Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024
Start: 2024-03-27
End: 2024-04-04
Location: Sweden, Germany, Finland, Russia, Netherlands, Norway, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, France, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024: 432 records at 376 stations, peak on 2 April 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024 set or tied 432 station records at 376 stations.
It ran from 27 March 2024 to 4 April 2024 (9 days) and its peak day was 2 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Hanko Russaro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 2 April 2024.
The busiest day was 2 April 2024 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 161 years.

Footprint

27 March to 4 April 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 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 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2024-04-02
Nummi-Pusula Leppakorpi	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-04-02
Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2024-04-03
Parainen Uto	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2024-04-02
Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	2024-04-02
Remningstorp	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-04-02
Zoseni	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-03
Hassleby	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2024-04-02
Kisa_D	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-02
Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2024-04-02
Satenas	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-02
Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-02
Baranovichi	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2024-04-03
Vannas	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	2024-03-31
Pelzerhaken	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2024-04-01
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2024-04-02
Hjo	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-02
Finspang	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2024-04-02
Sharcovschina	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-04-03
Pinsk	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-04-03

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 27 March 2024 to 4 April 2024. The most in one day was 100 on 2 April 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024
Date	Records
2024-03-27	7
2024-03-28	54
2024-03-29	47
2024-03-30	11
2024-03-31	64
2024-04-01	66
2024-04-02	100
2024-04-03	58
2024-04-04	25

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024 ranked by margin
Daugavpils, 04-03	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
Parainen Uto, 04-02	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Hanko Russaro, 04-02	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Baranovichi, 04-03	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Hassleby, 04-02	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Kilagarden, 04-02	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Zoseni, 04-03	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Remningstorp, 04-02	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Sharcovschina, 04-03	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Kisa_D, 04-02	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Hjo, 04-02	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Jonkoping, 04-02	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Sorbytorp, 04-02	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Satenas, 04-02	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Nummi-Pusula Leppakorpi, 04-02	14.3 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

432 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 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	46
14	51
31	70
25	37
15	52
18	56
21	52
21	52
20	52
10	119
14	51
22	41
16	52
14	52
13	58
17	41
22	41
11	41
15	52
15	52
17	39
6	149
17	52
15	41
13	21
13	56
19	34
15	52
32	30
6	115
19	30
10	54
10	41
13	41
7	106
9	43
12	74
14	39
5	77
14	21
24	32
9	32
25	29
11	52
12	8
16	7
9	70
4	161
0	156
20	18
17	4
5	77
7	58
9	57
10	48
19	21
31	21
3	126
17	33
9	34
7	74
10	37
11	29
11	21
9	24
8	36
12	24
8	42
10	52
7	40
10	63
6	29
10	52
12	18
9	18
5	46
5	37
10	33
9	44
2	123
8	47
7	44
7	49
9	33
15	21
7	44
1	102
7	38
8	39
5	57
8	29
8	7
4	42
6	68
8	52
9	41
5	62
1	71
1	89
14	14
6	54
4	72
2	89
3	70
4	41
8	13
8	39
13	18
7	24
7	9
11	41
6	30
7	40
9	29
2	57
2	53
12	24
9	9
7	30
5	40
5	58
1	64
1	63
3	86
6	20
6	44
8	26
1	50
1	63
4	51
5	66
5	52
6	52
5	23
8	14
9	55
8	32
2	79
6	32
9	34
4	22
2	74
1	77
2	34
5	35
3	30
2	73
6	32
8	33
7	30
5	56
4	24
7	18
8	18
6	28
1	58
4	58
6	30
6	8
0	57
1	79
6	33
1	79
7	21
3	62
8	7
5	44
1	77
9	29
10	9
6	44
5	20
3	65
8	24
7	1
6	41
4	52
6	39
9	12
3	58
4	18
7	30
3	61
6	25
8	18
2	22
2	58
6	18
4	5
9	29
4	44
3	49
7	30
3	47
6	30
3	56
2	62
8	18
3	56
2	35

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 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 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024 (this event)	432 records

Every Record Set

20 of 432

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 27 March to 4 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-31	Vannas	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-01	Pelzerhaken	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-02	Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	46	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Nummi-Pusula Leppakorpi	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Parainen Uto	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	37	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Remningstorp	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Hassleby	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	41	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Kisa_D	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-02	Hanko Tvarminne	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-02	Satenas	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-02	Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-02	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-02	Hjo	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-02	Finspang	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Daugavpils	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-03	Zoseni	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-03	Baranovichi	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-03	Sharcovschina	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-03	Pinsk	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 432 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 2026-10-12. 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
23	46
14	51
31	70
25	37
15	52
18	56
21	52
21	52
20	52
10	119
14	51
22	41
16	52
14	52
13	58
17	41
22	41
11	41
15	52
15	52
17	39
6	149
17	52
15	41
13	21
13	56
19	34
15	52
32	30
6	115
19	30
10	54
10	41
13	41
7	106
9	43
12	74
14	39
5	77
14	21
24	32
9	32
25	29
11	52
12	8
16	7
9	70
4	161
0	156
20	18
17	4
5	77
7	58
9	57
10	48
19	21
31	21
3	126
17	33
9	34
7	74
10	37
11	29
11	21
9	24
8	36
12	24
8	42
10	52
7	40
10	63
6	29
10	52
12	18
9	18
5	46
5	37
10	33
9	44
2	123
8	47
7	44
7	49
9	33
15	21
7	44
1	102
7	38
8	39
5	57
8	29
8	7
4	42
6	68
8	52
9	41
5	62
1	71
1	89
14	14
6	54
4	72
2	89
3	70
4	41
8	13
8	39
13	18
7	24
7	9
11	41
6	30
7	40
9	29
2	57
2	53
12	24
9	9
7	30
5	40
5	58
1	64
1	63
3	86
6	20
6	44
8	26
1	50
1	63
4	51
5	66
5	52
6	52
5	23
8	14
9	55
8	32
2	79
6	32
9	34
4	22
2	74
1	77
2	34
5	35
3	30
2	73
6	32
8	33
7	30
5	56
4	24
7	18
8	18
6	28
1	58
4	58
6	30
6	8
0	57
1	79
6	33
1	79
7	21
3	62
8	7
5	44
1	77
9	29
10	9
6	44
5	20
3	65
8	24
7	1
6	41
4	52
6	39
9	12
3	58
4	18
7	30
3	61
6	25
8	18
2	22
2	58
6	18
4	5
9	29
4	44
3	49
7	30
3	47
6	30
3	56
2	62
8	18
3	56
2	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	46
14	51
31	70
25	37
15	52
18	56
21	52
21	52
20	52
10	119
14	51
22	41
16	52
14	52
13	58
17	41
22	41
11	41
15	52
15	52
17	39
6	149
17	52
15	41
13	21
13	56
19	34
15	52
32	30
6	115
19	30
10	54
10	41
13	41
7	106
9	43
12	74
14	39
5	77
14	21
24	32
9	32
25	29
11	52
12	8
16	7
9	70
4	161
0	156
20	18
17	4
5	77
7	58
9	57
10	48
19	21
31	21
3	126
17	33
9	34
7	74
10	37
11	29
11	21
9	24
8	36
12	24
8	42
10	52
7	40
10	63
6	29
10	52
12	18
9	18
5	46
5	37
10	33
9	44
2	123
8	47
7	44
7	49
9	33
15	21
7	44
1	102
7	38
8	39
5	57
8	29
8	7
4	42
6	68
8	52
9	41
5	62
1	71
1	89
14	14
6	54
4	72
2	89
3	70
4	41
8	13
8	39
13	18
7	24
7	9
11	41
6	30
7	40
9	29
2	57
2	53
12	24
9	9
7	30
5	40
5	58
1	64
1	63
3	86
6	20
6	44
8	26
1	50
1	63
4	51
5	66
5	52
6	52
5	23
8	14
9	55
8	32
2	79
6	32
9	34
4	22
2	74
1	77
2	34
5	35
3	30
2	73
6	32
8	33
7	30
5	56
4	24
7	18
8	18
6	28
1	58
4	58
6	30
6	8
0	57
1	79
6	33
1	79
7	21
3	62
8	7
5	44
1	77
9	29
10	9
6	44
5	20
3	65
8	24
7	1
6	41
4	52
6	39
9	12
3	58
4	18
7	30
3	61
6	25
8	18
2	22
2	58
6	18
4	5
9	29
4	44
3	49
7	30
3	47
6	30
3	56
2	62
8	18
3	56
2	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	46
14	51
31	70
25	37
15	52
18	56
21	52
21	52
20	52
10	119
14	51
22	41
16	52
14	52
13	58
17	41
22	41
11	41
15	52
15	52
17	39
6	149
17	52
15	41
13	21
13	56
19	34
15	52
32	30
6	115
19	30
10	54
10	41
13	41
7	106
9	43
12	74
14	39
5	77
14	21
24	32
9	32
25	29
11	52
12	8
16	7
9	70
4	161
0	156
20	18
17	4
5	77
7	58
9	57
10	48
19	21
31	21
3	126
17	33
9	34
7	74
10	37
11	29
11	21
9	24
8	36
12	24
8	42
10	52
7	40
10	63
6	29
10	52
12	18
9	18
5	46
5	37
10	33
9	44
2	123
8	47
7	44
7	49
9	33
15	21
7	44
1	102
7	38
8	39
5	57
8	29
8	7
4	42
6	68
8	52
9	41
5	62
1	71
1	89
14	14
6	54
4	72
2	89
3	70
4	41
8	13
8	39
13	18
7	24
7	9
11	41
6	30
7	40
9	29
2	57
2	53
12	24
9	9
7	30
5	40
5	58
1	64
1	63
3	86
6	20
6	44
8	26
1	50
1	63
4	51
5	66
5	52
6	52
5	23
8	14
9	55
8	32
2	79
6	32
9	34
4	22
2	74
1	77
2	34
5	35
3	30
2	73
6	32
8	33
7	30
5	56
4	24
7	18
8	18
6	28
1	58
4	58
6	30
6	8
0	57
1	79
6	33
1	79
7	21
3	62
8	7
5	44
1	77
9	29
10	9
6	44
5	20
3	65
8	24
7	1
6	41
4	52
6	39
9	12
3	58
4	18
7	30
3	61
6	25
8	18
2	22
2	58
6	18
4	5
9	29
4	44
3	49
7	30
3	47
6	30
3	56
2	62
8	18
3	56
2	35