Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024
Start: 2024-02-11
End: 2024-02-18
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024: 357 records at 282 stations, peak on 16 February 2024. 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, 11 to 18 February 2024 set or tied 357 station records at 282 stations.
It ran from 11 February 2024 to 18 February 2024 (8 days) and its peak day was 16 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 16 February 2024.
The busiest day was 16 February 2024 with 176 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

11 to 18 February 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024 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, 11 to 18 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-16
Suonenjoki Iisvesi	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-16
Vasterhaninge	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-16
Sala	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	2024-02-16
Stockholm	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Kouvola Voikoski	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-16
Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-02-16
Jomala Jomalaby	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-02-16
Biri	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-12
Traneberg	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-12
Tullinge A	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-16
Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-16
Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-16
Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-16
Zimnegorskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-18

Records per Day

Peak day 176

Records set or tied each day from 11 February 2024 to 18 February 2024. The most in one day was 176 on 16 February 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024
Date	Records
2024-02-11	1
2024-02-12	63
2024-02-13	22
2024-02-14	3
2024-02-15	59
2024-02-16	176
2024-02-17	21
2024-02-18	12

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024 ranked by margin
Vesanto Sonkari, 02-16	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Nynashamn, 02-16	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Jomala Jomalaby, 02-16	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Vasterhaninge, 02-16	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Traneberg, 02-12	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Tullinge A, 02-16	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Sala, 02-16	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Suonenjoki Iisvesi, 02-16	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Enonkoski Simanala, 02-16	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Norsborg_11, 02-16	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Uppsala_Aut, 02-16	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
Sodertalje, 02-16	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Riddarhyttan, 02-16	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Hanko Tvarminne, 02-16	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Sysma Joutsjarvi, 02-16	10.7 mm (0.4 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

357 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, 11 to 18 February 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	146
18	65
15	65
14	37
12	88
11	56
15	65
13	61
15	52
13	23
9	124
14	50
11	34
12	61
3	100
10	25
11	16
20	46
9	51
15	13
11	14
8	25
10	50
10	25
8	46
10	25
9	25
6	52
17	25
7	33
9	36
10	24
9	24
11	25
6	52
6	64
16	28
15	24
8	78
8	50
10	16
11	25
7	25
12	50
13	28
9	50
7	23
7	24
7	46
6	54
8	61
9	50
12	4
6	65
6	65
11	25
10	5
9	50
15	5
6	23
6	25
8	16
1	138
1	138
12	25
5	33
6	54
9	28
7	21
6	23
12	5
8	1
6	16
3	66
8	18
5	61
9	18
4	51
11	28
11	12
5	25
3	50
7	9
5	66
5	34
3	57
11	32
8	25
5	5
6	38
6	52
2	80
5	33
4	23
12	4
2	86
3	64
2	66
5	13
1	88
2	81
5	66
7	50
4	65
3	34
5	44
6	1
4	4
6	45
7	28
6	32
5	13
4	13
1	66
3	15
11	5
3	50
2	51
12	5
8	4
9	4
3	25
5	61
1	33
5	13
2	66
5	54
3	25
3	23
3	24
3	22
7	9
2	33
6	33
0	74
4	33
2	33
11	4
1	61
4	3
6	33
0	77
2	62
1	73
7	28
1	66
4	4
5	4
3	23
5	24
5	36
1	33
7	28
4	13
6	24
2	57
0	73
4	18
3	26
10	4
7	9
6	48
0	45
0	66
2	65
6	28
3	11
6	9
1	37
2	26
6	9
6	24
6	5
7	28
0	66
9	9
5	28
2	23
2	52
2	50
1	53
2	46
2	50
0	65
0	65
3	3
2	52
4	24
4	4
3	36
4	25
6	4
1	20
2	50
8	4
2	50
2	4
2	1
4	4
2	45

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024 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, 11 to 18 February 2024 (this event)	357 records

Every Record Set

20 of 357

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 11 to 18 February 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-12	Biri	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-12	Traneberg	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Uppsala_Aut	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	146	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-02-16	Nynashamn	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	65	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Suonenjoki Iisvesi	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Vasterhaninge	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	23	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Sala	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	50	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	34	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Stockholm	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	100	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Kouvola Voikoski	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Sysma Joutsjarvi	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	51	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-16	Jomala Jomalaby	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-16	Tullinge A	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Norsborg_11	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-16	Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-18	Zimnegorskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 357 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
12	146
18	65
15	65
14	37
12	88
11	56
15	65
13	61
15	52
13	23
9	124
14	50
11	34
12	61
3	100
10	25
11	16
20	46
9	51
15	13
11	14
8	25
10	50
10	25
8	46
10	25
9	25
6	52
17	25
7	33
9	36
10	24
9	24
11	25
6	52
6	64
16	28
15	24
8	78
8	50
10	16
11	25
7	25
12	50
13	28
9	50
7	23
7	24
7	46
6	54
8	61
9	50
12	4
6	65
6	65
11	25
10	5
9	50
15	5
6	23
6	25
8	16
1	138
1	138
12	25
5	33
6	54
9	28
7	21
6	23
12	5
8	1
6	16
3	66
8	18
5	61
9	18
4	51
11	28
11	12
5	25
3	50
7	9
5	66
5	34
3	57
11	32
8	25
5	5
6	38
6	52
2	80
5	33
4	23
12	4
2	86
3	64
2	66
5	13
1	88
2	81
5	66
7	50
4	65
3	34
5	44
6	1
4	4
6	45
7	28
6	32
5	13
4	13
1	66
3	15
11	5
3	50
2	51
12	5
8	4
9	4
3	25
5	61
1	33
5	13
2	66
5	54
3	25
3	23
3	24
3	22
7	9
2	33
6	33
0	74
4	33
2	33
11	4
1	61
4	3
6	33
0	77
2	62
1	73
7	28
1	66
4	4
5	4
3	23
5	24
5	36
1	33
7	28
4	13
6	24
2	57
0	73
4	18
3	26
10	4
7	9
6	48
0	45
0	66
2	65
6	28
3	11
6	9
1	37
2	26
6	9
6	24
6	5
7	28
0	66
9	9
5	28
2	23
2	52
2	50
1	53
2	46
2	50
0	65
0	65
3	3
2	52
4	24
4	4
3	36
4	25
6	4
1	20
2	50
8	4
2	50
2	4
2	1
4	4
2	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	146
18	65
15	65
14	37
12	88
11	56
15	65
13	61
15	52
13	23
9	124
14	50
11	34
12	61
3	100
10	25
11	16
20	46
9	51
15	13
11	14
8	25
10	50
10	25
8	46
10	25
9	25
6	52
17	25
7	33
9	36
10	24
9	24
11	25
6	52
6	64
16	28
15	24
8	78
8	50
10	16
11	25
7	25
12	50
13	28
9	50
7	23
7	24
7	46
6	54
8	61
9	50
12	4
6	65
6	65
11	25
10	5
9	50
15	5
6	23
6	25
8	16
1	138
1	138
12	25
5	33
6	54
9	28
7	21
6	23
12	5
8	1
6	16
3	66
8	18
5	61
9	18
4	51
11	28
11	12
5	25
3	50
7	9
5	66
5	34
3	57
11	32
8	25
5	5
6	38
6	52
2	80
5	33
4	23
12	4
2	86
3	64
2	66
5	13
1	88
2	81
5	66
7	50
4	65
3	34
5	44
6	1
4	4
6	45
7	28
6	32
5	13
4	13
1	66
3	15
11	5
3	50
2	51
12	5
8	4
9	4
3	25
5	61
1	33
5	13
2	66
5	54
3	25
3	23
3	24
3	22
7	9
2	33
6	33
0	74
4	33
2	33
11	4
1	61
4	3
6	33
0	77
2	62
1	73
7	28
1	66
4	4
5	4
3	23
5	24
5	36
1	33
7	28
4	13
6	24
2	57
0	73
4	18
3	26
10	4
7	9
6	48
0	45
0	66
2	65
6	28
3	11
6	9
1	37
2	26
6	9
6	24
6	5
7	28
0	66
9	9
5	28
2	23
2	52
2	50
1	53
2	46
2	50
0	65
0	65
3	3
2	52
4	24
4	4
3	36
4	25
6	4
1	20
2	50
8	4
2	50
2	4
2	1
4	4
2	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	146
18	65
15	65
14	37
12	88
11	56
15	65
13	61
15	52
13	23
9	124
14	50
11	34
12	61
3	100
10	25
11	16
20	46
9	51
15	13
11	14
8	25
10	50
10	25
8	46
10	25
9	25
6	52
17	25
7	33
9	36
10	24
9	24
11	25
6	52
6	64
16	28
15	24
8	78
8	50
10	16
11	25
7	25
12	50
13	28
9	50
7	23
7	24
7	46
6	54
8	61
9	50
12	4
6	65
6	65
11	25
10	5
9	50
15	5
6	23
6	25
8	16
1	138
1	138
12	25
5	33
6	54
9	28
7	21
6	23
12	5
8	1
6	16
3	66
8	18
5	61
9	18
4	51
11	28
11	12
5	25
3	50
7	9
5	66
5	34
3	57
11	32
8	25
5	5
6	38
6	52
2	80
5	33
4	23
12	4
2	86
3	64
2	66
5	13
1	88
2	81
5	66
7	50
4	65
3	34
5	44
6	1
4	4
6	45
7	28
6	32
5	13
4	13
1	66
3	15
11	5
3	50
2	51
12	5
8	4
9	4
3	25
5	61
1	33
5	13
2	66
5	54
3	25
3	23
3	24
3	22
7	9
2	33
6	33
0	74
4	33
2	33
11	4
1	61
4	3
6	33
0	77
2	62
1	73
7	28
1	66
4	4
5	4
3	23
5	24
5	36
1	33
7	28
4	13
6	24
2	57
0	73
4	18
3	26
10	4
7	9
6	48
0	45
0	66
2	65
6	28
3	11
6	9
1	37
2	26
6	9
6	24
6	5
7	28
0	66
9	9
5	28
2	23
2	52
2	50
1	53
2	46
2	50
0	65
0	65
3	3
2	52
4	24
4	4
3	36
4	25
6	4
1	20
2	50
8	4
2	50
2	4
2	1
4	4
2	45