Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020
Start: 2020-04-11
End: 2020-04-16
Location: Finland, Sweden, Russia, Norway

Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020: 103 records at 96 stations, peak on 12 April 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020 set or tied 103 station records at 96 stations.
It ran from 11 April 2020 to 16 April 2020 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 April 2020.
Status: closed.
Velsk set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 April 2020.
The busiest day was 12 April 2020 with 74 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 101 years.

Footprint

11 to 16 April 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Velsk	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2020-04-16
Joutsa Parnamaki	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	2020-04-12
Kolari Kattilamaa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2020-04-12
Kittila Pulju	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2020-04-12
Cuovddatmohkki	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2020-04-12
Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Murjek	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Nattavaara_A	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2020-04-12
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2020-04-12
Tarendo	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2020-04-12
Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Svappavaara	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-04-12
Parkajoki	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2020-04-12
Esrange	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-12
Katkesuando	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2020-04-12
Karesuando	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2020-04-12
Umba	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-04-13
Njandoma	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-04-16

Records per Day

Peak day 74

Records set or tied each day from 11 April 2020 to 16 April 2020. The most in one day was 74 on 12 April 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020 ranked by margin
Tarendo, 04-12	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Brannberg_D, 04-12	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Esrange, 04-12	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla, 04-12	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Velsk, 04-16	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Joutsa Parnamaki, 04-12	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Kittila Pulju, 04-12	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Murjek, 04-12	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
Kolari Kattilamaa, 04-12	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Parkajoki, 04-12	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Katkesuando, 04-12	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Karesuando, 04-12	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Njandoma, 04-16	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Umba, 04-13	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Jarhois, 04-12	8.5 mm (0.33 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

103 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 Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	70
8	101
9	43
12	49
7	42
10	48
11	43
10	48
8	69
9	48
9	43
11	45
9	43
9	15
11	34
19	5
6	70
15	5
9	34
6	58
13	15
10	38
5	60
6	43
7	46
5	45
6	45
9	8
3	45
5	43
5	43
8	6
3	58
5	48
9	15
5	43
5	39
1	43
1	74
5	45
4	48
2	42
3	42
8	5
4	43
1	56
4	38
1	40
9	6
4	38
1	61
2	58
3	42
2	45
7	5
4	43
6	15
2	43
4	28
4	38
5	3
1	54
4	5
2	45
2	43
2	48
1	20
2	43
1	48
1	48
2	38
1	45
1	43
3	15
2	42
1	43
2	39
1	43
1	43
5	5
1	39
1	28
1	43
2	23
2	23
1	42
0	43
3	15
2	21
2	15
2	12
4	5
2	23
2	12
3	5
2	5
1	20
1	6
2	2
1	15
1	17
1	5
0	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020 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 Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020 (this event)	103 records

Every Record Set

20 of 103

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Finland and 3 other countries, 11 to 16 April 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-04-12	Joutsa Parnamaki	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Kolari Kattilamaa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Pelkosenniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Kittila Pulju	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Cuovddatmohkki	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Murjek	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Nattavaara_A	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Tarendo	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	5	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Svappavaara	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Parkajoki	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Esrange	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	5	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Katkesuando	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-12	Karesuando	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-13	Umba	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-16	Velsk	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-16	Njandoma	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 103 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2020-04-11	1
2020-04-12	74
2020-04-13	14
2020-04-14	4
2020-04-15	6
2020-04-16	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	70
8	101
9	43
12	49
7	42
10	48
11	43
10	48
8	69
9	48
9	43
11	45
9	43
9	15
11	34
19	5
6	70
15	5
9	34
6	58
13	15
10	38
5	60
6	43
7	46
5	45
6	45
9	8
3	45
5	43
5	43
8	6
3	58
5	48
9	15
5	43
5	39
1	43
1	74
5	45
4	48
2	42
3	42
8	5
4	43
1	56
4	38
1	40
9	6
4	38
1	61
2	58
3	42
2	45
7	5
4	43
6	15
2	43
4	28
4	38
5	3
1	54
4	5
2	45
2	43
2	48
1	20
2	43
1	48
1	48
2	38
1	45
1	43
3	15
2	42
1	43
2	39
1	43
1	43
5	5
1	39
1	28
1	43
2	23
2	23
1	42
0	43
3	15
2	21
2	15
2	12
4	5
2	23
2	12
3	5
2	5
1	20
1	6
2	2
1	15
1	17
1	5
0	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	70
8	101
9	43
12	49
7	42
10	48
11	43
10	48
8	69
9	48
9	43
11	45
9	43
9	15
11	34
19	5
6	70
15	5
9	34
6	58
13	15
10	38
5	60
6	43
7	46
5	45
6	45
9	8
3	45
5	43
5	43
8	6
3	58
5	48
9	15
5	43
5	39
1	43
1	74
5	45
4	48
2	42
3	42
8	5
4	43
1	56
4	38
1	40
9	6
4	38
1	61
2	58
3	42
2	45
7	5
4	43
6	15
2	43
4	28
4	38
5	3
1	54
4	5
2	45
2	43
2	48
1	20
2	43
1	48
1	48
2	38
1	45
1	43
3	15
2	42
1	43
2	39
1	43
1	43
5	5
1	39
1	28
1	43
2	23
2	23
1	42
0	43
3	15
2	21
2	15
2	12
4	5
2	23
2	12
3	5
2	5
1	20
1	6
2	2
1	15
1	17
1	5
0	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	70
8	101
9	43
12	49
7	42
10	48
11	43
10	48
8	69
9	48
9	43
11	45
9	43
9	15
11	34
19	5
6	70
15	5
9	34
6	58
13	15
10	38
5	60
6	43
7	46
5	45
6	45
9	8
3	45
5	43
5	43
8	6
3	58
5	48
9	15
5	43
5	39
1	43
1	74
5	45
4	48
2	42
3	42
8	5
4	43
1	56
4	38
1	40
9	6
4	38
1	61
2	58
3	42
2	45
7	5
4	43
6	15
2	43
4	28
4	38
5	3
1	54
4	5
2	45
2	43
2	48
1	20
2	43
1	48
1	48
2	38
1	45
1	43
3	15
2	42
1	43
2	39
1	43
1	43
5	5
1	39
1	28
1	43
2	23
2	23
1	42
0	43
3	15
2	21
2	15
2	12
4	5
2	23
2	12
3	5
2	5
1	20
1	6
2	2
1	15
1	17
1	5
0	15