Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023
Start: 2023-09-19
End: 2023-09-22
Location: Sweden, Finland, Russia, Norway

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023: 101 records at 88 stations, peak on 19 September 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023 set or tied 101 station records at 88 stations.
It ran from 19 September 2023 to 22 September 2023 (4 days) and its peak day was 19 September 2023.
Status: closed.
Puottaure set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.1 mm (2.9 in) on 19 September 2023.
The busiest day was 19 September 2023 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

19 to 22 September 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 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, 19 to 22 September 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	2023-09-19
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2023-09-19
Gallivare_A	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Savukoski Kk	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Kangos	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2023-09-19
Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2023-09-19
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19
Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2023-09-19
Alvsbyn_A	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2023-09-19
Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2023-09-19
Arjeplog A	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2023-09-19
Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2023-09-19
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2023-09-19
Sodankyla Vuotso	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2023-09-19
Lovozero	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-09-20
Moncegorsk	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-09-20
Kittila Pulju	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-09-19

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 19 September 2023 to 22 September 2023. The most in one day was 73 on 19 September 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023 ranked by margin
Brannberg_D, 09-19	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Lulea Flygplats, 09-19	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Puottaure, 09-19	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Savukoski Kk, 09-19	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Alvsbyn_A, 09-19	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Kittila Pulju, 09-19	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Kangos, 09-19	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Pello Kk Museotie, 09-19	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Sodankyla Vuotso, 09-19	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Arjeplog A, 09-19	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi, 09-19	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Jarhois, 09-19	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Rodkallen_A, 09-19	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku, 09-19	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Haparanda, 09-19	14.5 mm (0.6 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

101 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, 19 to 22 September 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	76
15	135
13	129
24	54
19	57
21	44
22	44
30	34
12	53
18	44
15	52
24	12
38	12
20	10
15	44
11	26
21	8
11	52
11	52
23	8
3	102
26	10
14	44
12	44
7	12
3	68
15	33
6	53
4	82
7	57
0	98
10	8
11	52
9	37
9	11
12	18
12	18
9	40
4	52
16	10
9	37
0	52
4	57
8	52
6	31
2	31
7	37
12	18
3	60
7	2
13	8
13	12
4	50
1	41
0	35
8	10
4	50
6	40
4	52
6	6
5	8
3	16
2	50
5	37
6	8
11	10
3	50
4	40
7	32
4	32
8	29
4	40
3	37
1	52
3	37
3	37
4	37
6	12
1	48
6	12
5	29
2	37
4	30
6	12
0	44
6	12
4	18
1	37
1	38
1	40
0	44
3	32
5	10
3	12
1	20
1	18
1	4
2	12
1	16
1	12
0	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 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, 19 to 22 September 2023 (this event)	101 records

Every Record Set

20 of 101

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 19 to 22 September 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-09-19	Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	76	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-09-19	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	135	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-09-19	Gallivare_A	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	129	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-09-19	Savukoski Kk	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	54	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-09-19	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	57	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-09-19	Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Kangos	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	52	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Alvsbyn_A	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Arjeplog A	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Inari Saariselka Matkailukesku	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	26	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Sodankyla Vuotso	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-19	Kittila Pulju	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-20	Lovozero	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-09-20	Moncegorsk	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	52	48 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 101 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
27	76
15	135
13	129
24	54
19	57
21	44
22	44
30	34
12	53
18	44
15	52
24	12
38	12
20	10
15	44
11	26
21	8
11	52
11	52
23	8
3	102
26	10
14	44
12	44
7	12
3	68
15	33
6	53
4	82
7	57
0	98
10	8
11	52
9	37
9	11
12	18
12	18
9	40
4	52
16	10
9	37
0	52
4	57
8	52
6	31
2	31
7	37
12	18
3	60
7	2
13	8
13	12
4	50
1	41
0	35
8	10
4	50
6	40
4	52
6	6
5	8
3	16
2	50
5	37
6	8
11	10
3	50
4	40
7	32
4	32
8	29
4	40
3	37
1	52
3	37
3	37
4	37
6	12
1	48
6	12
5	29
2	37
4	30
6	12
0	44
6	12
4	18
1	37
1	38
1	40
0	44
3	32
5	10
3	12
1	20
1	18
1	4
2	12
1	16
1	12
0	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	76
15	135
13	129
24	54
19	57
21	44
22	44
30	34
12	53
18	44
15	52
24	12
38	12
20	10
15	44
11	26
21	8
11	52
11	52
23	8
3	102
26	10
14	44
12	44
7	12
3	68
15	33
6	53
4	82
7	57
0	98
10	8
11	52
9	37
9	11
12	18
12	18
9	40
4	52
16	10
9	37
0	52
4	57
8	52
6	31
2	31
7	37
12	18
3	60
7	2
13	8
13	12
4	50
1	41
0	35
8	10
4	50
6	40
4	52
6	6
5	8
3	16
2	50
5	37
6	8
11	10
3	50
4	40
7	32
4	32
8	29
4	40
3	37
1	52
3	37
3	37
4	37
6	12
1	48
6	12
5	29
2	37
4	30
6	12
0	44
6	12
4	18
1	37
1	38
1	40
0	44
3	32
5	10
3	12
1	20
1	18
1	4
2	12
1	16
1	12
0	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	76
15	135
13	129
24	54
19	57
21	44
22	44
30	34
12	53
18	44
15	52
24	12
38	12
20	10
15	44
11	26
21	8
11	52
11	52
23	8
3	102
26	10
14	44
12	44
7	12
3	68
15	33
6	53
4	82
7	57
0	98
10	8
11	52
9	37
9	11
12	18
12	18
9	40
4	52
16	10
9	37
0	52
4	57
8	52
6	31
2	31
7	37
12	18
3	60
7	2
13	8
13	12
4	50
1	41
0	35
8	10
4	50
6	40
4	52
6	6
5	8
3	16
2	50
5	37
6	8
11	10
3	50
4	40
7	32
4	32
8	29
4	40
3	37
1	52
3	37
3	37
4	37
6	12
1	48
6	12
5	29
2	37
4	30
6	12
0	44
6	12
4	18
1	37
1	38
1	40
0	44
3	32
5	10
3	12
1	20
1	18
1	4
2	12
1	16
1	12
0	10