Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023
Start: 2022-12-30
End: 2023-01-10
Location: Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Denmark, France, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023: 565 records at 425 stations, peak on 4 January 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 set or tied 565 station records at 425 stations.
It ran from 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 (12 days) and its peak day was 4 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Vargarda_D set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 4 January 2023.
The busiest day was 4 January 2023 with 182 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 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 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-04
Kisa_D	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-04
Animskog	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-06
Kalmar_D	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-04
Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	2023-01-08
Segerstad	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-04
Virserum-Rodmossa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-04
Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-04
Tvingelshed	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-04
Korsberga	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-04
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2023-01-02
Pakri	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2023-01-03
Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-04
Lunner	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2023-01-04
Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-04
Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-04
Hagshults_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2023-01-04
Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-04
Pitea	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2023-01-08

Records per Day

Peak day 182

Records set or tied each day from 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023. The most in one day was 182 on 4 January 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023
Date	Records
2022-12-30	26
2022-12-31	50
2023-01-01	1
2023-01-02	55
2023-01-03	39
2023-01-04	182
2023-01-05	3
2023-01-06	62
2023-01-07	52
2023-01-08	63
2023-01-09	26
2023-01-10	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 ranked by margin
Ornskoldsvik, 01-08	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Animskog, 01-06	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Vargarda_D, 01-04	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Segerstad, 01-04	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Kisa_D, 01-04	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Konigsmoor, 01-04	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Tvingelshed, 01-04	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Virserum-Rodmossa, 01-04	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Holmbo_D, 01-04	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Hagshults_Flygplats, 01-04	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Korsberga, 01-04	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Rorvik_D, 01-04	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Lunner, 01-04	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Jonkoping, 01-04	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Halmstad, 01-04	7.7 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

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 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	84
17	76
15	61
18	75
8	92
6	92
4	139
20	47
17	44
12	20
6	145
7	63
8	95
11	75
14	68
12	61
6	145
10	75
10	38
10	88
12	24
6	91
7	92
8	63
11	40
5	92
5	91
23	24
11	61
7	72
9	36
7	31
8	27
3	117
9	4
10	35
3	101
12	39
10	64
2	108
8	65
23	17
5	75
10	35
10	40
18	13
3	71
7	32
7	56
9	36
8	40
21	4
9	52
5	75
9	64
12	8
3	135
4	57
13	24
8	45
6	53
10	33
1	104
10	36
7	40
7	40
11	11
7	44
9	35
5	72
4	48
7	40
1	91
14	4
4	96
10	53
1	103
4	48
14	24
2	63
1	101
3	62
12	35
17	28
15	28
4	35
13	4
10	24
4	40
9	40
4	92
0	74
3	68
10	24
8	27
9	24
2	62
6	47
9	40
7	4
8	37
1	60
8	32
10	12
3	84
7	45
9	23
5	63
0	68
0	54
5	76
6	45
13	24
9	17
0	89
4	37
3	75
5	29
7	40
6	36
10	36
0	62
3	13
2	43
6	45
8	24
6	28
5	22
5	33
9	11
5	40
14	4
3	73
5	44
4	56
9	1
6	24
5	56
2	68
4	33
4	39
5	40
7	4
3	56
4	65
2	65
9	53
12	7
2	65
3	34
6	28
11	4
0	79
4	40
5	53
1	69
4	40
3	65
8	4
5	32
4	56
2	77
1	72
9	12
2	48
3	40
2	57
5	40
11	11
4	65
5	17
3	60
12	11
13	11
8	11
6	24
4	45
1	56
7	28
1	28
7	28
6	40
2	65
10	4
1	75
2	55
3	45
6	35
6	24
3	35
2	44
4	40
2	60
11	13
1	60
3	48
2	47
6	17
2	47
2	64

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 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 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 (this event)	565 records

Every Record Set

20 of 565

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 9 other countries, 30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-02	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	145	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-03	Pakri	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-04	Kisa_D	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-04	Kalmar_D	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	139	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-04	Segerstad	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-04	Virserum-Rodmossa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-04	Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	63	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-04	Tvingelshed	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	68	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-04	Korsberga	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-04	Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Lunner	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Rorvik_D	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Hagshults_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-06	Animskog	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	75	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-08	Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-08	Pitea	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	145	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 565 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	84
17	76
15	61
18	75
8	92
6	92
4	139
20	47
17	44
12	20
6	145
7	63
8	95
11	75
14	68
12	61
6	145
10	75
10	38
10	88
12	24
6	91
7	92
8	63
11	40
5	92
5	91
23	24
11	61
7	72
9	36
7	31
8	27
3	117
9	4
10	35
3	101
12	39
10	64
2	108
8	65
23	17
5	75
10	35
10	40
18	13
3	71
7	32
7	56
9	36
8	40
21	4
9	52
5	75
9	64
12	8
3	135
4	57
13	24
8	45
6	53
10	33
1	104
10	36
7	40
7	40
11	11
7	44
9	35
5	72
4	48
7	40
1	91
14	4
4	96
10	53
1	103
4	48
14	24
2	63
1	101
3	62
12	35
17	28
15	28
4	35
13	4
10	24
4	40
9	40
4	92
0	74
3	68
10	24
8	27
9	24
2	62
6	47
9	40
7	4
8	37
1	60
8	32
10	12
3	84
7	45
9	23
5	63
0	68
0	54
5	76
6	45
13	24
9	17
0	89
4	37
3	75
5	29
7	40
6	36
10	36
0	62
3	13
2	43
6	45
8	24
6	28
5	22
5	33
9	11
5	40
14	4
3	73
5	44
4	56
9	1
6	24
5	56
2	68
4	33
4	39
5	40
7	4
3	56
4	65
2	65
9	53
12	7
2	65
3	34
6	28
11	4
0	79
4	40
5	53
1	69
4	40
3	65
8	4
5	32
4	56
2	77
1	72
9	12
2	48
3	40
2	57
5	40
11	11
4	65
5	17
3	60
12	11
13	11
8	11
6	24
4	45
1	56
7	28
1	28
7	28
6	40
2	65
10	4
1	75
2	55
3	45
6	35
6	24
3	35
2	44
4	40
2	60
11	13
1	60
3	48
2	47
6	17
2	47
2	64

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	84
17	76
15	61
18	75
8	92
6	92
4	139
20	47
17	44
12	20
6	145
7	63
8	95
11	75
14	68
12	61
6	145
10	75
10	38
10	88
12	24
6	91
7	92
8	63
11	40
5	92
5	91
23	24
11	61
7	72
9	36
7	31
8	27
3	117
9	4
10	35
3	101
12	39
10	64
2	108
8	65
23	17
5	75
10	35
10	40
18	13
3	71
7	32
7	56
9	36
8	40
21	4
9	52
5	75
9	64
12	8
3	135
4	57
13	24
8	45
6	53
10	33
1	104
10	36
7	40
7	40
11	11
7	44
9	35
5	72
4	48
7	40
1	91
14	4
4	96
10	53
1	103
4	48
14	24
2	63
1	101
3	62
12	35
17	28
15	28
4	35
13	4
10	24
4	40
9	40
4	92
0	74
3	68
10	24
8	27
9	24
2	62
6	47
9	40
7	4
8	37
1	60
8	32
10	12
3	84
7	45
9	23
5	63
0	68
0	54
5	76
6	45
13	24
9	17
0	89
4	37
3	75
5	29
7	40
6	36
10	36
0	62
3	13
2	43
6	45
8	24
6	28
5	22
5	33
9	11
5	40
14	4
3	73
5	44
4	56
9	1
6	24
5	56
2	68
4	33
4	39
5	40
7	4
3	56
4	65
2	65
9	53
12	7
2	65
3	34
6	28
11	4
0	79
4	40
5	53
1	69
4	40
3	65
8	4
5	32
4	56
2	77
1	72
9	12
2	48
3	40
2	57
5	40
11	11
4	65
5	17
3	60
12	11
13	11
8	11
6	24
4	45
1	56
7	28
1	28
7	28
6	40
2	65
10	4
1	75
2	55
3	45
6	35
6	24
3	35
2	44
4	40
2	60
11	13
1	60
3	48
2	47
6	17
2	47
2	64

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	84
17	76
15	61
18	75
8	92
6	92
4	139
20	47
17	44
12	20
6	145
7	63
8	95
11	75
14	68
12	61
6	145
10	75
10	38
10	88
12	24
6	91
7	92
8	63
11	40
5	92
5	91
23	24
11	61
7	72
9	36
7	31
8	27
3	117
9	4
10	35
3	101
12	39
10	64
2	108
8	65
23	17
5	75
10	35
10	40
18	13
3	71
7	32
7	56
9	36
8	40
21	4
9	52
5	75
9	64
12	8
3	135
4	57
13	24
8	45
6	53
10	33
1	104
10	36
7	40
7	40
11	11
7	44
9	35
5	72
4	48
7	40
1	91
14	4
4	96
10	53
1	103
4	48
14	24
2	63
1	101
3	62
12	35
17	28
15	28
4	35
13	4
10	24
4	40
9	40
4	92
0	74
3	68
10	24
8	27
9	24
2	62
6	47
9	40
7	4
8	37
1	60
8	32
10	12
3	84
7	45
9	23
5	63
0	68
0	54
5	76
6	45
13	24
9	17
0	89
4	37
3	75
5	29
7	40
6	36
10	36
0	62
3	13
2	43
6	45
8	24
6	28
5	22
5	33
9	11
5	40
14	4
3	73
5	44
4	56
9	1
6	24
5	56
2	68
4	33
4	39
5	40
7	4
3	56
4	65
2	65
9	53
12	7
2	65
3	34
6	28
11	4
0	79
4	40
5	53
1	69
4	40
3	65
8	4
5	32
4	56
2	77
1	72
9	12
2	48
3	40
2	57
5	40
11	11
4	65
5	17
3	60
12	11
13	11
8	11
6	24
4	45
1	56
7	28
1	28
7	28
6	40
2	65
10	4
1	75
2	55
3	45
6	35
6	24
3	35
2	44
4	40
2	60
11	13
1	60
3	48
2	47
6	17
2	47
2	64