Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022
Start: 2022-08-15
End: 2022-08-22
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022: 205 records at 176 stations, peak on 16 August 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022 set or tied 205 station records at 176 stations.
It ran from 15 August 2022 to 22 August 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 16 August 2022.
Status: closed.
Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 52.2 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 2022.
The busiest day was 16 August 2022 with 42 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 97 years.

Footprint

15 to 22 August 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022 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 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2022-08-15
Murjek	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	2022-08-17
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2022-08-21
Huskvarna	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2022-08-19
Hogemalen	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-08-16
Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2022-08-16
Enontekio Nakkala	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2022-08-21
Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	2022-08-21
Ramsjoholm	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2022-08-19
Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-08-21
Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	2022-08-21
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	2022-08-21
Kyrktasjo_D	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2022-08-20
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-08-17
Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-08-20
Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-08-19
Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-08-18
Nordanas	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	2022-08-20
Kise Pa Hedmark	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2022-08-16
Al III	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2022-08-16

Records per Day

Peak day 42

Records set or tied each day from 15 August 2022 to 22 August 2022. The most in one day was 42 on 16 August 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022
Date	Records
2022-08-15	12
2022-08-16	42
2022-08-17	32
2022-08-18	15
2022-08-19	38
2022-08-20	37
2022-08-21	28
2022-08-22	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022 ranked by margin
Murjek, 08-17	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
Overtornea, 08-21	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
Svanstein, 08-21	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Kalix_D, 08-21	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
Postmyr I Drangedal, 08-16	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Heggeriset - Nordstrand, 08-18	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Hogemalen, 08-16	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Rorvik_D, 08-19	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
Pello Kk Museotie, 08-21	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
Vanersborg, 08-15	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Jarhois, 08-21	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Huskvarna, 08-19	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Ramsjoholm, 08-19	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Norsborg_11, 08-20	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Utsjoki Nuorgam, 08-17	21.2 mm (0.8 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

205 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 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	97
54	33
40	71
26	55
34	59
21	55
37	72
44	43
24	55
31	47
41	35
26	35
21	57
21	25
23	49
32	16
35	17
17	13
15	59
7	25
17	47
23	36
11	60
23	31
20	28
21	16
17	36
6	84
16	40
17	36
16	19
10	53
14	49
17	33
9	60
9	59
5	42
1	65
19	15
5	33
20	11
8	55
14	20
23	21
22	8
18	8
3	49
8	59
4	73
17	11
19	0
13	29
6	43
6	55
4	76
6	59
1	18
5	65
19	11
5	64
11	35
14	11
1	13
6	57
13	36
19	8
10	28
4	60
11	36
1	76
4	57
16	8
8	47
17	11
17	11
10	15
5	43
6	47
3	61
9	36
7	36
15	11
4	52
15	11
1	65
14	9
1	68
4	55
6	41
14	24
8	35
8	32
6	47
7	36
11	13
8	35
3	49
5	47
5	47
1	56
5	47
2	59
5	40
5	40
10	11
5	47
0	59
10	23
8	31
11	21
13	8
3	48
9	4
0	59
6	31
1	59
1	48
7	28
10	17
9	19
5	32
15	3
5	32
4	36
6	25
4	40
14	19
7	24
2	47
5	36
3	40
6	20
3	36
1	27
3	40
7	15
17	3
10	4
2	40
2	40
5	20
4	28
9	8
1	36
5	17
8	8
7	20
7	12
6	13
2	35
5	16
2	33
8	4
2	41
2	32
4	11
6	8
8	8
0	36
4	11
10	11
4	28
6	8
3	31
1	28
4	1
5	11
0	29
1	36
3	29
4	8
5	4
5	4
6	11
3	19
3	9
7	8
4	11
4	0
2	12
2	8
0	23
3	8
1	28
4	1
1	11
2	4
3	4
1	11
4	0
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	17
2	4
3	4
1	4
1	15
0	11
3	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022 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 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022 (this event)	205 records

Every Record Set

20 of 205

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 15 to 22 August 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-08-15	Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	97	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-16	Hogemalen	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-16	Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-16	Kise Pa Hedmark	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	59	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-16	Al III	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-17	Murjek	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-17	Utsjoki Nuorgam	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	25	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-18	Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-19	Huskvarna	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-19	Ramsjoholm	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	55	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-19	Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-20	Kyrktasjo_D	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-20	Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-20	Nordanas	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	13	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-21	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	71	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-21	Enontekio Nakkala	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-21	Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-21	Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-21	Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-21	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 205 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	97
54	33
40	71
26	55
34	59
21	55
37	72
44	43
24	55
31	47
41	35
26	35
21	57
21	25
23	49
32	16
35	17
17	13
15	59
7	25
17	47
23	36
11	60
23	31
20	28
21	16
17	36
6	84
16	40
17	36
16	19
10	53
14	49
17	33
9	60
9	59
5	42
1	65
19	15
5	33
20	11
8	55
14	20
23	21
22	8
18	8
3	49
8	59
4	73
17	11
19	0
13	29
6	43
6	55
4	76
6	59
1	18
5	65
19	11
5	64
11	35
14	11
1	13
6	57
13	36
19	8
10	28
4	60
11	36
1	76
4	57
16	8
8	47
17	11
17	11
10	15
5	43
6	47
3	61
9	36
7	36
15	11
4	52
15	11
1	65
14	9
1	68
4	55
6	41
14	24
8	35
8	32
6	47
7	36
11	13
8	35
3	49
5	47
5	47
1	56
5	47
2	59
5	40
5	40
10	11
5	47
0	59
10	23
8	31
11	21
13	8
3	48
9	4
0	59
6	31
1	59
1	48
7	28
10	17
9	19
5	32
15	3
5	32
4	36
6	25
4	40
14	19
7	24
2	47
5	36
3	40
6	20
3	36
1	27
3	40
7	15
17	3
10	4
2	40
2	40
5	20
4	28
9	8
1	36
5	17
8	8
7	20
7	12
6	13
2	35
5	16
2	33
8	4
2	41
2	32
4	11
6	8
8	8
0	36
4	11
10	11
4	28
6	8
3	31
1	28
4	1
5	11
0	29
1	36
3	29
4	8
5	4
5	4
6	11
3	19
3	9
7	8
4	11
4	0
2	12
2	8
0	23
3	8
1	28
4	1
1	11
2	4
3	4
1	11
4	0
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	17
2	4
3	4
1	4
1	15
0	11
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	97
54	33
40	71
26	55
34	59
21	55
37	72
44	43
24	55
31	47
41	35
26	35
21	57
21	25
23	49
32	16
35	17
17	13
15	59
7	25
17	47
23	36
11	60
23	31
20	28
21	16
17	36
6	84
16	40
17	36
16	19
10	53
14	49
17	33
9	60
9	59
5	42
1	65
19	15
5	33
20	11
8	55
14	20
23	21
22	8
18	8
3	49
8	59
4	73
17	11
19	0
13	29
6	43
6	55
4	76
6	59
1	18
5	65
19	11
5	64
11	35
14	11
1	13
6	57
13	36
19	8
10	28
4	60
11	36
1	76
4	57
16	8
8	47
17	11
17	11
10	15
5	43
6	47
3	61
9	36
7	36
15	11
4	52
15	11
1	65
14	9
1	68
4	55
6	41
14	24
8	35
8	32
6	47
7	36
11	13
8	35
3	49
5	47
5	47
1	56
5	47
2	59
5	40
5	40
10	11
5	47
0	59
10	23
8	31
11	21
13	8
3	48
9	4
0	59
6	31
1	59
1	48
7	28
10	17
9	19
5	32
15	3
5	32
4	36
6	25
4	40
14	19
7	24
2	47
5	36
3	40
6	20
3	36
1	27
3	40
7	15
17	3
10	4
2	40
2	40
5	20
4	28
9	8
1	36
5	17
8	8
7	20
7	12
6	13
2	35
5	16
2	33
8	4
2	41
2	32
4	11
6	8
8	8
0	36
4	11
10	11
4	28
6	8
3	31
1	28
4	1
5	11
0	29
1	36
3	29
4	8
5	4
5	4
6	11
3	19
3	9
7	8
4	11
4	0
2	12
2	8
0	23
3	8
1	28
4	1
1	11
2	4
3	4
1	11
4	0
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	17
2	4
3	4
1	4
1	15
0	11
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	97
54	33
40	71
26	55
34	59
21	55
37	72
44	43
24	55
31	47
41	35
26	35
21	57
21	25
23	49
32	16
35	17
17	13
15	59
7	25
17	47
23	36
11	60
23	31
20	28
21	16
17	36
6	84
16	40
17	36
16	19
10	53
14	49
17	33
9	60
9	59
5	42
1	65
19	15
5	33
20	11
8	55
14	20
23	21
22	8
18	8
3	49
8	59
4	73
17	11
19	0
13	29
6	43
6	55
4	76
6	59
1	18
5	65
19	11
5	64
11	35
14	11
1	13
6	57
13	36
19	8
10	28
4	60
11	36
1	76
4	57
16	8
8	47
17	11
17	11
10	15
5	43
6	47
3	61
9	36
7	36
15	11
4	52
15	11
1	65
14	9
1	68
4	55
6	41
14	24
8	35
8	32
6	47
7	36
11	13
8	35
3	49
5	47
5	47
1	56
5	47
2	59
5	40
5	40
10	11
5	47
0	59
10	23
8	31
11	21
13	8
3	48
9	4
0	59
6	31
1	59
1	48
7	28
10	17
9	19
5	32
15	3
5	32
4	36
6	25
4	40
14	19
7	24
2	47
5	36
3	40
6	20
3	36
1	27
3	40
7	15
17	3
10	4
2	40
2	40
5	20
4	28
9	8
1	36
5	17
8	8
7	20
7	12
6	13
2	35
5	16
2	33
8	4
2	41
2	32
4	11
6	8
8	8
0	36
4	11
10	11
4	28
6	8
3	31
1	28
4	1
5	11
0	29
1	36
3	29
4	8
5	4
5	4
6	11
3	19
3	9
7	8
4	11
4	0
2	12
2	8
0	23
3	8
1	28
4	1
1	11
2	4
3	4
1	11
4	0
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	17
2	4
3	4
1	4
1	15
0	11
3	0