Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 2020
Start: 2020-07-20
End: 2020-07-25
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 2020: 111 records at 99 stations, peak on 22 July 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, 20 to 25 July 2020 set or tied 111 station records at 99 stations.
It ran from 20 July 2020 to 25 July 2020 (6 days) and its peak day was 22 July 2020.
Status: closed.
Kalix_D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 23 July 2020.
The busiest day was 22 July 2020 with 43 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 105 years.

Footprint

20 to 25 July 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 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, 20 to 25 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2020-07-23
Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2020-07-23
Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2020-07-25
Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2020-07-22
Multra	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2020-07-20
Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	2020-07-22
Tarendo	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	2020-07-22
Raakkyla Kk	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2020-07-22
Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2020-07-22
Afjord - Momyr	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2020-07-23
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	2020-07-25
Lidkoping	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-21
Olonec	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-07-22
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2020-07-22
Pitea	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-07-22
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2020-07-22
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	2020-07-22
Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-07-22
Forse	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2020-07-23

Records per Day

Peak day 43

Records set or tied each day from 20 July 2020 to 25 July 2020. The most in one day was 43 on 22 July 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 2020 ranked by margin
Afjord - Momyr, 07-23	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
Vesanto Sonkari, 07-25	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
Tarendo, 07-22	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Pello Kk Museotie, 07-22	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Lidkoping, 07-21	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Raakkyla Kk, 07-22	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Lulea Flygplats, 07-23	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
Multra, 07-20	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Olonec, 07-22	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Nurmes Mujejarvi, 07-22	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Lovanger, 07-22	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Kalix_D, 07-23	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Enonkoski Simanala, 07-22	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Kalix_D, 07-22	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Saittarova_D, 07-22	12.8 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

111 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, 20 to 25 July 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	62
22	63
45	46
24	45
21	57
15	59
12	46
26	10
23	35
47	8
4	100
13	59
24	18
21	25
4	91
18	22
1	105
19	25
13	18
18	27
18	11
20	12
5	75
13	44
10	43
6	63
5	75
9	57
6	67
17	15
16	15
15	20
4	36
16	15
5	60
4	4
7	32
7	50
5	60
2	8
4	58
5	56
10	4
10	32
7	47
6	49
1	67
8	47
17	18
16	18
3	58
12	21
5	50
4	55
6	42
1	9
5	44
13	15
11	12
5	32
9	19
10	21
10	22
6	33
7	25
4	43
1	51
11	15
4	43
3	49
5	20
3	33
1	39
8	12
2	33
10	8
4	20
6	28
1	39
6	17
2	27
6	11
2	16
5	5
6	12
3	12
5	11
5	9
6	11
2	18
4	13
3	12
4	16
2	15
4	11
0	17
4	15
0	19
1	21
1	19
0	27
2	5
0	15
2	2
1	20
1	15
1	9
1	11
0	18
1	3
1	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 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, 20 to 25 July 2020 (this event)	111 records

Every Record Set

20 of 111

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 20 to 25 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-07-20	Multra	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-21	Lidkoping	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	59	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Tarendo	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Raakkyla Kk	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	59	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Olonec	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Pitea	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	105	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	18	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-22	Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-23	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	62	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-23	Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	63	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-23	Afjord - Momyr	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	8	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-23	Forse	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-07-25	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-25	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	100	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 111 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
18	62
22	63
45	46
24	45
21	57
15	59
12	46
26	10
23	35
47	8
4	100
13	59
24	18
21	25
4	91
18	22
1	105
19	25
13	18
18	27
18	11
20	12
5	75
13	44
10	43
6	63
5	75
9	57
6	67
17	15
16	15
15	20
4	36
16	15
5	60
4	4
7	32
7	50
5	60
2	8
4	58
5	56
10	4
10	32
7	47
6	49
1	67
8	47
17	18
16	18
3	58
12	21
5	50
4	55
6	42
1	9
5	44
13	15
11	12
5	32
9	19
10	21
10	22
6	33
7	25
4	43
1	51
11	15
4	43
3	49
5	20
3	33
1	39
8	12
2	33
10	8
4	20
6	28
1	39
6	17
2	27
6	11
2	16
5	5
6	12
3	12
5	11
5	9
6	11
2	18
4	13
3	12
4	16
2	15
4	11
0	17
4	15
0	19
1	21
1	19
0	27
2	5
0	15
2	2
1	20
1	15
1	9
1	11
0	18
1	3
1	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	62
22	63
45	46
24	45
21	57
15	59
12	46
26	10
23	35
47	8
4	100
13	59
24	18
21	25
4	91
18	22
1	105
19	25
13	18
18	27
18	11
20	12
5	75
13	44
10	43
6	63
5	75
9	57
6	67
17	15
16	15
15	20
4	36
16	15
5	60
4	4
7	32
7	50
5	60
2	8
4	58
5	56
10	4
10	32
7	47
6	49
1	67
8	47
17	18
16	18
3	58
12	21
5	50
4	55
6	42
1	9
5	44
13	15
11	12
5	32
9	19
10	21
10	22
6	33
7	25
4	43
1	51
11	15
4	43
3	49
5	20
3	33
1	39
8	12
2	33
10	8
4	20
6	28
1	39
6	17
2	27
6	11
2	16
5	5
6	12
3	12
5	11
5	9
6	11
2	18
4	13
3	12
4	16
2	15
4	11
0	17
4	15
0	19
1	21
1	19
0	27
2	5
0	15
2	2
1	20
1	15
1	9
1	11
0	18
1	3
1	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	62
22	63
45	46
24	45
21	57
15	59
12	46
26	10
23	35
47	8
4	100
13	59
24	18
21	25
4	91
18	22
1	105
19	25
13	18
18	27
18	11
20	12
5	75
13	44
10	43
6	63
5	75
9	57
6	67
17	15
16	15
15	20
4	36
16	15
5	60
4	4
7	32
7	50
5	60
2	8
4	58
5	56
10	4
10	32
7	47
6	49
1	67
8	47
17	18
16	18
3	58
12	21
5	50
4	55
6	42
1	9
5	44
13	15
11	12
5	32
9	19
10	21
10	22
6	33
7	25
4	43
1	51
11	15
4	43
3	49
5	20
3	33
1	39
8	12
2	33
10	8
4	20
6	28
1	39
6	17
2	27
6	11
2	16
5	5
6	12
3	12
5	11
5	9
6	11
2	18
4	13
3	12
4	16
2	15
4	11
0	17
4	15
0	19
1	21
1	19
0	27
2	5
0	15
2	2
1	20
1	15
1	9
1	11
0	18
1	3
1	2