Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025
Start: 2025-07-25
End: 2025-08-06
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Latvia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025: 316 records at 258 stations, peak on 29 July 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025 set or tied 316 station records at 258 stations.
It ran from 25 July 2025 to 6 August 2025 (13 days) and its peak day was 29 July 2025.
Status: closed.
Hemse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 28 July 2025.
The busiest day was 29 July 2025 with 85 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

25 July to 6 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025 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 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hemse	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	2025-07-28
Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	2025-07-28
Sauda	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2025-08-05
Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	2025-08-04
Ytterhogdal	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2025-07-29
Sanda	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	2025-07-28
Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2025-07-29
Vik I Sogn III	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2025-08-03
Ramsjo	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2025-07-29
Vastra_Arnas	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-02
Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2025-08-05
Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2025-07-29
Eikemo	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	2025-08-05
Fet I Eidfjord	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2025-08-03
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2025-07-29
Jarvso	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2025-07-29
Ristna	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	2025-08-01
Botnen I Forde	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2025-08-05
Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2025-07-29
Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-05

Records per Day

Peak day 85

Records set or tied each day from 25 July 2025 to 6 August 2025. The most in one day was 85 on 29 July 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025
Date	Records
2025-07-25	1
2025-07-26	5
2025-07-27	8
2025-07-28	46
2025-07-29	85
2025-07-30	6
2025-07-31	13
2025-08-01	36
2025-08-02	20
2025-08-03	16
2025-08-04	21
2025-08-05	52
2025-08-06	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025 ranked by margin
Eikemo, 08-05	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Soyland I Gjesdal, 08-04	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Visby_Flygplats, 07-28	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Hemse, 07-28	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Sanda, 07-28	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
Lobonas_D, 07-29	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Delsbo, 07-29	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
Sauda, 08-05	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Vik I Sogn III, 08-03	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Haukedal, 08-05	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
Ytterhogdal, 07-29	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Botnen I Forde, 08-05	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
Vallbo, 07-29	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Jarvso, 07-29	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Vastra_Arnas, 08-02	24.8 mm (1.0 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

316 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 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	68
44	88
41	96
50	72
35	76
43	15
27	76
41	48
21	28
39	52
25	59
54	52
43	46
18	67
41	31
13	102
31	72
26	55
13	104
18	76
7	91
36	31
14	84
19	59
17	72
30	72
25	12
31	18
30	72
14	84
46	6
16	18
30	40
15	32
14	64
32	15
29	15
21	40
33	11
45	7
5	125
6	103
14	91
19	40
13	76
4	104
25	35
30	7
22	18
40	4
18	45
14	59
17	36
7	58
24	31
10	76
11	22
15	72
5	90
10	74
10	72
11	64
18	36
23	15
1	118
6	80
11	60
13	59
12	84
14	36
4	80
2	25
6	76
20	15
9	72
36	12
12	67
26	2
6	76
21	4
6	60
8	41
23	35
1	60
4	80
6	71
15	38
8	45
10	40
0	87
13	52
10	59
8	60
20	8
20	4
9	32
45	8
21	27
17	15
8	56
12	16
20	15
3	72
7	63
11	39
19	20
13	31
13	36
7	21
5	60
5	63
9	52
23	14
17	4
2	23
11	36
0	8
10	48
13	32
4	67
18	7
16	0
4	63
9	48
8	35
8	42
6	47
17	18
21	7
6	48
6	48
7	51
14	30
1	68
16	27
9	32
5	25
17	4
16	32
14	8
4	60
4	59
8	35
13	12
17	31
11	18
9	40
20	2
8	20
8	54
2	64
7	48
10	44
13	3
12	15
10	38
2	51
7	39
8	32
7	44
14	2
5	52
6	48
8	39
14	15
2	25
14	18
3	48
2	60
6	38
9	36
13	8
16	10
11	14
10	32
13	28
14	4
15	7
6	46
7	42
2	54
8	31
6	38
15	20
3	47
8	28
0	64
14	7
12	11
3	40
11	27
9	10
7	36
9	10
11	10
6	5
2	54
10	20
4	36
18	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 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 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025 (this event)	316 records

Every Record Set

20 of 316

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 25 July to 6 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-07-28	Hemse	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	68	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-07-28	Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-28	Sanda	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-29	Ytterhogdal	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-29	Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	76	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-29	Ramsjo	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-29	Lobonas_D	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-29	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-29	Jarvso	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-29	Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-01	Ristna	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	102	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-02	Vastra_Arnas	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	59	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Vik I Sogn III	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Fet I Eidfjord	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-04	Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-05	Sauda	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	96	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-05	Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-05	Eikemo	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-05	Botnen I Forde	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	72	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-05	Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	104	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 316 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
43	68
44	88
41	96
50	72
35	76
43	15
27	76
41	48
21	28
39	52
25	59
54	52
43	46
18	67
41	31
13	102
31	72
26	55
13	104
18	76
7	91
36	31
14	84
19	59
17	72
30	72
25	12
31	18
30	72
14	84
46	6
16	18
30	40
15	32
14	64
32	15
29	15
21	40
33	11
45	7
5	125
6	103
14	91
19	40
13	76
4	104
25	35
30	7
22	18
40	4
18	45
14	59
17	36
7	58
24	31
10	76
11	22
15	72
5	90
10	74
10	72
11	64
18	36
23	15
1	118
6	80
11	60
13	59
12	84
14	36
4	80
2	25
6	76
20	15
9	72
36	12
12	67
26	2
6	76
21	4
6	60
8	41
23	35
1	60
4	80
6	71
15	38
8	45
10	40
0	87
13	52
10	59
8	60
20	8
20	4
9	32
45	8
21	27
17	15
8	56
12	16
20	15
3	72
7	63
11	39
19	20
13	31
13	36
7	21
5	60
5	63
9	52
23	14
17	4
2	23
11	36
0	8
10	48
13	32
4	67
18	7
16	0
4	63
9	48
8	35
8	42
6	47
17	18
21	7
6	48
6	48
7	51
14	30
1	68
16	27
9	32
5	25
17	4
16	32
14	8
4	60
4	59
8	35
13	12
17	31
11	18
9	40
20	2
8	20
8	54
2	64
7	48
10	44
13	3
12	15
10	38
2	51
7	39
8	32
7	44
14	2
5	52
6	48
8	39
14	15
2	25
14	18
3	48
2	60
6	38
9	36
13	8
16	10
11	14
10	32
13	28
14	4
15	7
6	46
7	42
2	54
8	31
6	38
15	20
3	47
8	28
0	64
14	7
12	11
3	40
11	27
9	10
7	36
9	10
11	10
6	5
2	54
10	20
4	36
18	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	68
44	88
41	96
50	72
35	76
43	15
27	76
41	48
21	28
39	52
25	59
54	52
43	46
18	67
41	31
13	102
31	72
26	55
13	104
18	76
7	91
36	31
14	84
19	59
17	72
30	72
25	12
31	18
30	72
14	84
46	6
16	18
30	40
15	32
14	64
32	15
29	15
21	40
33	11
45	7
5	125
6	103
14	91
19	40
13	76
4	104
25	35
30	7
22	18
40	4
18	45
14	59
17	36
7	58
24	31
10	76
11	22
15	72
5	90
10	74
10	72
11	64
18	36
23	15
1	118
6	80
11	60
13	59
12	84
14	36
4	80
2	25
6	76
20	15
9	72
36	12
12	67
26	2
6	76
21	4
6	60
8	41
23	35
1	60
4	80
6	71
15	38
8	45
10	40
0	87
13	52
10	59
8	60
20	8
20	4
9	32
45	8
21	27
17	15
8	56
12	16
20	15
3	72
7	63
11	39
19	20
13	31
13	36
7	21
5	60
5	63
9	52
23	14
17	4
2	23
11	36
0	8
10	48
13	32
4	67
18	7
16	0
4	63
9	48
8	35
8	42
6	47
17	18
21	7
6	48
6	48
7	51
14	30
1	68
16	27
9	32
5	25
17	4
16	32
14	8
4	60
4	59
8	35
13	12
17	31
11	18
9	40
20	2
8	20
8	54
2	64
7	48
10	44
13	3
12	15
10	38
2	51
7	39
8	32
7	44
14	2
5	52
6	48
8	39
14	15
2	25
14	18
3	48
2	60
6	38
9	36
13	8
16	10
11	14
10	32
13	28
14	4
15	7
6	46
7	42
2	54
8	31
6	38
15	20
3	47
8	28
0	64
14	7
12	11
3	40
11	27
9	10
7	36
9	10
11	10
6	5
2	54
10	20
4	36
18	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	68
44	88
41	96
50	72
35	76
43	15
27	76
41	48
21	28
39	52
25	59
54	52
43	46
18	67
41	31
13	102
31	72
26	55
13	104
18	76
7	91
36	31
14	84
19	59
17	72
30	72
25	12
31	18
30	72
14	84
46	6
16	18
30	40
15	32
14	64
32	15
29	15
21	40
33	11
45	7
5	125
6	103
14	91
19	40
13	76
4	104
25	35
30	7
22	18
40	4
18	45
14	59
17	36
7	58
24	31
10	76
11	22
15	72
5	90
10	74
10	72
11	64
18	36
23	15
1	118
6	80
11	60
13	59
12	84
14	36
4	80
2	25
6	76
20	15
9	72
36	12
12	67
26	2
6	76
21	4
6	60
8	41
23	35
1	60
4	80
6	71
15	38
8	45
10	40
0	87
13	52
10	59
8	60
20	8
20	4
9	32
45	8
21	27
17	15
8	56
12	16
20	15
3	72
7	63
11	39
19	20
13	31
13	36
7	21
5	60
5	63
9	52
23	14
17	4
2	23
11	36
0	8
10	48
13	32
4	67
18	7
16	0
4	63
9	48
8	35
8	42
6	47
17	18
21	7
6	48
6	48
7	51
14	30
1	68
16	27
9	32
5	25
17	4
16	32
14	8
4	60
4	59
8	35
13	12
17	31
11	18
9	40
20	2
8	20
8	54
2	64
7	48
10	44
13	3
12	15
10	38
2	51
7	39
8	32
7	44
14	2
5	52
6	48
8	39
14	15
2	25
14	18
3	48
2	60
6	38
9	36
13	8
16	10
11	14
10	32
13	28
14	4
15	7
6	46
7	42
2	54
8	31
6	38
15	20
3	47
8	28
0	64
14	7
12	11
3	40
11	27
9	10
7	36
9	10
11	10
6	5
2	54
10	20
4	36
18	3