Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023
Start: 2023-11-02
End: 2023-11-04
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023: 201 records at 160 stations, peak on 3 November 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, 2 to 4 November 2023 set or tied 201 station records at 160 stations.
It ran from 2 November 2023 to 4 November 2023 (3 days) and its peak day was 3 November 2023.
Status: closed.
Sveg set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 4 November 2023.
The busiest day was 3 November 2023 with 104 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

2 to 4 November 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023 is outlined, with 19 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, 2 to 4 November 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sveg	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-04
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2023-11-04
Hemse	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2023-11-03
Stormyra	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2023-11-03
Hedal I Valdres II	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	2023-11-02
Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2023-11-04
Vange	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-03
Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	2023-11-04
Einavatn	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2023-11-02
Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2023-11-04
Frandesta	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-03
Skedsmo-Hellerud	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-02
Hakavik	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2023-11-02
Aseral	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2023-11-03
Reinli	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-02
Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2023-11-02
Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2023-11-03
Ytterberg_D	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2023-11-04
Gronliden	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2023-11-04

Records per Day

Peak day 104

Records set or tied each day from 2 November 2023 to 4 November 2023. The most in one day was 104 on 3 November 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023 ranked by margin
Harnosand, 11-04	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Sidsjo, 11-04	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
Hedal I Valdres II, 11-02	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Lovanger, 11-04	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Stormyra, 11-03	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Vange, 11-03	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Hakavik, 11-02	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Skedsmo-Hellerud, 11-02	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Lobonas_D, 11-04	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Einavatn, 11-02	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Reinli, 11-02	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Aseral, 11-03	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Frandesta, 11-03	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Gronliden, 11-04	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Sveg, 11-04	9.9 mm (0.39 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

201 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, 2 to 4 November 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	90
21	54
8	72
20	45
23	30
43	8
20	28
8	68
11	54
5	92
26	8
12	54
19	8
11	45
12	92
20	30
20	56
3	126
12	53
3	90
14	54
16	32
9	54
24	56
12	45
1	73
21	9
13	8
9	53
10	45
10	26
27	45
1	89
7	64
8	45
10	26
6	54
21	17
13	22
13	9
12	26
8	21
8	53
12	9
8	45
8	45
10	56
7	18
7	33
8	45
4	70
6	54
9	26
5	56
4	64
5	45
6	46
5	62
6	56
14	56
11	30
6	45
8	45
3	69
9	9
6	45
7	44
15	30
3	47
7	33
8	21
9	32
8	36
4	54
11	1
10	9
12	22
8	4
8	26
4	45
1	43
6	28
3	62
4	44
3	54
3	56
9	22
11	26
3	29
4	38
6	33
8	30
10	32
6	56
11	22
4	45
5	44
17	8
10	32
1	64
4	45
3	22
1	64
5	56
2	45
8	12
2	22
13	9
8	32
14	9
1	56
19	17
2	26
3	44
4	17
1	53
5	32
6	45
2	45
3	45
5	32
3	38
1	54
2	45
7	9
3	30
7	30
1	45
5	26
1	52
2	45
2	46
5	26
2	46
2	44
1	2
6	17
3	30
3	33
2	45
6	17
2	45
4	26
6	26
11	17
3	21
6	9
3	45
2	45
5	8
12	17
4	28
2	38
2	32
1	5
7	17
4	17
1	45
0	45
12	1
5	9
1	5
1	32
2	30
1	30
7	17
1	28
3	8
4	8
2	26
5	4
4	9
3	17
2	28
0	32
2	22
2	22
1	30
1	32
3	17
2	17
3	12
2	8
1	22
1	17
2	9
3	9
1	22
3	9
2	12
1	17
3	9
1	8
2	12
3	1
2	1
3	9
2	4
2	4
1	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 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, 2 to 4 November 2023 (this event)	201 records

Every Record Set

20 of 201

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 2 to 4 November 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-11-02	Hedal I Valdres II	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-02	Einavatn	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	54	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-02	Skedsmo-Hellerud	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-02	Hakavik	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	56	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-02	Reinli	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-02	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-03	Hemse	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	72	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-03	Stormyra	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-03	Vange	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-03	Frandesta	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	45	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-03	Aseral	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	92	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-03	Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	126	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-03	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-04	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	90	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-04	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-04	Harnosand	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-04	Sidsjo	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-04	Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-04	Ytterberg_D	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-04	Gronliden	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 201 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	90
21	54
8	72
20	45
23	30
43	8
20	28
8	68
11	54
5	92
26	8
12	54
19	8
11	45
12	92
20	30
20	56
3	126
12	53
3	90
14	54
16	32
9	54
24	56
12	45
1	73
21	9
13	8
9	53
10	45
10	26
27	45
1	89
7	64
8	45
10	26
6	54
21	17
13	22
13	9
12	26
8	21
8	53
12	9
8	45
8	45
10	56
7	18
7	33
8	45
4	70
6	54
9	26
5	56
4	64
5	45
6	46
5	62
6	56
14	56
11	30
6	45
8	45
3	69
9	9
6	45
7	44
15	30
3	47
7	33
8	21
9	32
8	36
4	54
11	1
10	9
12	22
8	4
8	26
4	45
1	43
6	28
3	62
4	44
3	54
3	56
9	22
11	26
3	29
4	38
6	33
8	30
10	32
6	56
11	22
4	45
5	44
17	8
10	32
1	64
4	45
3	22
1	64
5	56
2	45
8	12
2	22
13	9
8	32
14	9
1	56
19	17
2	26
3	44
4	17
1	53
5	32
6	45
2	45
3	45
5	32
3	38
1	54
2	45
7	9
3	30
7	30
1	45
5	26
1	52
2	45
2	46
5	26
2	46
2	44
1	2
6	17
3	30
3	33
2	45
6	17
2	45
4	26
6	26
11	17
3	21
6	9
3	45
2	45
5	8
12	17
4	28
2	38
2	32
1	5
7	17
4	17
1	45
0	45
12	1
5	9
1	5
1	32
2	30
1	30
7	17
1	28
3	8
4	8
2	26
5	4
4	9
3	17
2	28
0	32
2	22
2	22
1	30
1	32
3	17
2	17
3	12
2	8
1	22
1	17
2	9
3	9
1	22
3	9
2	12
1	17
3	9
1	8
2	12
3	1
2	1
3	9
2	4
2	4
1	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	90
21	54
8	72
20	45
23	30
43	8
20	28
8	68
11	54
5	92
26	8
12	54
19	8
11	45
12	92
20	30
20	56
3	126
12	53
3	90
14	54
16	32
9	54
24	56
12	45
1	73
21	9
13	8
9	53
10	45
10	26
27	45
1	89
7	64
8	45
10	26
6	54
21	17
13	22
13	9
12	26
8	21
8	53
12	9
8	45
8	45
10	56
7	18
7	33
8	45
4	70
6	54
9	26
5	56
4	64
5	45
6	46
5	62
6	56
14	56
11	30
6	45
8	45
3	69
9	9
6	45
7	44
15	30
3	47
7	33
8	21
9	32
8	36
4	54
11	1
10	9
12	22
8	4
8	26
4	45
1	43
6	28
3	62
4	44
3	54
3	56
9	22
11	26
3	29
4	38
6	33
8	30
10	32
6	56
11	22
4	45
5	44
17	8
10	32
1	64
4	45
3	22
1	64
5	56
2	45
8	12
2	22
13	9
8	32
14	9
1	56
19	17
2	26
3	44
4	17
1	53
5	32
6	45
2	45
3	45
5	32
3	38
1	54
2	45
7	9
3	30
7	30
1	45
5	26
1	52
2	45
2	46
5	26
2	46
2	44
1	2
6	17
3	30
3	33
2	45
6	17
2	45
4	26
6	26
11	17
3	21
6	9
3	45
2	45
5	8
12	17
4	28
2	38
2	32
1	5
7	17
4	17
1	45
0	45
12	1
5	9
1	5
1	32
2	30
1	30
7	17
1	28
3	8
4	8
2	26
5	4
4	9
3	17
2	28
0	32
2	22
2	22
1	30
1	32
3	17
2	17
3	12
2	8
1	22
1	17
2	9
3	9
1	22
3	9
2	12
1	17
3	9
1	8
2	12
3	1
2	1
3	9
2	4
2	4
1	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
10	90
21	54
8	72
20	45
23	30
43	8
20	28
8	68
11	54
5	92
26	8
12	54
19	8
11	45
12	92
20	30
20	56
3	126
12	53
3	90
14	54
16	32
9	54
24	56
12	45
1	73
21	9
13	8
9	53
10	45
10	26
27	45
1	89
7	64
8	45
10	26
6	54
21	17
13	22
13	9
12	26
8	21
8	53
12	9
8	45
8	45
10	56
7	18
7	33
8	45
4	70
6	54
9	26
5	56
4	64
5	45
6	46
5	62
6	56
14	56
11	30
6	45
8	45
3	69
9	9
6	45
7	44
15	30
3	47
7	33
8	21
9	32
8	36
4	54
11	1
10	9
12	22
8	4
8	26
4	45
1	43
6	28
3	62
4	44
3	54
3	56
9	22
11	26
3	29
4	38
6	33
8	30
10	32
6	56
11	22
4	45
5	44
17	8
10	32
1	64
4	45
3	22
1	64
5	56
2	45
8	12
2	22
13	9
8	32
14	9
1	56
19	17
2	26
3	44
4	17
1	53
5	32
6	45
2	45
3	45
5	32
3	38
1	54
2	45
7	9
3	30
7	30
1	45
5	26
1	52
2	45
2	46
5	26
2	46
2	44
1	2
6	17
3	30
3	33
2	45
6	17
2	45
4	26
6	26
11	17
3	21
6	9
3	45
2	45
5	8
12	17
4	28
2	38
2	32
1	5
7	17
4	17
1	45
0	45
12	1
5	9
1	5
1	32
2	30
1	30
7	17
1	28
3	8
4	8
2	26
5	4
4	9
3	17
2	28
0	32
2	22
2	22
1	30
1	32
3	17
2	17
3	12
2	8
1	22
1	17
2	9
3	9
1	22
3	9
2	12
1	17
3	9
1	8
2	12
3	1
2	1
3	9
2	4
2	4
1	9