Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020
Start: 2020-10-16
End: 2020-10-23
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020: 165 records at 145 stations, peak on 21 October 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020 set or tied 165 station records at 145 stations.
It ran from 16 October 2020 to 23 October 2020 (8 days) and its peak day was 21 October 2020.
Status: closed.
Stavanger - Valand set a daily record precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 21 October 2020.
The busiest day was 21 October 2020 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

16 to 23 October 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020 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 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Stavanger - Valand	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2020-10-21
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	2020-10-18
Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-18
Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2020-10-20
Nord Odal	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2020-10-20
Laane-Nigula	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-19
Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2020-10-19
Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-23
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-10-18
Rossared	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2020-10-21
Posio Raistakka	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2020-10-17
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-10-17
Aunet	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2020-10-17
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2020-10-18
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2020-10-20
Ljungby	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2020-10-21
Nikolaevskoe	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-10-22
Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-10-22
Umba	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2020-10-23
Vytegra	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-10-23

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 16 October 2020 to 23 October 2020. The most in one day was 38 on 21 October 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020
Date	Records
2020-10-16	2
2020-10-17	17
2020-10-18	17
2020-10-19	13
2020-10-20	32
2020-10-21	38
2020-10-22	38
2020-10-23	8

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020 ranked by margin
Stavanger - Valand, 10-21	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Utsira Fyr, 10-20	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Utsira Fyr, 10-19	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Laane-Nigula, 10-19	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Rodkallen_A, 10-18	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Lovanger, 10-18	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Novgorod, 10-22	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Rossared, 10-21	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Posio Raistakka, 10-17	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Delsbo, 10-20	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Umba, 10-23	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta, 10-18	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Kalix_D, 10-18	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla, 10-17	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Ljungby, 10-21	6.9 mm (0.27 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

165 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 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	57
14	63
12	61
15	40
12	43
30	42
12	46
4	114
10	42
6	76
16	24
1	107
1	120
7	61
9	50
18	20
4	29
12	49
9	5
7	43
12	49
5	59
11	49
5	66
12	39
11	31
3	71
10	25
6	36
9	7
3	43
4	37
10	12
1	72
1	72
10	14
17	9
4	43
4	53
11	27
6	54
3	43
6	29
3	54
4	54
1	54
6	46
3	43
7	31
4	46
7	31
4	12
2	54
5	20
3	52
8	2
5	36
4	34
2	48
7	15
3	44
9	13
7	22
1	42
7	15
6	7
3	34
3	34
7	27
3	46
14	22
1	42
0	54
2	43
2	48
4	20
2	43
6	8
4	31
1	43
7	15
2	34
4	20
0	42
0	34
4	31
0	39
4	26
6	27
4	10
6	15
2	15
1	39
1	34
2	38
7	8
0	46
3	17
0	39
4	7
7	8
1	27
1	28
7	7
5	8
3	22
3	22
2	27
1	39
1	28
3	15
6	17
1	36
4	18
2	9
2	22
3	20
1	39
2	22
0	31
0	20
0	31
4	8
3	14
4	6
2	15
2	15
3	5
0	29
1	12
3	15
2	14
3	9
3	2
2	7
3	15
4	8
3	16
0	31
4	5
3	7
0	20
1	14
1	17
0	3
0	15
3	15
0	16
1	9
1	15
1	2
1	16
1	16
1	7
1	15
1	12
3	13
0	16
0	14
0	16
0	5
0	13
0	16
0	16
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 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 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020 (this event)	165 records

Every Record Set

20 of 165

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 23 October 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-10-17	Posio Raistakka	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-17	Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-17	Aunet	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	107	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-18	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-18	Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-18	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-18	Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-19	Laane-Nigula	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	24	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-19	Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20	39 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-20	Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-20	Nord Odal	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	114	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-20	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-21	Stavanger - Valand	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	57	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-21	Rossared	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	49	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-21	Ljungby	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-22	Nikolaevskoe	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-22	Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-23	Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	29	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-23	Umba	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-23	Vytegra	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 165 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 2026-10-12. 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
30	57
14	63
12	61
15	40
12	43
30	42
12	46
4	114
10	42
6	76
16	24
1	107
1	120
7	61
9	50
18	20
4	29
12	49
9	5
7	43
12	49
5	59
11	49
5	66
12	39
11	31
3	71
10	25
6	36
9	7
3	43
4	37
10	12
1	72
1	72
10	14
17	9
4	43
4	53
11	27
6	54
3	43
6	29
3	54
4	54
1	54
6	46
3	43
7	31
4	46
7	31
4	12
2	54
5	20
3	52
8	2
5	36
4	34
2	48
7	15
3	44
9	13
7	22
1	42
7	15
6	7
3	34
3	34
7	27
3	46
14	22
1	42
0	54
2	43
2	48
4	20
2	43
6	8
4	31
1	43
7	15
2	34
4	20
0	42
0	34
4	31
0	39
4	26
6	27
4	10
6	15
2	15
1	39
1	34
2	38
7	8
0	46
3	17
0	39
4	7
7	8
1	27
1	28
7	7
5	8
3	22
3	22
2	27
1	39
1	28
3	15
6	17
1	36
4	18
2	9
2	22
3	20
1	39
2	22
0	31
0	20
0	31
4	8
3	14
4	6
2	15
2	15
3	5
0	29
1	12
3	15
2	14
3	9
3	2
2	7
3	15
4	8
3	16
0	31
4	5
3	7
0	20
1	14
1	17
0	3
0	15
3	15
0	16
1	9
1	15
1	2
1	16
1	16
1	7
1	15
1	12
3	13
0	16
0	14
0	16
0	5
0	13
0	16
0	16
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	57
14	63
12	61
15	40
12	43
30	42
12	46
4	114
10	42
6	76
16	24
1	107
1	120
7	61
9	50
18	20
4	29
12	49
9	5
7	43
12	49
5	59
11	49
5	66
12	39
11	31
3	71
10	25
6	36
9	7
3	43
4	37
10	12
1	72
1	72
10	14
17	9
4	43
4	53
11	27
6	54
3	43
6	29
3	54
4	54
1	54
6	46
3	43
7	31
4	46
7	31
4	12
2	54
5	20
3	52
8	2
5	36
4	34
2	48
7	15
3	44
9	13
7	22
1	42
7	15
6	7
3	34
3	34
7	27
3	46
14	22
1	42
0	54
2	43
2	48
4	20
2	43
6	8
4	31
1	43
7	15
2	34
4	20
0	42
0	34
4	31
0	39
4	26
6	27
4	10
6	15
2	15
1	39
1	34
2	38
7	8
0	46
3	17
0	39
4	7
7	8
1	27
1	28
7	7
5	8
3	22
3	22
2	27
1	39
1	28
3	15
6	17
1	36
4	18
2	9
2	22
3	20
1	39
2	22
0	31
0	20
0	31
4	8
3	14
4	6
2	15
2	15
3	5
0	29
1	12
3	15
2	14
3	9
3	2
2	7
3	15
4	8
3	16
0	31
4	5
3	7
0	20
1	14
1	17
0	3
0	15
3	15
0	16
1	9
1	15
1	2
1	16
1	16
1	7
1	15
1	12
3	13
0	16
0	14
0	16
0	5
0	13
0	16
0	16
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	57
14	63
12	61
15	40
12	43
30	42
12	46
4	114
10	42
6	76
16	24
1	107
1	120
7	61
9	50
18	20
4	29
12	49
9	5
7	43
12	49
5	59
11	49
5	66
12	39
11	31
3	71
10	25
6	36
9	7
3	43
4	37
10	12
1	72
1	72
10	14
17	9
4	43
4	53
11	27
6	54
3	43
6	29
3	54
4	54
1	54
6	46
3	43
7	31
4	46
7	31
4	12
2	54
5	20
3	52
8	2
5	36
4	34
2	48
7	15
3	44
9	13
7	22
1	42
7	15
6	7
3	34
3	34
7	27
3	46
14	22
1	42
0	54
2	43
2	48
4	20
2	43
6	8
4	31
1	43
7	15
2	34
4	20
0	42
0	34
4	31
0	39
4	26
6	27
4	10
6	15
2	15
1	39
1	34
2	38
7	8
0	46
3	17
0	39
4	7
7	8
1	27
1	28
7	7
5	8
3	22
3	22
2	27
1	39
1	28
3	15
6	17
1	36
4	18
2	9
2	22
3	20
1	39
2	22
0	31
0	20
0	31
4	8
3	14
4	6
2	15
2	15
3	5
0	29
1	12
3	15
2	14
3	9
3	2
2	7
3	15
4	8
3	16
0	31
4	5
3	7
0	20
1	14
1	17
0	3
0	15
3	15
0	16
1	9
1	15
1	2
1	16
1	16
1	7
1	15
1	12
3	13
0	16
0	14
0	16
0	5
0	13
0	16
0	16
1	5