Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-08
End: 2020-02-14
Location: Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, France, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020: 544 records at 513 stations, peak on 9 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020 set or tied 544 station records at 513 stations.
It ran from 8 February 2020 to 14 February 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 9 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Jonkoping set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 9 February 2020.
The busiest day was 9 February 2020 with 413 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 153 years.

Footprint

8 to 14 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 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 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-09
Boras	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-09
Korsberga	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-09
Halden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-09
Fagerhult_D	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-09
Ed	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2020-02-09
Soraby	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-02-09
Heden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-09
Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-09
Aseral	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2020-02-09
Litledal	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	2020-02-09
Krokshult_D	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-09
Hannover	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-09
Kirchdorf/Poel	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-09
Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-09
Soltau	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-09
Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-09
Varberg	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-09
Prastkulla	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-09

Records per Day

Peak day 413

Records set or tied each day from 8 February 2020 to 14 February 2020. The most in one day was 413 on 9 February 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020 ranked by margin
Litledal, 02-09	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Boras, 02-09	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Aseral, 02-09	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Prastkulla, 02-09	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Heden, 02-09	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Salzwedel, 02-09	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Hannover, 02-09	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Ed, 02-09	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
Halden, 02-09	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Jonkoping, 02-09	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Korsberga, 02-09	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Krokshult_D, 02-09	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Wrixum/Fohr, 02-09	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Fagerhult_D, 02-09	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Varberg, 02-09	7.1 mm (0.28 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

500 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 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	153
26	101
11	67
9	116
12	128
12	72
15	49
16	52
3	93
8	46
12	59
7	120
5	94
6	69
15	69
6	116
3	99
16	60
38	57
10	64
6	116
23	40
13	45
7	57
9	61
10	69
20	100
10	45
7	69
14	24
4	72
4	120
20	22
13	45
8	76
43	14
27	0
22	22
25	17
8	68
18	85
21	85
3	69
8	69
10	21
5	23
13	25
28	4
10	45
10	45
23	80
17	4
17	4
18	4
17	4
6	30
8	56
4	68
10	45
10	45
5	68
15	0
17	4
22	0
2	126
13	0
3	131
4	62
6	69
6	29
9	17
14	4
9	45
6	58
14	32
18	0
9	40
9	28
1	120
9	66
10	13
6	72
10	45
5	73
7	70
21	4
10	0
3	80
9	40
9	28
13	31
17	5
15	4
5	64
13	37
4	29
6	21
10	17
16	14
5	69
5	69
8	45
19	5
7	30
6	12
8	17
5	36
12	4
12	10
8	38
12	10
18	5
20	18
4	30
11	4
5	49
6	52
7	40
4	69
2	86
6	4
12	22
7	22
7	17
3	76
7	45
6	17
11	4
15	57
1	86
17	0
10	40
4	69
17	14
4	26
9	16
10	10
6	45
3	46
13	0
6	22
2	66
6	45
11	4
1	80
11	0
7	17
2	68
3	64
15	0
7	28
4	69
2	69
0	80
2	69
1	82
0	81
5	20
1	64
9	17
9	29
5	45
9	14
11	44
25	16
9	25
3	69
8	14
0	59
9	0
4	25
11	4
6	29
2	69
10	4
8	45
12	4
7	17
4	50
2	66
5	21
3	57
5	42
3	56
11	17
1	68
2	61
3	58
10	4
12	0
2	30
12	1
6	17
19	18
17	44
6	40
2	64
12	0
2	68
3	54

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 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 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020 (this event)	544 records

Every Record Set

20 of 544

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 8 to 14 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-09	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	153	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-09	Boras	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-09	Korsberga	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	67	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Halden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	128	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Fagerhult_D	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Ed	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	59	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Soraby	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	69	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Heden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	69	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	99	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Aseral	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Litledal	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Krokshult_D	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-09	Hannover	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Kirchdorf/Poel	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	94	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Soltau	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Varberg	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-09	Prastkulla	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-11	Kirchdorf/Poel	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 544 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.

Date	Records
2020-02-08	1
2020-02-09	413
2020-02-10	91
2020-02-11	27
2020-02-12	7
2020-02-13	4
2020-02-14	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	153
26	101
11	67
9	116
12	128
12	72
15	49
16	52
3	93
8	46
12	59
7	120
5	94
6	69
15	69
6	116
3	99
16	60
38	57
10	64
6	116
23	40
13	45
7	57
9	61
10	69
20	100
10	45
7	69
14	24
4	72
4	120
20	22
13	45
8	76
43	14
27	0
22	22
25	17
8	68
18	85
21	85
3	69
8	69
10	21
5	23
13	25
28	4
10	45
10	45
23	80
17	4
17	4
18	4
17	4
6	30
8	56
4	68
10	45
10	45
5	68
15	0
17	4
22	0
2	126
13	0
3	131
4	62
6	69
6	29
9	17
14	4
9	45
6	58
14	32
18	0
9	40
9	28
1	120
9	66
10	13
6	72
10	45
5	73
7	70
21	4
10	0
3	80
9	40
9	28
13	31
17	5
15	4
5	64
13	37
4	29
6	21
10	17
16	14
5	69
5	69
8	45
19	5
7	30
6	12
8	17
5	36
12	4
12	10
8	38
12	10
18	5
20	18
4	30
11	4
5	49
6	52
7	40
4	69
2	86
6	4
12	22
7	22
7	17
3	76
7	45
6	17
11	4
15	57
1	86
17	0
10	40
4	69
17	14
4	26
9	16
10	10
6	45
3	46
13	0
6	22
2	66
6	45
11	4
1	80
11	0
7	17
2	68
3	64
15	0
7	28
4	69
2	69
0	80
2	69
1	82
0	81
5	20
1	64
9	17
9	29
5	45
9	14
11	44
25	16
9	25
3	69
8	14
0	59
9	0
4	25
11	4
6	29
2	69
10	4
8	45
12	4
7	17
4	50
2	66
5	21
3	57
5	42
3	56
11	17
1	68
2	61
3	58
10	4
12	0
2	30
12	1
6	17
19	18
17	44
6	40
2	64
12	0
2	68
3	54

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	153
26	101
11	67
9	116
12	128
12	72
15	49
16	52
3	93
8	46
12	59
7	120
5	94
6	69
15	69
6	116
3	99
16	60
38	57
10	64
6	116
23	40
13	45
7	57
9	61
10	69
20	100
10	45
7	69
14	24
4	72
4	120
20	22
13	45
8	76
43	14
27	0
22	22
25	17
8	68
18	85
21	85
3	69
8	69
10	21
5	23
13	25
28	4
10	45
10	45
23	80
17	4
17	4
18	4
17	4
6	30
8	56
4	68
10	45
10	45
5	68
15	0
17	4
22	0
2	126
13	0
3	131
4	62
6	69
6	29
9	17
14	4
9	45
6	58
14	32
18	0
9	40
9	28
1	120
9	66
10	13
6	72
10	45
5	73
7	70
21	4
10	0
3	80
9	40
9	28
13	31
17	5
15	4
5	64
13	37
4	29
6	21
10	17
16	14
5	69
5	69
8	45
19	5
7	30
6	12
8	17
5	36
12	4
12	10
8	38
12	10
18	5
20	18
4	30
11	4
5	49
6	52
7	40
4	69
2	86
6	4
12	22
7	22
7	17
3	76
7	45
6	17
11	4
15	57
1	86
17	0
10	40
4	69
17	14
4	26
9	16
10	10
6	45
3	46
13	0
6	22
2	66
6	45
11	4
1	80
11	0
7	17
2	68
3	64
15	0
7	28
4	69
2	69
0	80
2	69
1	82
0	81
5	20
1	64
9	17
9	29
5	45
9	14
11	44
25	16
9	25
3	69
8	14
0	59
9	0
4	25
11	4
6	29
2	69
10	4
8	45
12	4
7	17
4	50
2	66
5	21
3	57
5	42
3	56
11	17
1	68
2	61
3	58
10	4
12	0
2	30
12	1
6	17
19	18
17	44
6	40
2	64
12	0
2	68
3	54

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	153
26	101
11	67
9	116
12	128
12	72
15	49
16	52
3	93
8	46
12	59
7	120
5	94
6	69
15	69
6	116
3	99
16	60
38	57
10	64
6	116
23	40
13	45
7	57
9	61
10	69
20	100
10	45
7	69
14	24
4	72
4	120
20	22
13	45
8	76
43	14
27	0
22	22
25	17
8	68
18	85
21	85
3	69
8	69
10	21
5	23
13	25
28	4
10	45
10	45
23	80
17	4
17	4
18	4
17	4
6	30
8	56
4	68
10	45
10	45
5	68
15	0
17	4
22	0
2	126
13	0
3	131
4	62
6	69
6	29
9	17
14	4
9	45
6	58
14	32
18	0
9	40
9	28
1	120
9	66
10	13
6	72
10	45
5	73
7	70
21	4
10	0
3	80
9	40
9	28
13	31
17	5
15	4
5	64
13	37
4	29
6	21
10	17
16	14
5	69
5	69
8	45
19	5
7	30
6	12
8	17
5	36
12	4
12	10
8	38
12	10
18	5
20	18
4	30
11	4
5	49
6	52
7	40
4	69
2	86
6	4
12	22
7	22
7	17
3	76
7	45
6	17
11	4
15	57
1	86
17	0
10	40
4	69
17	14
4	26
9	16
10	10
6	45
3	46
13	0
6	22
2	66
6	45
11	4
1	80
11	0
7	17
2	68
3	64
15	0
7	28
4	69
2	69
0	80
2	69
1	82
0	81
5	20
1	64
9	17
9	29
5	45
9	14
11	44
25	16
9	25
3	69
8	14
0	59
9	0
4	25
11	4
6	29
2	69
10	4
8	45
12	4
7	17
4	50
2	66
5	21
3	57
5	42
3	56
11	17
1	68
2	61
3	58
10	4
12	0
2	30
12	1
6	17
19	18
17	44
6	40
2	64
12	0
2	68
3	54