Kiruna Weather Records (SWE00140908)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kiruna (SWE00140908), Sweden, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Kiruna

Kiruna (SWE00140908) is a weather station in Sweden at 67.85 latitude and 20.25 longitude, 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
0 records set at Kiruna still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kiruna set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 29 June 2026.

About the Station

Location: Sweden, 67.85 latitude, 20.25 longitude.
Elevation: 500 m (1,640 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kiruna. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kiruna, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kiruna still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 60.1 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kiruna. The most was 60.1 mm (2.4 in) on 19 July 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kiruna
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 January 1999
Feb	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 February 1926
Mar	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 March 2002
Apr	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 April 2000
May	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 May 2006
Jun	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 June 1935
Jul	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	19 July 1909
Aug	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	19 August 1919
Sep	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 September 2023
Oct	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	9 October 1942
Nov	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2 November 1999
Dec	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Kiruna
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 2026	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2025	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2025	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 2025	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2025	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2024	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2023	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2023	Kiruna, SE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2023	Kiruna, SE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 2023	Kiruna, SE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2023	Kiruna, SE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2023	Kiruna, SE	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2023	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kiruna: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	1909	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	1906	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1923	25 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kiruna, 1898 to 2026. The record is 60.1 mm (2.4 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.9 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kiruna by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1899	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1900	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1901	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1902	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1903	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1905	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1908	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1909	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1910	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1911	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1912	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1913	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1915	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1916	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1917	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1918	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1919	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1920	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1921	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1924	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1925	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1927	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1928	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1930	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1931	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1932	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1940	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1941	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1942	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1943	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1944	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1945	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1946	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1947	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1948	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1949	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1953	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1956	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1957	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1958	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1964	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1996	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1997	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1998	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1999	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2000	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
2001	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2002	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2004	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2005	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2006	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2007	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
2008	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2009	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2010	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
2021	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2022	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2023	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2024	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2025	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2026	25.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kiruna, 1898 to 2026. The record is 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kiruna by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1899	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1900	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1901	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1902	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1903	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1904	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1905	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1906	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1907	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1908	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1910	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1911	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1912	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1913	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1914	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1915	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1916	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1917	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1918	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1922	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1923	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1925	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1926	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1927	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1928	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1929	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1931	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1932	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1933	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1934	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1935	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1939	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1940	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1942	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1943	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1944	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1947	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1948	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1955	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1956	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1957	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1958	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1959	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1960	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1962	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1963	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1996	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1997	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1998	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1999	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2000	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2003	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2004	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
2006	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2007	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
2009	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2010	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2021	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
2022	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2023	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
2024	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2025	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
2026	63.2 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kiruna, 1898 to 2026. The record is 62 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kiruna by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	14 days
1899	40 days
1900	38 days
1901	26 days
1902	37 days
1903	17 days
1904	21 days
1905	37 days
1906	26 days
1907	26 days
1908	27 days
1909	31 days
1910	22 days
1911	31 days
1912	32 days
1913	21 days
1914	25 days
1915	26 days
1916	52 days
1917	44 days
1918	23 days
1919	25 days
1920	30 days
1921	14 days
1922	25 days
1923	62 days
1924	20 days
1925	20 days
1926	24 days
1927	23 days
1928	45 days
1929	16 days
1930	19 days
1931	31 days
1932	18 days
1933	30 days
1934	27 days
1935	19 days
1936	22 days
1937	23 days
1938	16 days
1939	32 days
1940	25 days
1941	39 days
1942	23 days
1943	17 days
1944	20 days
1945	26 days
1946	20 days
1947	25 days
1948	22 days
1949	31 days
1950	34 days
1951	26 days
1952	21 days
1953	31 days
1954	28 days
1955	31 days
1956	32 days
1957	22 days
1958	17 days
1959	20 days
1960	28 days
1961	20 days
1962	32 days
1963	26 days
1964	57 days
1996	14 days
1997	20 days
1998	41 days
1999	22 days
2000	23 days
2001	17 days
2002	25 days
2003	31 days
2004	37 days
2005	21 days
2006	49 days
2007	21 days
2008	21 days
2009	33 days
2010	30 days
2021	9 days
2022	23 days
2023	19 days
2024	24 days
2025	19 days
2026	27 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1899 to 2025

A day with at least 31.3 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 58.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kiruna: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
50 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
100 years	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	Longer than the 83 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 83 years of values from 1899 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 60.1 mm (2.4 in) in 1909; 53.1 mm (2.1 in) in 2004; 49.6 mm (2.0 in) in 1935.

Download the Data

Data for Kiruna standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kiruna threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a