Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024
Start: 2024-10-07
End: 2024-10-11
Location: Sweden, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, France, Norway, Estonia, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Belgium

Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024: 586 records at 459 stations, peak on 9 October 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024 set or tied 586 station records at 459 stations.
It ran from 7 October 2024 to 11 October 2024 (5 days) and its peak day was 9 October 2024.
Status: closed.
Konigsmoor set a daily record precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 9 October 2024.
The busiest day was 9 October 2024 with 262 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 166 years.

Footprint

7 to 11 October 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 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 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-09
Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	2024-10-09
Blankenrath	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-09
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2024-10-10
Karlshamn	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-08
Deuselbach	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-10-09
Geldern-Walbeck	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2024-10-09
Schneifelforsthaus	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-09
Noorbeek	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-09
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-09
Vannas	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-10
Soltau	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-09
Boizenburg	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-09
Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-07
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-09
Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2024-10-10
Millau	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2024-10-07
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-08
Hano_A	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-08
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-09

Records per Day

Peak day 262

Records set or tied each day from 7 October 2024 to 11 October 2024. The most in one day was 262 on 9 October 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024 ranked by margin
Le Bourget, 10-10	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Millau, 10-07	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
Schneifelforsthaus, 10-09	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
Vannas, 10-10	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
Rheinstetten, 10-07	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof, 10-09	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Altastenberg, 10-09	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Noorbeek, 10-09	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Lovanger, 10-10	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Blankenrath, 10-09	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Boizenburg, 10-09	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Konigsmoor, 10-09	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Deuselbach, 10-09	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Geldern-Walbeck, 10-09	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, 10-09	14.0 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

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 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	86
26	83
20	75
24	66
18	84
13	111
17	83
28	60
25	60
28	60
28	57
12	95
19	56
41	43
14	83
28	44
41	50
11	95
11	93
9	111
19	63
15	83
16	63
9	113
27	45
27	43
14	83
9	92
21	72
25	42
15	77
22	40
18	63
28	43
15	72
12	86
21	27
14	60
14	64
23	43
20	50
18	60
16	50
8	57
8	95
10	86
18	43
18	43
27	27
30	27
8	83
8	83
3	88
5	123
11	64
14	48
16	50
23	77
4	111
6	79
15	43
18	10
6	93
21	21
17	36
20	36
6	156
5	90
18	25
7	89
30	4
10	45
14	44
7	83
3	137
21	1
26	1
12	45
9	38
17	43
16	21
19	27
3	111
4	93
17	37
6	83
9	64
9	25
3	98
7	53
10	60
6	75
7	83
24	5
14	5
10	63
10	64
38	4
18	3
11	45
10	51
10	48
1	121
4	86
13	50
17	8
8	64
16	23
11	50
13	43
11	50
18	4
9	64
2	166
17	23
36	1
22	3
8	48
14	27
8	64
23	23
27	7
1	100
13	36
8	60
6	75
5	83
13	27
1	121
14	23
15	31
13	50
15	3
8	51
12	23
9	60
9	63
8	63
8	64
11	42
4	55
8	64
7	50
8	60
8	45
10	45
14	31
15	23
14	23
13	23
13	23
1	92
1	95
7	48
13	26
1	95
7	64
14	12
9	43
20	7
11	0
14	10
10	39
11	21
13	27
11	42
8	43
16	7
13	3
6	48
2	83
10	36
3	83
3	83
11	27
13	27
13	23
8	64
5	64
5	64
7	64
12	43
10	45
8	39
10	36
8	50
7	40
10	36
6	27
26	5
64	11
10	27
6	63
14	23
9	39
10	31
10	36
6	64
8	43
6	50

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 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 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024 (this event)	586 records

Every Record Set

20 of 586

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 10 other countries, 7 to 11 October 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-07	Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-07	Millau	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	50	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-08	Karlshamn	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	111	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-08	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	93	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-08	Hano_A	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	111	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	86	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	83	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Blankenrath	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	75	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Deuselbach	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	84	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Geldern-Walbeck	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	83	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Schneifelforsthaus	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Noorbeek	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Soltau	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	95	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Boizenburg	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	83	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-09	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	95	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-10	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-10	Vannas	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	57	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-10	Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 586 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
18	86
26	83
20	75
24	66
18	84
13	111
17	83
28	60
25	60
28	60
28	57
12	95
19	56
41	43
14	83
28	44
41	50
11	95
11	93
9	111
19	63
15	83
16	63
9	113
27	45
27	43
14	83
9	92
21	72
25	42
15	77
22	40
18	63
28	43
15	72
12	86
21	27
14	60
14	64
23	43
20	50
18	60
16	50
8	57
8	95
10	86
18	43
18	43
27	27
30	27
8	83
8	83
3	88
5	123
11	64
14	48
16	50
23	77
4	111
6	79
15	43
18	10
6	93
21	21
17	36
20	36
6	156
5	90
18	25
7	89
30	4
10	45
14	44
7	83
3	137
21	1
26	1
12	45
9	38
17	43
16	21
19	27
3	111
4	93
17	37
6	83
9	64
9	25
3	98
7	53
10	60
6	75
7	83
24	5
14	5
10	63
10	64
38	4
18	3
11	45
10	51
10	48
1	121
4	86
13	50
17	8
8	64
16	23
11	50
13	43
11	50
18	4
9	64
2	166
17	23
36	1
22	3
8	48
14	27
8	64
23	23
27	7
1	100
13	36
8	60
6	75
5	83
13	27
1	121
14	23
15	31
13	50
15	3
8	51
12	23
9	60
9	63
8	63
8	64
11	42
4	55
8	64
7	50
8	60
8	45
10	45
14	31
15	23
14	23
13	23
13	23
1	92
1	95
7	48
13	26
1	95
7	64
14	12
9	43
20	7
11	0
14	10
10	39
11	21
13	27
11	42
8	43
16	7
13	3
6	48
2	83
10	36
3	83
3	83
11	27
13	27
13	23
8	64
5	64
5	64
7	64
12	43
10	45
8	39
10	36
8	50
7	40
10	36
6	27
26	5
64	11
10	27
6	63
14	23
9	39
10	31
10	36
6	64
8	43
6	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	86
26	83
20	75
24	66
18	84
13	111
17	83
28	60
25	60
28	60
28	57
12	95
19	56
41	43
14	83
28	44
41	50
11	95
11	93
9	111
19	63
15	83
16	63
9	113
27	45
27	43
14	83
9	92
21	72
25	42
15	77
22	40
18	63
28	43
15	72
12	86
21	27
14	60
14	64
23	43
20	50
18	60
16	50
8	57
8	95
10	86
18	43
18	43
27	27
30	27
8	83
8	83
3	88
5	123
11	64
14	48
16	50
23	77
4	111
6	79
15	43
18	10
6	93
21	21
17	36
20	36
6	156
5	90
18	25
7	89
30	4
10	45
14	44
7	83
3	137
21	1
26	1
12	45
9	38
17	43
16	21
19	27
3	111
4	93
17	37
6	83
9	64
9	25
3	98
7	53
10	60
6	75
7	83
24	5
14	5
10	63
10	64
38	4
18	3
11	45
10	51
10	48
1	121
4	86
13	50
17	8
8	64
16	23
11	50
13	43
11	50
18	4
9	64
2	166
17	23
36	1
22	3
8	48
14	27
8	64
23	23
27	7
1	100
13	36
8	60
6	75
5	83
13	27
1	121
14	23
15	31
13	50
15	3
8	51
12	23
9	60
9	63
8	63
8	64
11	42
4	55
8	64
7	50
8	60
8	45
10	45
14	31
15	23
14	23
13	23
13	23
1	92
1	95
7	48
13	26
1	95
7	64
14	12
9	43
20	7
11	0
14	10
10	39
11	21
13	27
11	42
8	43
16	7
13	3
6	48
2	83
10	36
3	83
3	83
11	27
13	27
13	23
8	64
5	64
5	64
7	64
12	43
10	45
8	39
10	36
8	50
7	40
10	36
6	27
26	5
64	11
10	27
6	63
14	23
9	39
10	31
10	36
6	64
8	43
6	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	86
26	83
20	75
24	66
18	84
13	111
17	83
28	60
25	60
28	60
28	57
12	95
19	56
41	43
14	83
28	44
41	50
11	95
11	93
9	111
19	63
15	83
16	63
9	113
27	45
27	43
14	83
9	92
21	72
25	42
15	77
22	40
18	63
28	43
15	72
12	86
21	27
14	60
14	64
23	43
20	50
18	60
16	50
8	57
8	95
10	86
18	43
18	43
27	27
30	27
8	83
8	83
3	88
5	123
11	64
14	48
16	50
23	77
4	111
6	79
15	43
18	10
6	93
21	21
17	36
20	36
6	156
5	90
18	25
7	89
30	4
10	45
14	44
7	83
3	137
21	1
26	1
12	45
9	38
17	43
16	21
19	27
3	111
4	93
17	37
6	83
9	64
9	25
3	98
7	53
10	60
6	75
7	83
24	5
14	5
10	63
10	64
38	4
18	3
11	45
10	51
10	48
1	121
4	86
13	50
17	8
8	64
16	23
11	50
13	43
11	50
18	4
9	64
2	166
17	23
36	1
22	3
8	48
14	27
8	64
23	23
27	7
1	100
13	36
8	60
6	75
5	83
13	27
1	121
14	23
15	31
13	50
15	3
8	51
12	23
9	60
9	63
8	63
8	64
11	42
4	55
8	64
7	50
8	60
8	45
10	45
14	31
15	23
14	23
13	23
13	23
1	92
1	95
7	48
13	26
1	95
7	64
14	12
9	43
20	7
11	0
14	10
10	39
11	21
13	27
11	42
8	43
16	7
13	3
6	48
2	83
10	36
3	83
3	83
11	27
13	27
13	23
8	64
5	64
5	64
7	64
12	43
10	45
8	39
10	36
8	50
7	40
10	36
6	27
26	5
64	11
10	27
6	63
14	23
9	39
10	31
10	36
6	64
8	43
6	50