
4	16