Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023
Start: 2023-06-29
End: 2023-07-05
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023: 170 records at 156 stations, peak on 2 July 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023 set or tied 170 station records at 156 stations.
It ran from 29 June 2023 to 5 July 2023 (7 days) and its peak day was 2 July 2023.
Status: closed.
Sviland set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 3 July 2023.
The busiest day was 2 July 2023 with 59 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 151 years.

Footprint

29 June to 5 July 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 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 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sviland	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2023-07-03
Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-07-02
Kolsillre_D	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	2023-06-30
Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	2023-07-03
Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2023-07-02
Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	2023-06-30
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	2023-07-01
Unskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-07-02
Bengtsfors_D	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	2023-07-02
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2023-07-03
Orebro	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2023-07-02
Parnu	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2023-07-03
Nianfors	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	2023-07-01
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2023-07-01
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-01
Norrveda	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2023-07-02
Vallnora_D	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-07-02
Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2023-06-30
Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-07-02
Skjak	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	2023-06-29

Records per Day

Peak day 59

Records set or tied each day from 29 June 2023 to 5 July 2023. The most in one day was 59 on 2 July 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023 ranked by margin
Sodertalje, 07-02	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
Kolsillre_D, 06-30	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato, 07-01	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
Sviland, 07-03	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Norrveda, 07-02	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Zhizhgin Mayak, 07-02	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
Vallbo, 06-30	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Vallnora_D, 07-02	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Nianfors, 07-01	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto, 07-03	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Soyland I Gjesdal, 07-03	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila, 07-01	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Bengtsfors_D, 07-02	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Unskij Majak, 07-02	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Uppsala_Aut, 07-02	18.4 mm (0.7 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

170 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, 29 June to 5 July 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	104
33	61
26	104
50	2
61	45
32	41
42	40
27	50
20	56
22	76
18	68
18	76
29	10
16	32
24	26
35	12
32	18
18	45
9	62
10	45
5	151
31	20
26	32
17	29
41	6
18	45
19	28
3	112
28	40
10	62
12	52
23	4
1	113
26	20
28	2
35	2
14	45
14	18
5	72
14	53
10	17
4	51
24	2
13	44
4	84
5	68
13	28
18	10
2	84
14	34
16	28
12	48
7	52
9	34
3	68
13	32
9	45
15	28
3	34
8	44
6	10
1	45
7	52
3	48
6	33
6	53
9	34
15	32
9	41
3	61
6	49
12	16
26	0
7	52
19	12
9	34
3	58
6	48
24	2
2	45
1	52
11	4
10	40
13	18
19	2
2	57
3	50
11	2
3	53
6	40
10	8
0	18
4	41
4	45
7	34
10	20
3	41
7	12
5	34
9	25
8	20
2	37
6	22
3	34
5	32
3	6
3	34
6	25
3	41
1	28
3	34
10	5
0	44
9	4
2	40
3	32
5	32
8	6
3	34
2	41
1	30
2	30
2	34
3	32
16	0
0	40
1	28
2	26
1	34
1	34
9	2
0	20
1	20
4	20
3	22
4	20
4	20
2	21
9	6
3	18
3	16
1	34
4	16
0	36
1	9
3	4
1	28
1	34
2	20
2	21
4	12
3	16
3	20
2	22
4	8
6	8
1	12
4	0
4	8
2	2
1	22
0	24
1	5
2	2
2	4
2	0
2	4
1	0
1	13
2	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 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 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023 (this event)	170 records

Every Record Set

20 of 170

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 29 June to 5 July 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-06-29	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-30	Kolsillre_D	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-30	Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-30	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	62	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-01	Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-01	Nianfors	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-01	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-01	Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	61	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-02	Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-02	Unskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Bengtsfors_D	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Orebro	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Norrveda	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Vallnora_D	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-02	Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-03	Sviland	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-07-03	Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	104	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-03	Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-03	Parnu	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68	54 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 170 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
40	104
33	61
26	104
50	2
61	45
32	41
42	40
27	50
20	56
22	76
18	68
18	76
29	10
16	32
24	26
35	12
32	18
18	45
9	62
10	45
5	151
31	20
26	32
17	29
41	6
18	45
19	28
3	112
28	40
10	62
12	52
23	4
1	113
26	20
28	2
35	2
14	45
14	18
5	72
14	53
10	17
4	51
24	2
13	44
4	84
5	68
13	28
18	10
2	84
14	34
16	28
12	48
7	52
9	34
3	68
13	32
9	45
15	28
3	34
8	44
6	10
1	45
7	52
3	48
6	33
6	53
9	34
15	32
9	41
3	61
6	49
12	16
26	0
7	52
19	12
9	34
3	58
6	48
24	2
2	45
1	52
11	4
10	40
13	18
19	2
2	57
3	50
11	2
3	53
6	40
10	8
0	18
4	41
4	45
7	34
10	20
3	41
7	12
5	34
9	25
8	20
2	37
6	22
3	34
5	32
3	6
3	34
6	25
3	41
1	28
3	34
10	5
0	44
9	4
2	40
3	32
5	32
8	6
3	34
2	41
1	30
2	30
2	34
3	32
16	0
0	40
1	28
2	26
1	34
1	34
9	2
0	20
1	20
4	20
3	22
4	20
4	20
2	21
9	6
3	18
3	16
1	34
4	16
0	36
1	9
3	4
1	28
1	34
2	20
2	21
4	12
3	16
3	20
2	22
4	8
6	8
1	12
4	0
4	8
2	2
1	22
0	24
1	5
2	2
2	4
2	0
2	4
1	0
1	13
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	104
33	61
26	104
50	2
61	45
32	41
42	40
27	50
20	56
22	76
18	68
18	76
29	10
16	32
24	26
35	12
32	18
18	45
9	62
10	45
5	151
31	20
26	32
17	29
41	6
18	45
19	28
3	112
28	40
10	62
12	52
23	4
1	113
26	20
28	2
35	2
14	45
14	18
5	72
14	53
10	17
4	51
24	2
13	44
4	84
5	68
13	28
18	10
2	84
14	34
16	28
12	48
7	52
9	34
3	68
13	32
9	45
15	28
3	34
8	44
6	10
1	45
7	52
3	48
6	33
6	53
9	34
15	32
9	41
3	61
6	49
12	16
26	0
7	52
19	12
9	34
3	58
6	48
24	2
2	45
1	52
11	4
10	40
13	18
19	2
2	57
3	50
11	2
3	53
6	40
10	8
0	18
4	41
4	45
7	34
10	20
3	41
7	12
5	34
9	25
8	20
2	37
6	22
3	34
5	32
3	6
3	34
6	25
3	41
1	28
3	34
10	5
0	44
9	4
2	40
3	32
5	32
8	6
3	34
2	41
1	30
2	30
2	34
3	32
16	0
0	40
1	28
2	26
1	34
1	34
9	2
0	20
1	20
4	20
3	22
4	20
4	20
2	21
9	6
3	18
3	16
1	34
4	16
0	36
1	9
3	4
1	28
1	34
2	20
2	21
4	12
3	16
3	20
2	22
4	8
6	8
1	12
4	0
4	8
2	2
1	22
0	24
1	5
2	2
2	4
2	0
2	4
1	0
1	13
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	104
33	61
26	104
50	2
61	45
32	41
42	40
27	50
20	56
22	76
18	68
18	76
29	10
16	32
24	26
35	12
32	18
18	45
9	62
10	45
5	151
31	20
26	32
17	29
41	6
18	45
19	28
3	112
28	40
10	62
12	52
23	4
1	113
26	20
28	2
35	2
14	45
14	18
5	72
14	53
10	17
4	51
24	2
13	44
4	84
5	68
13	28
18	10
2	84
14	34
16	28
12	48
7	52
9	34
3	68
13	32
9	45
15	28
3	34
8	44
6	10
1	45
7	52
3	48
6	33
6	53
9	34
15	32
9	41
3	61
6	49
12	16
26	0
7	52
19	12
9	34
3	58
6	48
24	2
2	45
1	52
11	4
10	40
13	18
19	2
2	57
3	50
11	2
3	53
6	40
10	8
0	18
4	41
4	45
7	34
10	20
3	41
7	12
5	34
9	25
8	20
2	37
6	22
3	34
5	32
3	6
3	34
6	25
3	41
1	28
3	34
10	5
0	44
9	4
2	40
3	32
5	32
8	6
3	34
2	41
1	30
2	30
2	34
3	32
16	0
0	40
1	28
2	26
1	34
1	34
9	2
0	20
1	20
4	20
3	22
4	20
4	20
2	21
9	6
3	18
3	16
1	34
4	16
0	36
1	9
3	4
1	28
1	34
2	20
2	21
4	12
3	16
3	20
2	22
4	8
6	8
1	12
4	0
4	8
2	2
1	22
0	24
1	5
2	2
2	4
2	0
2	4
1	0
1	13
2	2