Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023
Start: 2023-07-10
End: 2023-07-14
Location: Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023: 129 records at 124 stations, peak on 12 July 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023 set or tied 129 station records at 124 stations.
It ran from 10 July 2023 to 14 July 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 12 July 2023.
Status: closed.
Djursatra set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 12 July 2023.
The busiest day was 12 July 2023 with 78 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

10 to 14 July 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 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 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2023-07-12
Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	2023-07-12
Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-12
Lund	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2023-07-12
Saffle	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	2023-07-12
Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-12
Trokorna	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2023-07-12
Traneberg	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2023-07-12
Lanna	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-07-12
Boras	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-12
Backefors	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2023-07-12
Skovde	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-12
Hatlestrand	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	2023-07-11
Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2023-07-12
Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-11
Falkoping	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-07-12
Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-12
Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	2023-07-12
Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2023-07-11
Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-07-12

Records per Day

Peak day 78

Records set or tied each day from 10 July 2023 to 14 July 2023. The most in one day was 78 on 12 July 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023 ranked by margin
Trokorna, 07-12	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Djursatra, 07-12	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Charlottenberg, 07-12	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Traneberg, 07-12	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Hallands_Vadero, 07-12	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Lanna, 07-12	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Kilagarden, 07-12	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Hatlestrand, 07-11	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Skovde, 07-12	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Vargarda_D, 07-12	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Saffle, 07-12	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Backefors, 07-12	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Falkoping, 07-12	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Linhult_D, 07-12	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Utsira Fyr, 07-11	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

129 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 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	58
33	38
21	58
8	136
17	9
17	58
36	21
24	38
22	29
2	113
15	57
19	38
20	52
1	127
1	104
9	68
12	58
10	52
22	8
10	60
13	52
21	14
14	38
19	32
5	68
19	21
9	57
21	12
7	62
11	46
12	12
12	30
6	27
3	72
12	38
3	68
12	20
14	12
13	32
14	12
3	68
9	38
5	48
19	12
7	44
8	38
0	7
17	21
3	64
1	68
8	34
8	28
10	12
10	16
13	12
7	24
2	62
11	8
12	5
5	48
10	21
11	29
9	38
6	38
5	41
5	41
4	46
8	28
0	56
9	22
9	32
8	29
6	22
0	48
4	41
5	29
7	21
4	38
4	41
1	46
0	38
1	41
8	29
8	12
4	29
12	12
9	16
8	8
8	12
7	10
7	5
2	41
11	8
5	18
1	34
8	4
6	12
12	6
1	41
4	21
0	38
3	20
10	0
4	21
1	36
6	8
6	10
4	12
7	4
4	20
1	30
0	22
3	12
1	29
3	21
2	4
1	14
2	9
2	10
2	8
2	8
1	24
2	4
0	18
4	4
1	14
2	5
1	4
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 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 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023 (this event)	129 records

Every Record Set

20 of 129

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 10 to 14 July 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-07-11	Hatlestrand	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-11	Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	104	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-11	Utsira Fyr	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-07-12	Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-12	Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	58	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Lund	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	136	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Saffle	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	58	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Trokorna	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Traneberg	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Lanna	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Boras	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	113	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Backefors	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Skovde	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	38	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	127	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Falkoping	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	58	39 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60	37 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-12	Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 129 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 2026-10-18. 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
35	58
33	38
21	58
8	136
17	9
17	58
36	21
24	38
22	29
2	113
15	57
19	38
20	52
1	127
1	104
9	68
12	58
10	52
22	8
10	60
13	52
21	14
14	38
19	32
5	68
19	21
9	57
21	12
7	62
11	46
12	12
12	30
6	27
3	72
12	38
3	68
12	20
14	12
13	32
14	12
3	68
9	38
5	48
19	12
7	44
8	38
0	7
17	21
3	64
1	68
8	34
8	28
10	12
10	16
13	12
7	24
2	62
11	8
12	5
5	48
10	21
11	29
9	38
6	38
5	41
5	41
4	46
8	28
0	56
9	22
9	32
8	29
6	22
0	48
4	41
5	29
7	21
4	38
4	41
1	46
0	38
1	41
8	29
8	12
4	29
12	12
9	16
8	8
8	12
7	10
7	5
2	41
11	8
5	18
1	34
8	4
6	12
12	6
1	41
4	21
0	38
3	20
10	0
4	21
1	36
6	8
6	10
4	12
7	4
4	20
1	30
0	22
3	12
1	29
3	21
2	4
1	14
2	9
2	10
2	8
2	8
1	24
2	4
0	18
4	4
1	14
2	5
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	58
33	38
21	58
8	136
17	9
17	58
36	21
24	38
22	29
2	113
15	57
19	38
20	52
1	127
1	104
9	68
12	58
10	52
22	8
10	60
13	52
21	14
14	38
19	32
5	68
19	21
9	57
21	12
7	62
11	46
12	12
12	30
6	27
3	72
12	38
3	68
12	20
14	12
13	32
14	12
3	68
9	38
5	48
19	12
7	44
8	38
0	7
17	21
3	64
1	68
8	34
8	28
10	12
10	16
13	12
7	24
2	62
11	8
12	5
5	48
10	21
11	29
9	38
6	38
5	41
5	41
4	46
8	28
0	56
9	22
9	32
8	29
6	22
0	48
4	41
5	29
7	21
4	38
4	41
1	46
0	38
1	41
8	29
8	12
4	29
12	12
9	16
8	8
8	12
7	10
7	5
2	41
11	8
5	18
1	34
8	4
6	12
12	6
1	41
4	21
0	38
3	20
10	0
4	21
1	36
6	8
6	10
4	12
7	4
4	20
1	30
0	22
3	12
1	29
3	21
2	4
1	14
2	9
2	10
2	8
2	8
1	24
2	4
0	18
4	4
1	14
2	5
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	58
33	38
21	58
8	136
17	9
17	58
36	21
24	38
22	29
2	113
15	57
19	38
20	52
1	127
1	104
9	68
12	58
10	52
22	8
10	60
13	52
21	14
14	38
19	32
5	68
19	21
9	57
21	12
7	62
11	46
12	12
12	30
6	27
3	72
12	38
3	68
12	20
14	12
13	32
14	12
3	68
9	38
5	48
19	12
7	44
8	38
0	7
17	21
3	64
1	68
8	34
8	28
10	12
10	16
13	12
7	24
2	62
11	8
12	5
5	48
10	21
11	29
9	38
6	38
5	41
5	41
4	46
8	28
0	56
9	22
9	32
8	29
6	22
0	48
4	41
5	29
7	21
4	38
4	41
1	46
0	38
1	41
8	29
8	12
4	29
12	12
9	16
8	8
8	12
7	10
7	5
2	41
11	8
5	18
1	34
8	4
6	12
12	6
1	41
4	21
0	38
3	20
10	0
4	21
1	36
6	8
6	10
4	12
7	4
4	20
1	30
0	22
3	12
1	29
3	21
2	4
1	14
2	9
2	10
2	8
2	8
1	24
2	4
0	18
4	4
1	14
2	5
1	4
1	0