Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021
Start: 2021-01-10
End: 2021-01-13
Location: Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Norway

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021: 225 records at 191 stations, peak on 11 January 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021 set or tied 225 station records at 191 stations.
It ran from 10 January 2021 to 13 January 2021 (4 days) and its peak day was 11 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Boras set a daily record precipitation of 42.3 mm (1.7 in) on 11 January 2021.
The busiest day was 11 January 2021 with 159 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

10 to 13 January 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021 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 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Boras	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2021-01-11
Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	2021-01-11
Vasterhaninge	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2021-01-11
Norrby_S	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-11
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2021-01-11
Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2021-01-11
Tullinge A	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2021-01-11
Vallentuna	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2021-01-11
Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2021-01-12
Kristinehamn	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-01-11
Kramfors	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2021-01-11
Bredbyn	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-11
Godegard	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2021-01-11
Akroken	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2021-01-11
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2021-01-12
Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-11
Sjogarde	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2021-01-11
Galtjarn	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	2021-01-11
Solleftea	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-11
Multra	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-11

Records per Day

Peak day 159

Records set or tied each day from 10 January 2021 to 13 January 2021. The most in one day was 159 on 11 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021 ranked by margin
Harnosand, 01-11	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Sidsjo, 01-11	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Akroken, 01-11	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Galtjarn, 01-11	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Boras, 01-11	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Kristinehamn, 01-11	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Norrby_S, 01-11	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Bredbyn, 01-11	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Nynashamn, 01-11	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Vasterhaninge, 01-11	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Kramfors, 01-11	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Solleftea, 01-11	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Bygdsiljum_D, 01-12	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Norsborg_11, 01-11	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Sjogarde, 01-11	10.1 mm (0.4 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

225 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 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	110
30	45
15	66
16	74
37	59
11	60
10	60
10	67
12	51
18	56
13	54
12	56
16	56
10	56
5	84
26	2
6	75
15	33
10	46
23	2
8	56
9	31
12	29
5	66
6	66
12	13
3	110
12	10
13	13
12	43
12	33
20	21
4	110
11	59
11	25
18	5
13	9
14	4
9	35
4	52
12	21
13	5
8	22
10	17
6	59
12	28
2	101
8	59
6	59
15	4
20	5
4	39
10	0
13	4
10	33
7	16
13	13
5	75
6	69
6	54
3	54
0	117
7	56
6	39
6	10
9	9
7	28
1	69
1	65
7	28
4	59
11	4
12	4
11	4
9	33
12	0
6	37
7	33
4	16
6	46
2	54
8	31
12	4
5	59
8	59
14	4
8	33
5	39
2	46
2	75
5	56
10	4
5	20
5	56
7	4
6	33
5	10
5	11
6	10
10	4
3	12
5	29
3	20
1	43
6	9
7	24
1	70
2	39
6	28
7	33
8	37
6	10
4	31
1	37
1	39
6	9
4	10
2	56
6	26
4	33
6	5
5	30
5	28
4	33
4	33
1	62
2	16
6	4
3	25
4	28
0	37
4	33
6	4
5	33
1	44
4	33
4	33
4	17
3	33
11	5
3	31
6	33
5	17
4	33
6	17
3	33
7	5
1	33
0	59
4	24
3	37
6	2
0	56
5	5
5	5
4	26
3	33
2	16
3	7
5	17
3	33
3	33
3	10
3	28
3	37
3	9
1	21
4	9
1	17
1	42
4	17
5	17
5	14
2	0
3	3
1	33
1	35
2	28
5	4
5	4
1	33
4	5
3	6
3	9
4	17
1	37
1	33
1	31
2	24
2	28
7	2
1	33
3	13
4	4
0	22
2	14
3	6
2	17
3	17
1	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021 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 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021 (this event)	225 records

Every Record Set

20 of 225

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 10 to 13 January 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-11	Boras	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	110	76 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	45	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Vasterhaninge	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	66	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Norrby_S	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	74	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	60	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Tullinge A	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Vallentuna	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	67	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Kristinehamn	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Kramfors	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	54	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Bredbyn	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-11	Godegard	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	84	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Akroken	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Sjogarde	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	46	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Galtjarn	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-11	Solleftea	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-11	Multra	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-12	Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	51	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-12	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	75	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 225 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
21	110
30	45
15	66
16	74
37	59
11	60
10	60
10	67
12	51
18	56
13	54
12	56
16	56
10	56
5	84
26	2
6	75
15	33
10	46
23	2
8	56
9	31
12	29
5	66
6	66
12	13
3	110
12	10
13	13
12	43
12	33
20	21
4	110
11	59
11	25
18	5
13	9
14	4
9	35
4	52
12	21
13	5
8	22
10	17
6	59
12	28
2	101
8	59
6	59
15	4
20	5
4	39
10	0
13	4
10	33
7	16
13	13
5	75
6	69
6	54
3	54
0	117
7	56
6	39
6	10
9	9
7	28
1	69
1	65
7	28
4	59
11	4
12	4
11	4
9	33
12	0
6	37
7	33
4	16
6	46
2	54
8	31
12	4
5	59
8	59
14	4
8	33
5	39
2	46
2	75
5	56
10	4
5	20
5	56
7	4
6	33
5	10
5	11
6	10
10	4
3	12
5	29
3	20
1	43
6	9
7	24
1	70
2	39
6	28
7	33
8	37
6	10
4	31
1	37
1	39
6	9
4	10
2	56
6	26
4	33
6	5
5	30
5	28
4	33
4	33
1	62
2	16
6	4
3	25
4	28
0	37
4	33
6	4
5	33
1	44
4	33
4	33
4	17
3	33
11	5
3	31
6	33
5	17
4	33
6	17
3	33
7	5
1	33
0	59
4	24
3	37
6	2
0	56
5	5
5	5
4	26
3	33
2	16
3	7
5	17
3	33
3	33
3	10
3	28
3	37
3	9
1	21
4	9
1	17
1	42
4	17
5	17
5	14
2	0
3	3
1	33
1	35
2	28
5	4
5	4
1	33
4	5
3	6
3	9
4	17
1	37
1	33
1	31
2	24
2	28
7	2
1	33
3	13
4	4
0	22
2	14
3	6
2	17
3	17
1	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	110
30	45
15	66
16	74
37	59
11	60
10	60
10	67
12	51
18	56
13	54
12	56
16	56
10	56
5	84
26	2
6	75
15	33
10	46
23	2
8	56
9	31
12	29
5	66
6	66
12	13
3	110
12	10
13	13
12	43
12	33
20	21
4	110
11	59
11	25
18	5
13	9
14	4
9	35
4	52
12	21
13	5
8	22
10	17
6	59
12	28
2	101
8	59
6	59
15	4
20	5
4	39
10	0
13	4
10	33
7	16
13	13
5	75
6	69
6	54
3	54
0	117
7	56
6	39
6	10
9	9
7	28
1	69
1	65
7	28
4	59
11	4
12	4
11	4
9	33
12	0
6	37
7	33
4	16
6	46
2	54
8	31
12	4
5	59
8	59
14	4
8	33
5	39
2	46
2	75
5	56
10	4
5	20
5	56
7	4
6	33
5	10
5	11
6	10
10	4
3	12
5	29
3	20
1	43
6	9
7	24
1	70
2	39
6	28
7	33
8	37
6	10
4	31
1	37
1	39
6	9
4	10
2	56
6	26
4	33
6	5
5	30
5	28
4	33
4	33
1	62
2	16
6	4
3	25
4	28
0	37
4	33
6	4
5	33
1	44
4	33
4	33
4	17
3	33
11	5
3	31
6	33
5	17
4	33
6	17
3	33
7	5
1	33
0	59
4	24
3	37
6	2
0	56
5	5
5	5
4	26
3	33
2	16
3	7
5	17
3	33
3	33
3	10
3	28
3	37
3	9
1	21
4	9
1	17
1	42
4	17
5	17
5	14
2	0
3	3
1	33
1	35
2	28
5	4
5	4
1	33
4	5
3	6
3	9
4	17
1	37
1	33
1	31
2	24
2	28
7	2
1	33
3	13
4	4
0	22
2	14
3	6
2	17
3	17
1	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	110
30	45
15	66
16	74
37	59
11	60
10	60
10	67
12	51
18	56
13	54
12	56
16	56
10	56
5	84
26	2
6	75
15	33
10	46
23	2
8	56
9	31
12	29
5	66
6	66
12	13
3	110
12	10
13	13
12	43
12	33
20	21
4	110
11	59
11	25
18	5
13	9
14	4
9	35
4	52
12	21
13	5
8	22
10	17
6	59
12	28
2	101
8	59
6	59
15	4
20	5
4	39
10	0
13	4
10	33
7	16
13	13
5	75
6	69
6	54
3	54
0	117
7	56
6	39
6	10
9	9
7	28
1	69
1	65
7	28
4	59
11	4
12	4
11	4
9	33
12	0
6	37
7	33
4	16
6	46
2	54
8	31
12	4
5	59
8	59
14	4
8	33
5	39
2	46
2	75
5	56
10	4
5	20
5	56
7	4
6	33
5	10
5	11
6	10
10	4
3	12
5	29
3	20
1	43
6	9
7	24
1	70
2	39
6	28
7	33
8	37
6	10
4	31
1	37
1	39
6	9
4	10
2	56
6	26
4	33
6	5
5	30
5	28
4	33
4	33
1	62
2	16
6	4
3	25
4	28
0	37
4	33
6	4
5	33
1	44
4	33
4	33
4	17
3	33
11	5
3	31
6	33
5	17
4	33
6	17
3	33
7	5
1	33
0	59
4	24
3	37
6	2
0	56
5	5
5	5
4	26
3	33
2	16
3	7
5	17
3	33
3	33
3	10
3	28
3	37
3	9
1	21
4	9
1	17
1	42
4	17
5	17
5	14
2	0
3	3
1	33
1	35
2	28
5	4
5	4
1	33
4	5
3	6
3	9
4	17
1	37
1	33
1	31
2	24
2	28
7	2
1	33
3	13
4	4
0	22
2	14
3	6
2	17
3	17
1	10