Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020
Start: 2020-01-23
End: 2020-02-04
Location: Sweden, Norway, Russia, Finland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020: 167 records at 150 stations, peak on 28 January 2020. 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, 23 January to 4 February 2020 set or tied 167 station records at 150 stations.
It ran from 23 January 2020 to 4 February 2020 (13 days) and its peak day was 28 January 2020.
Status: closed.
Tunnsjo set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 25 January 2020.
The busiest day was 28 January 2020 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

23 January to 4 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020 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, 23 January to 4 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-01-25
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2020-01-29
Overhalla - Unnset	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	2020-01-25
Bergsjo	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2020-01-29
Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-01-28
Ada	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-28
Sjogarde	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2020-01-28
Bramon	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2020-01-28
Lundsjon	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	2020-01-29
Gallivare_A	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2020-01-31
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-01
Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2020-02-01
Vittangi	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2020-02-01
Kem-Port	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2020-02-03
Tot-Ma	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2020-02-03
Buj	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2020-02-03
Rostov	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2020-02-03
Turcasovo	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2020-02-04
Vytegra	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2020-02-04

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 23 January 2020 to 4 February 2020. The most in one day was 38 on 28 January 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020
Date	Records
2020-01-23	17
2020-01-24	2
2020-01-25	13
2020-01-26	1
2020-01-27	7
2020-01-28	38
2020-01-29	13
2020-01-30	14
2020-01-31	9
2020-02-01	26
2020-02-02	5
2020-02-03	20
2020-02-04	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020 ranked by margin
Overhalla - Unnset, 01-25	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Bergsjo, 01-29	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Harnosand, 01-29	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Tunnsjo, 01-25	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Nurmes Mujejarvi, 02-01	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Lundsjon, 01-29	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Torungen Fyr, 01-28	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Buj, 02-03	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Sjogarde, 01-28	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
Tot-Ma, 02-03	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
Bramon, 01-29	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
Saittarova_D, 02-01	4.2 mm (0.17 in)
Rostov, 02-03	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
Turcasovo, 02-04	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Ada, 01-28	4.0 mm (0.16 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

167 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, 23 January to 4 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	104
16	53
5	57
1	136
7	36
6	42
11	4
25	28
18	20
2	76
7	73
0	101
3	72
4	53
4	72
4	0
4	38
5	54
4	29
2	64
3	42
4	50
2	70
3	45
3	53
12	52
3	42
7	29
1	72
4	53
5	32
10	28
4	29
12	33
1	58
1	22
2	54
3	29
3	16
1	52
5	12
1	62
4	29
6	56
3	17
2	54
6	32
3	41
4	20
1	52
4	29
5	16
1	29
5	1
1	40
4	1
4	45
2	42
2	12
3	44
1	50
3	25
3	28
2	44
4	12
3	24
1	52
14	30
10	30
0	56
1	36
3	1
2	36
1	44
4	20
4	28
2	33
2	29
1	44
3	29
1	45
10	4
0	52
3	28
1	44
2	29
3	28
2	29
4	4
3	6
1	38
2	29
2	29
2	25
3	12
1	30
2	32
1	13
4	38
6	25
3	17
2	29
2	8
1	28
2	12
1	29
9	12
2	1
3	29
0	42
2	6
1	6
0	40
2	12
1	32
1	12
1	29
3	6
2	6
5	1
2	29
3	17
0	29
2	12
1	12
0	29
2	32
2	24
1	29
0	29
0	29
1	32
2	4
2	16
2	5
2	1
1	17
5	1
2	17
0	30
5	8
1	12
1	9
0	17
1	16
1	12
1	14
6	1
1	25
0	4
1	6
1	4
1	16
0	17
1	4
1	4
2	0
2	9
0	9
1	6
2	6
0	6
4	1
0	4
1	9
1	1
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020 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, 23 January to 4 February 2020 (this event)	167 records

Every Record Set

20 of 167

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 23 January to 4 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-01-25	Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	104	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-25	Overhalla - Unnset	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-28	Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-28	Ada	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-28	Sjogarde	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-28	Bramon	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-29	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	53	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-29	Bergsjo	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-29	Bramon	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-29	Lundsjon	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-31	Gallivare_A	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-01	Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	4	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-01	Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	29	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-01	Vittangi	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Kem-Port	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Tot-Ma	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Buj	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-03	Rostov	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-04	Turcasovo	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-04	Vytegra	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	136	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 167 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
14	104
16	53
5	57
1	136
7	36
6	42
11	4
25	28
18	20
2	76
7	73
0	101
3	72
4	53
4	72
4	0
4	38
5	54
4	29
2	64
3	42
4	50
2	70
3	45
3	53
12	52
3	42
7	29
1	72
4	53
5	32
10	28
4	29
12	33
1	58
1	22
2	54
3	29
3	16
1	52
5	12
1	62
4	29
6	56
3	17
2	54
6	32
3	41
4	20
1	52
4	29
5	16
1	29
5	1
1	40
4	1
4	45
2	42
2	12
3	44
1	50
3	25
3	28
2	44
4	12
3	24
1	52
14	30
10	30
0	56
1	36
3	1
2	36
1	44
4	20
4	28
2	33
2	29
1	44
3	29
1	45
10	4
0	52
3	28
1	44
2	29
3	28
2	29
4	4
3	6
1	38
2	29
2	29
2	25
3	12
1	30
2	32
1	13
4	38
6	25
3	17
2	29
2	8
1	28
2	12
1	29
9	12
2	1
3	29
0	42
2	6
1	6
0	40
2	12
1	32
1	12
1	29
3	6
2	6
5	1
2	29
3	17
0	29
2	12
1	12
0	29
2	32
2	24
1	29
0	29
0	29
1	32
2	4
2	16
2	5
2	1
1	17
5	1
2	17
0	30
5	8
1	12
1	9
0	17
1	16
1	12
1	14
6	1
1	25
0	4
1	6
1	4
1	16
0	17
1	4
1	4
2	0
2	9
0	9
1	6
2	6
0	6
4	1
0	4
1	9
1	1
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	104
16	53
5	57
1	136
7	36
6	42
11	4
25	28
18	20
2	76
7	73
0	101
3	72
4	53
4	72
4	0
4	38
5	54
4	29
2	64
3	42
4	50
2	70
3	45
3	53
12	52
3	42
7	29
1	72
4	53
5	32
10	28
4	29
12	33
1	58
1	22
2	54
3	29
3	16
1	52
5	12
1	62
4	29
6	56
3	17
2	54
6	32
3	41
4	20
1	52
4	29
5	16
1	29
5	1
1	40
4	1
4	45
2	42
2	12
3	44
1	50
3	25
3	28
2	44
4	12
3	24
1	52
14	30
10	30
0	56
1	36
3	1
2	36
1	44
4	20
4	28
2	33
2	29
1	44
3	29
1	45
10	4
0	52
3	28
1	44
2	29
3	28
2	29
4	4
3	6
1	38
2	29
2	29
2	25
3	12
1	30
2	32
1	13
4	38
6	25
3	17
2	29
2	8
1	28
2	12
1	29
9	12
2	1
3	29
0	42
2	6
1	6
0	40
2	12
1	32
1	12
1	29
3	6
2	6
5	1
2	29
3	17
0	29
2	12
1	12
0	29
2	32
2	24
1	29
0	29
0	29
1	32
2	4
2	16
2	5
2	1
1	17
5	1
2	17
0	30
5	8
1	12
1	9
0	17
1	16
1	12
1	14
6	1
1	25
0	4
1	6
1	4
1	16
0	17
1	4
1	4
2	0
2	9
0	9
1	6
2	6
0	6
4	1
0	4
1	9
1	1
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	104
16	53
5	57
1	136
7	36
6	42
11	4
25	28
18	20
2	76
7	73
0	101
3	72
4	53
4	72
4	0
4	38
5	54
4	29
2	64
3	42
4	50
2	70
3	45
3	53
12	52
3	42
7	29
1	72
4	53
5	32
10	28
4	29
12	33
1	58
1	22
2	54
3	29
3	16
1	52
5	12
1	62
4	29
6	56
3	17
2	54
6	32
3	41
4	20
1	52
4	29
5	16
1	29
5	1
1	40
4	1
4	45
2	42
2	12
3	44
1	50
3	25
3	28
2	44
4	12
3	24
1	52
14	30
10	30
0	56
1	36
3	1
2	36
1	44
4	20
4	28
2	33
2	29
1	44
3	29
1	45
10	4
0	52
3	28
1	44
2	29
3	28
2	29
4	4
3	6
1	38
2	29
2	29
2	25
3	12
1	30
2	32
1	13
4	38
6	25
3	17
2	29
2	8
1	28
2	12
1	29
9	12
2	1
3	29
0	42
2	6
1	6
0	40
2	12
1	32
1	12
1	29
3	6
2	6
5	1
2	29
3	17
0	29
2	12
1	12
0	29
2	32
2	24
1	29
0	29
0	29
1	32
2	4
2	16
2	5
2	1
1	17
5	1
2	17
0	30
5	8
1	12
1	9
0	17
1	16
1	12
1	14
6	1
1	25
0	4
1	6
1	4
1	16
0	17
1	4
1	4
2	0
2	9
0	9
1	6
2	6
0	6
4	1
0	4
1	9
1	1
0	4