Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-23
End: 2024-09-28
Location: Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Russia, Estonia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024: 523 records at 468 stations, peak on 25 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024 set or tied 523 station records at 468 stations.
It ran from 23 September 2024 to 28 September 2024 (6 days) and its peak day was 25 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Hoby set a daily record precipitation of 36.9 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 2024.
The busiest day was 25 September 2024 with 151 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 162 years.

Footprint

23 to 28 September 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 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 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Parkajoki	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-09-25
Muodoslompolo	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-09-25
Hoby	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-09-26
Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	2024-09-27
Kredarica	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	2024-09-28
Marnitz	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-09-24
Birx/Rhon	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-09-26
Ronneby-Bredakra	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-26
West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-26
Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2024-09-27
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-09-23
Gross Lusewitz	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	2024-09-24
Kaarina Yltoinen	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-09-26
De Haukes	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	2024-09-26
Skjak	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2024-09-25
Zagreb-Gric	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2024-09-28
Asslar Klein-Altenstadten	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-09-24
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-26
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-09-24
Lainio	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2024-09-25

Records per Day

Peak day 151

Records set or tied each day from 23 September 2024 to 28 September 2024. The most in one day was 151 on 25 September 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024 ranked by margin
Kredarica, 09-28	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
Hallands_Vadero, 09-27	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Heiloo, 09-27	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
De Haukes, 09-26	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Hoby, 09-26	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Birx/Rhon, 09-26	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Muodoslompolo, 09-25	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Asslar Klein-Altenstadten, 09-24	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Ronneby-Bredakra, 09-26	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Parkajoki, 09-25	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
West Terschelling, 09-26	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Lainio, 09-25	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa, 09-26	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Kaarina Yltoinen, 09-26	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Gross Lusewitz, 09-24	17.1 mm (0.7 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

500 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 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	49
22	55
22	55
19	55
83	59
35	4
13	73
23	49
22	49
20	51
27	49
17	51
17	51
14	87
25	31
12	80
15	98
13	29
18	50
22	31
14	61
18	46
7	92
6	120
17	49
8	94
29	3
12	70
27	16
13	33
27	31
16	61
18	49
23	31
16	44
20	16
4	131
25	2
33	5
9	72
16	16
27	9
14	44
5	151
17	49
19	33
26	16
6	92
6	92
17	48
3	102
9	81
11	69
20	31
18	26
16	49
20	9
29	37
28	12
15	53
19	29
3	120
18	25
17	14
13	53
13	55
8	55
9	67
9	67
12	49
12	49
2	127
11	67
2	162
11	64
14	50
24	5
13	64
13	49
12	57
10	72
11	65
19	29
20	29
15	1
15	49
12	50
12	50
1	116
8	61
10	51
2	134
12	50
5	80
23	14
23	12
17	31
15	46
9	29
8	72
13	33
10	49
10	50
17	9
22	29
12	49
13	46
11	50
12	53
8	55
5	81
8	67
21	5
12	49
15	33
12	33
10	61
9	50
13	34
2	89
18	25
9	24
18	21
7	55
18	9
11	40
17	9
13	43
13	33
11	40
13	29
15	29
0	92
13	33
3	70
2	81
11	46
19	17
11	31
3	84
6	64
11	33
5	72
12	41
15	9
8	50
5	72
8	46
6	58
7	40
4	73
3	67
3	72
7	45
9	51
15	29
15	40
12	36
4	72
12	33
17	9
3	75
4	75
11	20
7	50
4	70
9	33
21	4
18	33
3	67
16	12
9	46
4	72
10	33
3	72
9	37
16	9
6	53
3	70
3	72
1	57
9	14
3	67
9	49
18	2
6	61
7	45
10	33
12	36
6	53
9	36
9	36
11	4
2	72
6	53
2	70
14	1
9	44
16	9
5	49

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 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 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024 (this event)	523 records

Every Record Set

20 of 523

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 13 other countries, 23 to 28 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-23	Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	87	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-24	Marnitz	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	73	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-24	Gross Lusewitz	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	51	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-24	Asslar Klein-Altenstadten	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-24	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-25	Parkajoki	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-25	Muodoslompolo	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-25	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	29	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-25	Lainio	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-26	Hoby	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-26	Birx/Rhon	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-26	Ronneby-Bredakra	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-26	West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-26	Kaarina Yltoinen	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	51	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-26	De Haukes	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-26	Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-27	Hallands_Vadero	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-27	Heiloo	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-28	Kredarica	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	59	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-28	Zagreb-Gric	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	98	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 523 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
23	49
22	55
22	55
19	55
83	59
35	4
13	73
23	49
22	49
20	51
27	49
17	51
17	51
14	87
25	31
12	80
15	98
13	29
18	50
22	31
14	61
18	46
7	92
6	120
17	49
8	94
29	3
12	70
27	16
13	33
27	31
16	61
18	49
23	31
16	44
20	16
4	131
25	2
33	5
9	72
16	16
27	9
14	44
5	151
17	49
19	33
26	16
6	92
6	92
17	48
3	102
9	81
11	69
20	31
18	26
16	49
20	9
29	37
28	12
15	53
19	29
3	120
18	25
17	14
13	53
13	55
8	55
9	67
9	67
12	49
12	49
2	127
11	67
2	162
11	64
14	50
24	5
13	64
13	49
12	57
10	72
11	65
19	29
20	29
15	1
15	49
12	50
12	50
1	116
8	61
10	51
2	134
12	50
5	80
23	14
23	12
17	31
15	46
9	29
8	72
13	33
10	49
10	50
17	9
22	29
12	49
13	46
11	50
12	53
8	55
5	81
8	67
21	5
12	49
15	33
12	33
10	61
9	50
13	34
2	89
18	25
9	24
18	21
7	55
18	9
11	40
17	9
13	43
13	33
11	40
13	29
15	29
0	92
13	33
3	70
2	81
11	46
19	17
11	31
3	84
6	64
11	33
5	72
12	41
15	9
8	50
5	72
8	46
6	58
7	40
4	73
3	67
3	72
7	45
9	51
15	29
15	40
12	36
4	72
12	33
17	9
3	75
4	75
11	20
7	50
4	70
9	33
21	4
18	33
3	67
16	12
9	46
4	72
10	33
3	72
9	37
16	9
6	53
3	70
3	72
1	57
9	14
3	67
9	49
18	2
6	61
7	45
10	33
12	36
6	53
9	36
9	36
11	4
2	72
6	53
2	70
14	1
9	44
16	9
5	49

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	49
22	55
22	55
19	55
83	59
35	4
13	73
23	49
22	49
20	51
27	49
17	51
17	51
14	87
25	31
12	80
15	98
13	29
18	50
22	31
14	61
18	46
7	92
6	120
17	49
8	94
29	3
12	70
27	16
13	33
27	31
16	61
18	49
23	31
16	44
20	16
4	131
25	2
33	5
9	72
16	16
27	9
14	44
5	151
17	49
19	33
26	16
6	92
6	92
17	48
3	102
9	81
11	69
20	31
18	26
16	49
20	9
29	37
28	12
15	53
19	29
3	120
18	25
17	14
13	53
13	55
8	55
9	67
9	67
12	49
12	49
2	127
11	67
2	162
11	64
14	50
24	5
13	64
13	49
12	57
10	72
11	65
19	29
20	29
15	1
15	49
12	50
12	50
1	116
8	61
10	51
2	134
12	50
5	80
23	14
23	12
17	31
15	46
9	29
8	72
13	33
10	49
10	50
17	9
22	29
12	49
13	46
11	50
12	53
8	55
5	81
8	67
21	5
12	49
15	33
12	33
10	61
9	50
13	34
2	89
18	25
9	24
18	21
7	55
18	9
11	40
17	9
13	43
13	33
11	40
13	29
15	29
0	92
13	33
3	70
2	81
11	46
19	17
11	31
3	84
6	64
11	33
5	72
12	41
15	9
8	50
5	72
8	46
6	58
7	40
4	73
3	67
3	72
7	45
9	51
15	29
15	40
12	36
4	72
12	33
17	9
3	75
4	75
11	20
7	50
4	70
9	33
21	4
18	33
3	67
16	12
9	46
4	72
10	33
3	72
9	37
16	9
6	53
3	70
3	72
1	57
9	14
3	67
9	49
18	2
6	61
7	45
10	33
12	36
6	53
9	36
9	36
11	4
2	72
6	53
2	70
14	1
9	44
16	9
5	49

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	49
22	55
22	55
19	55
83	59
35	4
13	73
23	49
22	49
20	51
27	49
17	51
17	51
14	87
25	31
12	80
15	98
13	29
18	50
22	31
14	61
18	46
7	92
6	120
17	49
8	94
29	3
12	70
27	16
13	33
27	31
16	61
18	49
23	31
16	44
20	16
4	131
25	2
33	5
9	72
16	16
27	9
14	44
5	151
17	49
19	33
26	16
6	92
6	92
17	48
3	102
9	81
11	69
20	31
18	26
16	49
20	9
29	37
28	12
15	53
19	29
3	120
18	25
17	14
13	53
13	55
8	55
9	67
9	67
12	49
12	49
2	127
11	67
2	162
11	64
14	50
24	5
13	64
13	49
12	57
10	72
11	65
19	29
20	29
15	1
15	49
12	50
12	50
1	116
8	61
10	51
2	134
12	50
5	80
23	14
23	12
17	31
15	46
9	29
8	72
13	33
10	49
10	50
17	9
22	29
12	49
13	46
11	50
12	53
8	55
5	81
8	67
21	5
12	49
15	33
12	33
10	61
9	50
13	34
2	89
18	25
9	24
18	21
7	55
18	9
11	40
17	9
13	43
13	33
11	40
13	29
15	29
0	92
13	33
3	70
2	81
11	46
19	17
11	31
3	84
6	64
11	33
5	72
12	41
15	9
8	50
5	72
8	46
6	58
7	40
4	73
3	67
3	72
7	45
9	51
15	29
15	40
12	36
4	72
12	33
17	9
3	75
4	75
11	20
7	50
4	70
9	33
21	4
18	33
3	67
16	12
9	46
4	72
10	33
3	72
9	37
16	9
6	53
3	70
3	72
1	57
9	14
3	67
9	49
18	2
6	61
7	45
10	33
12	36
6	53
9	36
9	36
11	4
2	72
6	53
2	70
14	1
9	44
16	9
5	49