Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023
Start: 2023-03-21
End: 2023-04-02
Location: Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus, Norway, Ukraine, Czech Republic, France, Slovenia, Hungary, Denmark, Switzerland, Estonia, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023: 732 records at 577 stations, peak on 24 March 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023 set or tied 732 station records at 577 stations.
It ran from 21 March 2023 to 2 April 2023 (13 days) and its peak day was 24 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Essen-Bredeney set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 1 April 2023.
The busiest day was 24 March 2023 with 148 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

21 March to 2 April 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023 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 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-01
Zhitckovichi	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-28
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-31
Mozyr	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-03-28
Emden-Wolthusen	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-22
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-24
Hult	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-24
Finspang	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-24
Tjallmo	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-24
Godegard	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-24
Atorp	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-24
Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-24
Norrveda	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-27
Vasilevici	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-28
Khmelnytskyi	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-28
Kandalaksa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-30
Lund	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-30
Navelsjo	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-30
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-31
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2023-04-01

Records per Day

Peak day 148

Records set or tied each day from 21 March 2023 to 2 April 2023. The most in one day was 148 on 24 March 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023
Date	Records
2023-03-21	6
2023-03-22	51
2023-03-23	19
2023-03-24	148
2023-03-25	66
2023-03-26	62
2023-03-27	29
2023-03-28	61
2023-03-29	25
2023-03-30	64
2023-03-31	143
2023-04-01	54
2023-04-02	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023 ranked by margin
Mozyr, 03-28	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Essen-Bredeney, 04-01	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Norrveda, 03-27	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Tjallmo, 03-24	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Emden-Wolthusen, 03-22	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Zhitckovichi, 03-28	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Khmelnytskyi, 03-28	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord), 03-31	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Zandvoort, 03-31	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Navelsjo, 03-30	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Atorp, 03-24	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Abbeville, 04-01	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Finspang, 03-24	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Hult, 03-24	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Vasilevici, 03-28	9.5 mm (0.37 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

500 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 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	98
12	80
9	118
11	72
15	52
20	42
9	36
13	40
13	52
14	56
12	36
10	72
9	76
11	68
12	53
5	120
15	33
10	72
6	98
25	25
17	40
14	56
13	28
9	72
15	24
8	68
8	50
11	30
10	60
9	69
11	40
15	32
15	33
12	28
11	36
8	69
11	33
10	10
10	52
12	36
17	25
13	28
7	76
3	127
13	24
8	30
11	53
5	97
12	33
14	24
10	40
9	33
29	0
11	68
3	127
12	8
20	36
8	72
15	21
9	41
6	76
8	50
5	80
17	0
6	30
10	60
7	44
12	14
9	24
8	36
11	33
11	33
3	124
10	52
9	30
11	42
7	72
6	34
3	84
8	36
9	36
11	44
15	33
10	61
6	69
6	69
4	80
6	69
9	28
7	108
2	96
12	70
1	78
7	41
7	50
12	28
9	42
9	42
3	96
7	36
6	61
9	41
9	33
8	33
10	33
6	52
4	76
7	40
8	44
7	25
11	36
9	42
8	53
1	114
2	96
3	59
5	10
16	34
8	41
0	108
0	100
12	37
2	49
11	28
1	61
7	28
7	28
7	53
6	36
6	53
13	0
8	42
5	50
3	68
8	33
5	72
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	61
6	30
7	36
4	70
6	53
8	40
6	37
9	14
7	41
11	33
8	33
3	74
8	45
3	80
5	56
8	42
6	53
8	36
10	28
1	76
3	69
9	40
9	21
9	12
5	53
5	53
7	40
7	37
8	36
3	76
3	68
9	33
8	22
9	38
13	36
1	81
7	42
5	53
5	56
8	36
4	69
3	69
8	40
8	33
8	40
8	38
5	10
6	28
7	49
7	26
5	53
5	45
6	40
2	72
5	41
8	36
8	28
5	40
4	46
2	65
8	38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 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 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023 (this event)	732 records

Every Record Set

20 of 732

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 20 other countries, 21 March to 2 April 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-22	Emden-Wolthusen	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Hult	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Finspang	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Tjallmo	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Godegard	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Atorp	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-24	Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-27	Norrveda	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-28	Zhitckovichi	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-28	Mozyr	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-28	Vasilevici	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-28	Khmelnytskyi	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-30	Kandalaksa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-30	Lund	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-30	Navelsjo	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-31	Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-31	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-01	Essen-Bredeney	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-01	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 732 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
10	98
12	80
9	118
11	72
15	52
20	42
9	36
13	40
13	52
14	56
12	36
10	72
9	76
11	68
12	53
5	120
15	33
10	72
6	98
25	25
17	40
14	56
13	28
9	72
15	24
8	68
8	50
11	30
10	60
9	69
11	40
15	32
15	33
12	28
11	36
8	69
11	33
10	10
10	52
12	36
17	25
13	28
7	76
3	127
13	24
8	30
11	53
5	97
12	33
14	24
10	40
9	33
29	0
11	68
3	127
12	8
20	36
8	72
15	21
9	41
6	76
8	50
5	80
17	0
6	30
10	60
7	44
12	14
9	24
8	36
11	33
11	33
3	124
10	52
9	30
11	42
7	72
6	34
3	84
8	36
9	36
11	44
15	33
10	61
6	69
6	69
4	80
6	69
9	28
7	108
2	96
12	70
1	78
7	41
7	50
12	28
9	42
9	42
3	96
7	36
6	61
9	41
9	33
8	33
10	33
6	52
4	76
7	40
8	44
7	25
11	36
9	42
8	53
1	114
2	96
3	59
5	10
16	34
8	41
0	108
0	100
12	37
2	49
11	28
1	61
7	28
7	28
7	53
6	36
6	53
13	0
8	42
5	50
3	68
8	33
5	72
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	61
6	30
7	36
4	70
6	53
8	40
6	37
9	14
7	41
11	33
8	33
3	74
8	45
3	80
5	56
8	42
6	53
8	36
10	28
1	76
3	69
9	40
9	21
9	12
5	53
5	53
7	40
7	37
8	36
3	76
3	68
9	33
8	22
9	38
13	36
1	81
7	42
5	53
5	56
8	36
4	69
3	69
8	40
8	33
8	40
8	38
5	10
6	28
7	49
7	26
5	53
5	45
6	40
2	72
5	41
8	36
8	28
5	40
4	46
2	65
8	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	98
12	80
9	118
11	72
15	52
20	42
9	36
13	40
13	52
14	56
12	36
10	72
9	76
11	68
12	53
5	120
15	33
10	72
6	98
25	25
17	40
14	56
13	28
9	72
15	24
8	68
8	50
11	30
10	60
9	69
11	40
15	32
15	33
12	28
11	36
8	69
11	33
10	10
10	52
12	36
17	25
13	28
7	76
3	127
13	24
8	30
11	53
5	97
12	33
14	24
10	40
9	33
29	0
11	68
3	127
12	8
20	36
8	72
15	21
9	41
6	76
8	50
5	80
17	0
6	30
10	60
7	44
12	14
9	24
8	36
11	33
11	33
3	124
10	52
9	30
11	42
7	72
6	34
3	84
8	36
9	36
11	44
15	33
10	61
6	69
6	69
4	80
6	69
9	28
7	108
2	96
12	70
1	78
7	41
7	50
12	28
9	42
9	42
3	96
7	36
6	61
9	41
9	33
8	33
10	33
6	52
4	76
7	40
8	44
7	25
11	36
9	42
8	53
1	114
2	96
3	59
5	10
16	34
8	41
0	108
0	100
12	37
2	49
11	28
1	61
7	28
7	28
7	53
6	36
6	53
13	0
8	42
5	50
3	68
8	33
5	72
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	61
6	30
7	36
4	70
6	53
8	40
6	37
9	14
7	41
11	33
8	33
3	74
8	45
3	80
5	56
8	42
6	53
8	36
10	28
1	76
3	69
9	40
9	21
9	12
5	53
5	53
7	40
7	37
8	36
3	76
3	68
9	33
8	22
9	38
13	36
1	81
7	42
5	53
5	56
8	36
4	69
3	69
8	40
8	33
8	40
8	38
5	10
6	28
7	49
7	26
5	53
5	45
6	40
2	72
5	41
8	36
8	28
5	40
4	46
2	65
8	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	98
12	80
9	118
11	72
15	52
20	42
9	36
13	40
13	52
14	56
12	36
10	72
9	76
11	68
12	53
5	120
15	33
10	72
6	98
25	25
17	40
14	56
13	28
9	72
15	24
8	68
8	50
11	30
10	60
9	69
11	40
15	32
15	33
12	28
11	36
8	69
11	33
10	10
10	52
12	36
17	25
13	28
7	76
3	127
13	24
8	30
11	53
5	97
12	33
14	24
10	40
9	33
29	0
11	68
3	127
12	8
20	36
8	72
15	21
9	41
6	76
8	50
5	80
17	0
6	30
10	60
7	44
12	14
9	24
8	36
11	33
11	33
3	124
10	52
9	30
11	42
7	72
6	34
3	84
8	36
9	36
11	44
15	33
10	61
6	69
6	69
4	80
6	69
9	28
7	108
2	96
12	70
1	78
7	41
7	50
12	28
9	42
9	42
3	96
7	36
6	61
9	41
9	33
8	33
10	33
6	52
4	76
7	40
8	44
7	25
11	36
9	42
8	53
1	114
2	96
3	59
5	10
16	34
8	41
0	108
0	100
12	37
2	49
11	28
1	61
7	28
7	28
7	53
6	36
6	53
13	0
8	42
5	50
3	68
8	33
5	72
8	33
9	33
8	33
5	61
6	30
7	36
4	70
6	53
8	40
6	37
9	14
7	41
11	33
8	33
3	74
8	45
3	80
5	56
8	42
6	53
8	36
10	28
1	76
3	69
9	40
9	21
9	12
5	53
5	53
7	40
7	37
8	36
3	76
3	68
9	33
8	22
9	38
13	36
1	81
7	42
5	53
5	56
8	36
4	69
3	69
8	40
8	33
8	40
8	38
5	10
6	28
7	49
7	26
5	53
5	45
6	40
2	72
5	41
8	36
8	28
5	40
4	46
2	65
8	38