Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023
Start: 2023-02-16
End: 2023-02-21
Location: Sweden, Germany, Finland, Norway, Belarus, Estonia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russia, Denmark, Latvia, Ukraine

Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023: 454 records at 413 stations, peak on 17 February 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023 set or tied 454 station records at 413 stations.
It ran from 16 February 2023 to 21 February 2023 (6 days) and its peak day was 17 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Primda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 16 February 2023.
The busiest day was 17 February 2023 with 192 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

16 to 21 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Primda	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2023-02-16
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-17
Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	2023-02-17
Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2023-02-17
Simea	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-17
Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-17
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2023-02-17
Hennan_D	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	2023-02-17
Ytterhogdal	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-17
Bramon	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2023-02-17
Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-17
Kramfors	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-02-17
Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2023-02-18
Magdeburg	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2023-02-18
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-18
Wittenberg	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2023-02-18
Nossen	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	2023-02-18
Boverdal	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-19

Records per Day

Peak day 192

Records set or tied each day from 16 February 2023 to 21 February 2023. The most in one day was 192 on 17 February 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023 ranked by margin
Primda, 02-16	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Simea, 02-17	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Sidsjo, 02-17	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Hudiksvall, 02-17	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Ytterhogdal, 02-17	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Doberlug-Kirchhain, 02-18	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Harnosand, 02-17	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Kramfors, 02-17	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Ytterhogdal, 02-20	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Delsbo, 02-17	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Nossen, 02-18	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Hennan_D, 02-17	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Hennan_D, 02-20	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Boverdal, 02-19	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Lobonas_D, 02-17	6.8 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

454 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 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	97
9	115
15	57
15	76
13	25
50	5
7	80
12	57
4	105
7	76
17	32
9	48
4	112
4	85
3	75
4	112
11	45
9	37
9	35
16	12
11	49
10	57
10	116
7	72
13	20
3	116
8	68
8	48
7	45
6	64
9	28
4	85
12	25
7	65
6	52
2	120
2	116
4	85
7	51
5	69
7	72
4	79
3	87
2	112
7	48
6	51
6	64
11	27
26	49
2	96
9	21
10	32
18	16
8	32
1	112
3	120
2	112
1	120
15	16
10	51
3	87
0	134
1	96
5	52
6	52
3	65
7	45
6	33
4	59
8	25
11	27
5	60
5	68
5	72
6	35
9	25
3	79
4	76
6	32
5	57
6	28
7	20
5	35
4	63
9	32
5	51
8	32
6	31
8	27
1	85
4	49
10	36
4	63
5	48
3	63
8	45
5	32
3	56
7	48
1	79
7	36
16	25
4	72
31	49
4	56
4	60
2	76
6	52
12	16
4	45
8	7
5	45
6	36
1	80
1	40
1	76
4	48
4	48
6	19
4	48
7	28
7	28
4	48
2	68
4	55
6	20
5	52
4	48
4	45
6	17
4	51
8	25
1	72
6	28
8	20
4	48
3	29
1	65
5	52
3	64
4	49
6	55
7	28
3	52
4	48
3	48
2	72
2	59
7	23
4	36
3	48
5	52
14	49
12	5
9	28
5	28
2	63
3	48
4	48
3	57
1	72
5	28
6	35
9	7
5	3
0	76
6	8
2	59
1	59
4	32
4	48
5	20
5	20
1	72
5	36
5	33
16	32
1	72
4	48
4	48
9	4
9	24
5	28
3	25
1	72
7	9
4	28
1	72
4	48
2	57
3	48
5	33
2	64
9	16
2	57
5	16
3	35
6	23
5	33
3	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023 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 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023 (this event)	454 records

Every Record Set

20 of 454

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 14 other countries, 16 to 21 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-16	Primda	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-17	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Simea	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Hennan_D	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Ytterhogdal	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Bramon	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	12	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Kramfors	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Magdeburg	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	25	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Wittenberg	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Nossen	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-19	Boverdal	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-20	Hennan_D	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-20	Ytterhogdal	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 454 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
12	97
9	115
15	57
15	76
13	25
50	5
7	80
12	57
4	105
7	76
17	32
9	48
4	112
4	85
3	75
4	112
11	45
9	37
9	35
16	12
11	49
10	57
10	116
7	72
13	20
3	116
8	68
8	48
7	45
6	64
9	28
4	85
12	25
7	65
6	52
2	120
2	116
4	85
7	51
5	69
7	72
4	79
3	87
2	112
7	48
6	51
6	64
11	27
26	49
2	96
9	21
10	32
18	16
8	32
1	112
3	120
2	112
1	120
15	16
10	51
3	87
0	134
1	96
5	52
6	52
3	65
7	45
6	33
4	59
8	25
11	27
5	60
5	68
5	72
6	35
9	25
3	79
4	76
6	32
5	57
6	28
7	20
5	35
4	63
9	32
5	51
8	32
6	31
8	27
1	85
4	49
10	36
4	63
5	48
3	63
8	45
5	32
3	56
7	48
1	79
7	36
16	25
4	72
31	49
4	56
4	60
2	76
6	52
12	16
4	45
8	7
5	45
6	36
1	80
1	40
1	76
4	48
4	48
6	19
4	48
7	28
7	28
4	48
2	68
4	55
6	20
5	52
4	48
4	45
6	17
4	51
8	25
1	72
6	28
8	20
4	48
3	29
1	65
5	52
3	64
4	49
6	55
7	28
3	52
4	48
3	48
2	72
2	59
7	23
4	36
3	48
5	52
14	49
12	5
9	28
5	28
2	63
3	48
4	48
3	57
1	72
5	28
6	35
9	7
5	3
0	76
6	8
2	59
1	59
4	32
4	48
5	20
5	20
1	72
5	36
5	33
16	32
1	72
4	48
4	48
9	4
9	24
5	28
3	25
1	72
7	9
4	28
1	72
4	48
2	57
3	48
5	33
2	64
9	16
2	57
5	16
3	35
6	23
5	33
3	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	97
9	115
15	57
15	76
13	25
50	5
7	80
12	57
4	105
7	76
17	32
9	48
4	112
4	85
3	75
4	112
11	45
9	37
9	35
16	12
11	49
10	57
10	116
7	72
13	20
3	116
8	68
8	48
7	45
6	64
9	28
4	85
12	25
7	65
6	52
2	120
2	116
4	85
7	51
5	69
7	72
4	79
3	87
2	112
7	48
6	51
6	64
11	27
26	49
2	96
9	21
10	32
18	16
8	32
1	112
3	120
2	112
1	120
15	16
10	51
3	87
0	134
1	96
5	52
6	52
3	65
7	45
6	33
4	59
8	25
11	27
5	60
5	68
5	72
6	35
9	25
3	79
4	76
6	32
5	57
6	28
7	20
5	35
4	63
9	32
5	51
8	32
6	31
8	27
1	85
4	49
10	36
4	63
5	48
3	63
8	45
5	32
3	56
7	48
1	79
7	36
16	25
4	72
31	49
4	56
4	60
2	76
6	52
12	16
4	45
8	7
5	45
6	36
1	80
1	40
1	76
4	48
4	48
6	19
4	48
7	28
7	28
4	48
2	68
4	55
6	20
5	52
4	48
4	45
6	17
4	51
8	25
1	72
6	28
8	20
4	48
3	29
1	65
5	52
3	64
4	49
6	55
7	28
3	52
4	48
3	48
2	72
2	59
7	23
4	36
3	48
5	52
14	49
12	5
9	28
5	28
2	63
3	48
4	48
3	57
1	72
5	28
6	35
9	7
5	3
0	76
6	8
2	59
1	59
4	32
4	48
5	20
5	20
1	72
5	36
5	33
16	32
1	72
4	48
4	48
9	4
9	24
5	28
3	25
1	72
7	9
4	28
1	72
4	48
2	57
3	48
5	33
2	64
9	16
2	57
5	16
3	35
6	23
5	33
3	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	97
9	115
15	57
15	76
13	25
50	5
7	80
12	57
4	105
7	76
17	32
9	48
4	112
4	85
3	75
4	112
11	45
9	37
9	35
16	12
11	49
10	57
10	116
7	72
13	20
3	116
8	68
8	48
7	45
6	64
9	28
4	85
12	25
7	65
6	52
2	120
2	116
4	85
7	51
5	69
7	72
4	79
3	87
2	112
7	48
6	51
6	64
11	27
26	49
2	96
9	21
10	32
18	16
8	32
1	112
3	120
2	112
1	120
15	16
10	51
3	87
0	134
1	96
5	52
6	52
3	65
7	45
6	33
4	59
8	25
11	27
5	60
5	68
5	72
6	35
9	25
3	79
4	76
6	32
5	57
6	28
7	20
5	35
4	63
9	32
5	51
8	32
6	31
8	27
1	85
4	49
10	36
4	63
5	48
3	63
8	45
5	32
3	56
7	48
1	79
7	36
16	25
4	72
31	49
4	56
4	60
2	76
6	52
12	16
4	45
8	7
5	45
6	36
1	80
1	40
1	76
4	48
4	48
6	19
4	48
7	28
7	28
4	48
2	68
4	55
6	20
5	52
4	48
4	45
6	17
4	51
8	25
1	72
6	28
8	20
4	48
3	29
1	65
5	52
3	64
4	49
6	55
7	28
3	52
4	48
3	48
2	72
2	59
7	23
4	36
3	48
5	52
14	49
12	5
9	28
5	28
2	63
3	48
4	48
3	57
1	72
5	28
6	35
9	7
5	3
0	76
6	8
2	59
1	59
4	32
4	48
5	20
5	20
1	72
5	36
5	33
16	32
1	72
4	48
4	48
9	4
9	24
5	28
3	25
1	72
7	9
4	28
1	72
4	48
2	57
3	48
5	33
2	64
9	16
2	57
5	16
3	35
6	23
5	33
3	25