Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019
Start: 2019-03-02
End: 2019-03-12
Location: Sweden, Netherlands, Russia, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Germany, Denmark, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019: 451 records at 388 stations, peak on 7 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019 set or tied 451 station records at 388 stations.
It ran from 2 March 2019 to 12 March 2019 (11 days) and its peak day was 7 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Pakri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 5 March 2019.
The busiest day was 7 March 2019 with 110 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

2 to 12 March 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pakri	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-03-05
Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-03-07
Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2019-03-04
Leba	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-06
Heden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-07
Trelleborg	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-04
Hemse	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-04
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-04
Odeshog	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-04
Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-04
Skovde	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-04
Tallinn	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-05
Kunda	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-05
Gogland	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	2019-03-05
Orje	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-03-07
Forse	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2019-03-07
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-08
Talljarv_D	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-08
Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-03-09
Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2019-03-10

Records per Day

Peak day 110

Records set or tied each day from 2 March 2019 to 12 March 2019. The most in one day was 110 on 7 March 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019
Date	Records
2019-03-02	7
2019-03-03	76
2019-03-04	88
2019-03-05	33
2019-03-06	33
2019-03-07	110
2019-03-08	61
2019-03-09	25
2019-03-10	10
2019-03-11	3
2019-03-12	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019 ranked by margin
Odeshog, 03-04	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Talljarv_D, 03-08	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Heden, 03-07	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Kilagarden, 03-04	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Skovde, 03-04	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Pakri, 03-05	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Orje, 03-07	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Tallinn, 03-05	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Hemse, 03-04	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi, 03-08	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Leba, 03-06	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Lobonas_D, 03-07	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Kunda, 03-05	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
Trelleborg, 03-04	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
Krasnoshelye, 03-10	6.6 mm (0.26 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

451 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 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	110
12	21
14	66
9	34
15	50
11	41
11	28
16	32
7	45
1	103
1	134
8	40
14	20
10	10
5	64
14	64
4	96
6	37
8	60
11	32
3	88
7	25
8	60
10	1
4	106
2	102
2	122
10	20
10	24
15	12
7	25
8	16
12	20
6	66
7	66
10	46
7	64
2	142
6	60
7	60
3	81
18	20
9	2
9	24
4	60
3	65
1	132
1	97
1	122
6	60
5	37
5	37
11	20
1	97
8	4
7	28
7	37
6	52
6	18
8	12
4	50
5	60
4	60
7	28
4	64
6	37
6	37
4	41
2	49
7	12
10	20
4	52
6	37
4	52
4	45
8	46
9	32
10	20
8	20
5	48
11	37
8	20
7	20
6	24
7	32
4	40
7	12
4	64
9	20
6	38
4	28
5	37
0	84
3	41
9	20
5	37
8	1
4	48
1	77
9	20
7	20
3	64
1	70
3	64
7	20
2	54
4	37
1	49
5	37
4	28
5	16
2	60
8	20
8	37
5	37
3	58
4	20
7	20
5	37
8	10
2	52
6	12
7	1
6	37
3	37
1	65
5	6
7	32
6	20
4	37
4	37
3	23
4	28
3	37
6	32
1	53
6	20
1	64
2	64
2	49
3	28
1	60
5	20
1	64
1	70
6	12
0	27
8	20
8	20
4	28
5	37
1	48
4	28
5	20
3	37
3	37
3	32
6	1
4	21
5	20
5	41
5	24
11	9
0	66
3	45
2	53
8	20
1	32
4	37
3	37
4	37
1	52
1	40
5	12
0	60
2	46
5	20
4	20
5	20
0	37
3	40
6	20
2	37
3	37
3	37
1	16
3	28
2	28
2	45
4	21
2	41
5	24
5	20
3	40
3	40
5	20
5	20
2	37
4	20
0	60

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019 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 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019 (this event)	451 records

Every Record Set

20 of 451

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 2 to 12 March 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-04	Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	103	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-04	Trelleborg	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-04	Hemse	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-04	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	134	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-04	Odeshog	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-04	Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-04	Skovde	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	66	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-05	Pakri	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	21	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-05	Tallinn	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-05	Kunda	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-05	Gogland	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-06	Leba	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	10	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-07	Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	34	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-07	Heden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-07	Orje	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	110	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Forse	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Talljarv_D	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-09	Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 451 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
12	110
12	21
14	66
9	34
15	50
11	41
11	28
16	32
7	45
1	103
1	134
8	40
14	20
10	10
5	64
14	64
4	96
6	37
8	60
11	32
3	88
7	25
8	60
10	1
4	106
2	102
2	122
10	20
10	24
15	12
7	25
8	16
12	20
6	66
7	66
10	46
7	64
2	142
6	60
7	60
3	81
18	20
9	2
9	24
4	60
3	65
1	132
1	97
1	122
6	60
5	37
5	37
11	20
1	97
8	4
7	28
7	37
6	52
6	18
8	12
4	50
5	60
4	60
7	28
4	64
6	37
6	37
4	41
2	49
7	12
10	20
4	52
6	37
4	52
4	45
8	46
9	32
10	20
8	20
5	48
11	37
8	20
7	20
6	24
7	32
4	40
7	12
4	64
9	20
6	38
4	28
5	37
0	84
3	41
9	20
5	37
8	1
4	48
1	77
9	20
7	20
3	64
1	70
3	64
7	20
2	54
4	37
1	49
5	37
4	28
5	16
2	60
8	20
8	37
5	37
3	58
4	20
7	20
5	37
8	10
2	52
6	12
7	1
6	37
3	37
1	65
5	6
7	32
6	20
4	37
4	37
3	23
4	28
3	37
6	32
1	53
6	20
1	64
2	64
2	49
3	28
1	60
5	20
1	64
1	70
6	12
0	27
8	20
8	20
4	28
5	37
1	48
4	28
5	20
3	37
3	37
3	32
6	1
4	21
5	20
5	41
5	24
11	9
0	66
3	45
2	53
8	20
1	32
4	37
3	37
4	37
1	52
1	40
5	12
0	60
2	46
5	20
4	20
5	20
0	37
3	40
6	20
2	37
3	37
3	37
1	16
3	28
2	28
2	45
4	21
2	41
5	24
5	20
3	40
3	40
5	20
5	20
2	37
4	20
0	60

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	110
12	21
14	66
9	34
15	50
11	41
11	28
16	32
7	45
1	103
1	134
8	40
14	20
10	10
5	64
14	64
4	96
6	37
8	60
11	32
3	88
7	25
8	60
10	1
4	106
2	102
2	122
10	20
10	24
15	12
7	25
8	16
12	20
6	66
7	66
10	46
7	64
2	142
6	60
7	60
3	81
18	20
9	2
9	24
4	60
3	65
1	132
1	97
1	122
6	60
5	37
5	37
11	20
1	97
8	4
7	28
7	37
6	52
6	18
8	12
4	50
5	60
4	60
7	28
4	64
6	37
6	37
4	41
2	49
7	12
10	20
4	52
6	37
4	52
4	45
8	46
9	32
10	20
8	20
5	48
11	37
8	20
7	20
6	24
7	32
4	40
7	12
4	64
9	20
6	38
4	28
5	37
0	84
3	41
9	20
5	37
8	1
4	48
1	77
9	20
7	20
3	64
1	70
3	64
7	20
2	54
4	37
1	49
5	37
4	28
5	16
2	60
8	20
8	37
5	37
3	58
4	20
7	20
5	37
8	10
2	52
6	12
7	1
6	37
3	37
1	65
5	6
7	32
6	20
4	37
4	37
3	23
4	28
3	37
6	32
1	53
6	20
1	64
2	64
2	49
3	28
1	60
5	20
1	64
1	70
6	12
0	27
8	20
8	20
4	28
5	37
1	48
4	28
5	20
3	37
3	37
3	32
6	1
4	21
5	20
5	41
5	24
11	9
0	66
3	45
2	53
8	20
1	32
4	37
3	37
4	37
1	52
1	40
5	12
0	60
2	46
5	20
4	20
5	20
0	37
3	40
6	20
2	37
3	37
3	37
1	16
3	28
2	28
2	45
4	21
2	41
5	24
5	20
3	40
3	40
5	20
5	20
2	37
4	20
0	60

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	110
12	21
14	66
9	34
15	50
11	41
11	28
16	32
7	45
1	103
1	134
8	40
14	20
10	10
5	64
14	64
4	96
6	37
8	60
11	32
3	88
7	25
8	60
10	1
4	106
2	102
2	122
10	20
10	24
15	12
7	25
8	16
12	20
6	66
7	66
10	46
7	64
2	142
6	60
7	60
3	81
18	20
9	2
9	24
4	60
3	65
1	132
1	97
1	122
6	60
5	37
5	37
11	20
1	97
8	4
7	28
7	37
6	52
6	18
8	12
4	50
5	60
4	60
7	28
4	64
6	37
6	37
4	41
2	49
7	12
10	20
4	52
6	37
4	52
4	45
8	46
9	32
10	20
8	20
5	48
11	37
8	20
7	20
6	24
7	32
4	40
7	12
4	64
9	20
6	38
4	28
5	37
0	84
3	41
9	20
5	37
8	1
4	48
1	77
9	20
7	20
3	64
1	70
3	64
7	20
2	54
4	37
1	49
5	37
4	28
5	16
2	60
8	20
8	37
5	37
3	58
4	20
7	20
5	37
8	10
2	52
6	12
7	1
6	37
3	37
1	65
5	6
7	32
6	20
4	37
4	37
3	23
4	28
3	37
6	32
1	53
6	20
1	64
2	64
2	49
3	28
1	60
5	20
1	64
1	70
6	12
0	27
8	20
8	20
4	28
5	37
1	48
4	28
5	20
3	37
3	37
3	32
6	1
4	21
5	20
5	41
5	24
11	9
0	66
3	45
2	53
8	20
1	32
4	37
3	37
4	37
1	52
1	40
5	12
0	60
2	46
5	20
4	20
5	20
0	37
3	40
6	20
2	37
3	37
3	37
1	16
3	28
2	28
2	45
4	21
2	41
5	24
5	20
3	40
3	40
5	20
5	20
2	37
4	20
0	60