Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025
Start: 2024-12-29
End: 2025-01-04
Location: Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Denmark, Finland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025: 183 records at 147 stations, peak on 31 December 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 set or tied 183 station records at 147 stations.
It ran from 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 (7 days) and its peak day was 31 December 2024.
Status: closed.
Godegard set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 31 December 2024.
The busiest day was 31 December 2024 with 76 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 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 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Godegard	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2024-12-31
Remningstorp	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2025-01-01
Algaras	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-12-31
Stromsnasbruk	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2024-12-31
Gustorp_D	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2025-01-01
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-31
Skovde	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-31
Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2024-12-31
Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-31
Hallsberg	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-31
Orebro	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2024-12-31
Vasteras-Hasslo	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2024-12-31
Vilsandi	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	2025-01-01
Heltermaa	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-01
Kuressaare	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-01
Sorve	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-01
Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-01
Kihnu	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2025-01-02
Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2025-01-02

Records per Day

Peak day 76

Records set or tied each day from 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025. The most in one day was 76 on 31 December 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025
Date	Records
2024-12-29	3
2024-12-30	11
2024-12-31	76
2025-01-01	58
2025-01-02	32
2025-01-03	2
2025-01-04	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 ranked by margin
Remningstorp, 01-01	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Skovde, 12-31	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Godegard, 12-31	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Algaras, 12-31	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Stromsnasbruk, 12-31	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Sorbytorp, 12-31	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
Stromsnasbruk, 01-01	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Hallsberg, 12-31	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Kihnu, 01-02	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Virtsu, 01-01	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Heltermaa, 01-01	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Kuressaare, 01-01	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Mariestad, 12-31	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Gustorp_D, 01-01	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Orebro, 12-31	7.5 mm (0.30 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

183 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 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	124
10	90
7	93
15	63
19	48
6	147
10	59
8	105
11	34
5	131
5	82
13	66
12	66
10	47
12	66
11	63
10	66
4	124
12	66
9	31
10	50
8	66
14	4
6	1
10	37
8	63
11	58
6	46
9	59
11	25
11	13
8	63
6	37
6	30
8	7
4	59
6	47
9	27
7	39
12	25
14	39
1	94
7	58
3	55
6	59
5	66
7	18
4	34
2	76
3	61
4	66
10	25
5	33
5	27
2	54
3	49
1	81
1	73
5	23
2	44
5	59
9	2
4	59
3	59
3	26
5	1
5	50
3	33
1	60
2	45
2	56
8	19
0	53
1	63
7	37
7	12
7	27
2	47
7	18
7	30
4	41
2	5
4	10
4	41
1	59
1	66
4	27
4	13
1	56
1	59
3	37
1	45
3	41
1	59
5	33
4	24
4	27
4	4
3	18
3	18
2	30
6	7
3	39
1	59
3	27
5	25
5	24
5	30
1	45
4	13
3	10
4	39
5	27
4	27
3	37
3	27
0	10
1	47
1	37
3	24
3	41
4	13
2	41
1	41
11	7
4	25
5	13
4	12
3	27
1	37
2	41
1	41
6	18
6	12
1	39
3	12
3	27
4	27
4	7
2	41
0	44
2	37
2	18
1	24
3	27
4	18
2	7
2	4
6	10
3	25
0	21
0	21
3	12
1	27
2	27
0	30
2	27
2	24
0	27
4	1
1	7
4	12
1	25
3	12
1	20
1	12
2	18
1	18
2	23
1	13
0	13
2	13
1	18
3	12
2	4
2	1
0	21
1	13
1	1
2	4
1	12
1	13
0	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 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 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025 (this event)	183 records

Every Record Set

20 of 183

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-12-31	Godegard	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	124	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-31	Algaras	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	66	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-31	Stromsnasbruk	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-31	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	147	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Skovde	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	66	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	66	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Hallsberg	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Orebro	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Vasteras-Hasslo	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-01	Remningstorp	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-01	Stromsnasbruk	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	66	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-01	Gustorp_D	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-01	Vilsandi	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-01	Heltermaa	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-01	Kuressaare	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-01	Sorve	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	131	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-01	Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-02	Kihnu	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-02	Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	82	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 183 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
14	124
10	90
7	93
15	63
19	48
6	147
10	59
8	105
11	34
5	131
5	82
13	66
12	66
10	47
12	66
11	63
10	66
4	124
12	66
9	31
10	50
8	66
14	4
6	1
10	37
8	63
11	58
6	46
9	59
11	25
11	13
8	63
6	37
6	30
8	7
4	59
6	47
9	27
7	39
12	25
14	39
1	94
7	58
3	55
6	59
5	66
7	18
4	34
2	76
3	61
4	66
10	25
5	33
5	27
2	54
3	49
1	81
1	73
5	23
2	44
5	59
9	2
4	59
3	59
3	26
5	1
5	50
3	33
1	60
2	45
2	56
8	19
0	53
1	63
7	37
7	12
7	27
2	47
7	18
7	30
4	41
2	5
4	10
4	41
1	59
1	66
4	27
4	13
1	56
1	59
3	37
1	45
3	41
1	59
5	33
4	24
4	27
4	4
3	18
3	18
2	30
6	7
3	39
1	59
3	27
5	25
5	24
5	30
1	45
4	13
3	10
4	39
5	27
4	27
3	37
3	27
0	10
1	47
1	37
3	24
3	41
4	13
2	41
1	41
11	7
4	25
5	13
4	12
3	27
1	37
2	41
1	41
6	18
6	12
1	39
3	12
3	27
4	27
4	7
2	41
0	44
2	37
2	18
1	24
3	27
4	18
2	7
2	4
6	10
3	25
0	21
0	21
3	12
1	27
2	27
0	30
2	27
2	24
0	27
4	1
1	7
4	12
1	25
3	12
1	20
1	12
2	18
1	18
2	23
1	13
0	13
2	13
1	18
3	12
2	4
2	1
0	21
1	13
1	1
2	4
1	12
1	13
0	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	124
10	90
7	93
15	63
19	48
6	147
10	59
8	105
11	34
5	131
5	82
13	66
12	66
10	47
12	66
11	63
10	66
4	124
12	66
9	31
10	50
8	66
14	4
6	1
10	37
8	63
11	58
6	46
9	59
11	25
11	13
8	63
6	37
6	30
8	7
4	59
6	47
9	27
7	39
12	25
14	39
1	94
7	58
3	55
6	59
5	66
7	18
4	34
2	76
3	61
4	66
10	25
5	33
5	27
2	54
3	49
1	81
1	73
5	23
2	44
5	59
9	2
4	59
3	59
3	26
5	1
5	50
3	33
1	60
2	45
2	56
8	19
0	53
1	63
7	37
7	12
7	27
2	47
7	18
7	30
4	41
2	5
4	10
4	41
1	59
1	66
4	27
4	13
1	56
1	59
3	37
1	45
3	41
1	59
5	33
4	24
4	27
4	4
3	18
3	18
2	30
6	7
3	39
1	59
3	27
5	25
5	24
5	30
1	45
4	13
3	10
4	39
5	27
4	27
3	37
3	27
0	10
1	47
1	37
3	24
3	41
4	13
2	41
1	41
11	7
4	25
5	13
4	12
3	27
1	37
2	41
1	41
6	18
6	12
1	39
3	12
3	27
4	27
4	7
2	41
0	44
2	37
2	18
1	24
3	27
4	18
2	7
2	4
6	10
3	25
0	21
0	21
3	12
1	27
2	27
0	30
2	27
2	24
0	27
4	1
1	7
4	12
1	25
3	12
1	20
1	12
2	18
1	18
2	23
1	13
0	13
2	13
1	18
3	12
2	4
2	1
0	21
1	13
1	1
2	4
1	12
1	13
0	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	124
10	90
7	93
15	63
19	48
6	147
10	59
8	105
11	34
5	131
5	82
13	66
12	66
10	47
12	66
11	63
10	66
4	124
12	66
9	31
10	50
8	66
14	4
6	1
10	37
8	63
11	58
6	46
9	59
11	25
11	13
8	63
6	37
6	30
8	7
4	59
6	47
9	27
7	39
12	25
14	39
1	94
7	58
3	55
6	59
5	66
7	18
4	34
2	76
3	61
4	66
10	25
5	33
5	27
2	54
3	49
1	81
1	73
5	23
2	44
5	59
9	2
4	59
3	59
3	26
5	1
5	50
3	33
1	60
2	45
2	56
8	19
0	53
1	63
7	37
7	12
7	27
2	47
7	18
7	30
4	41
2	5
4	10
4	41
1	59
1	66
4	27
4	13
1	56
1	59
3	37
1	45
3	41
1	59
5	33
4	24
4	27
4	4
3	18
3	18
2	30
6	7
3	39
1	59
3	27
5	25
5	24
5	30
1	45
4	13
3	10
4	39
5	27
4	27
3	37
3	27
0	10
1	47
1	37
3	24
3	41
4	13
2	41
1	41
11	7
4	25
5	13
4	12
3	27
1	37
2	41
1	41
6	18
6	12
1	39
3	12
3	27
4	27
4	7
2	41
0	44
2	37
2	18
1	24
3	27
4	18
2	7
2	4
6	10
3	25
0	21
0	21
3	12
1	27
2	27
0	30
2	27
2	24
0	27
4	1
1	7
4	12
1	25
3	12
1	20
1	12
2	18
1	18
2	23
1	13
0	13
2	13
1	18
3	12
2	4
2	1
0	21
1	13
1	1
2	4
1	12
1	13
0	18