Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020
Start: 2019-12-28
End: 2020-01-03
Location: Norway, Sweden, Finland

Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020: 117 records at 89 stations, peak on 29 December 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 set or tied 117 station records at 89 stations.
It ran from 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 29 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Liafoss set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 1 January 2020.
The busiest day was 29 December 2019 with 45 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Liafoss	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-01
Hornindal	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2019-12-29
Bulken	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2019-12-29
Rosendal	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	2019-12-29
Skei I Jolster	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2019-12-29
Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-31
Luroy	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2020-01-01
Susendal	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2020-01-02
Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2020-01-02
Lavik	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	2019-12-29
Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	2019-12-29
Jormlien	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2019-12-31
Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	2019-12-29
Alfoten II	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2020-01-02
Vigra	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2020-01-02
Edevik	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2019-12-31
Bergen/Flesland	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	2019-12-29
Sandane	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2020-01-02
Abisko	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-01

Records per Day

Peak day 45

Records set or tied each day from 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020. The most in one day was 45 on 29 December 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020
Date	Records
2019-12-28	1
2019-12-29	45
2019-12-30	8
2019-12-31	14
2020-01-01	19
2020-01-02	18
2020-01-03	12

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 ranked by margin
Lavik, 12-29	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Rosendal, 12-29	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Haukedal, 12-29	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
Bulken, 12-29	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
Skei I Jolster, 12-29	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Hornindal, 12-29	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Liafoss, 12-29	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
Bergen/Flesland, 12-29	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
Briksdal, 12-29	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Edevik, 12-31	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Jormlien, 12-31	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Alfoten II, 01-02	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Luroy, 01-01	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Liafoss, 01-01	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Tunnsjo, 12-31	20.4 mm (0.8 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

117 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 Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	108
34	44
41	14
52	6
20	0
24	89
40	38
18	4
14	12
88	6
44	38
27	0
25	65
28	44
17	46
28	0
31	14
33	4
4	56
18	46
15	44
17	37
37	6
15	0
16	44
5	52
12	44
44	6
15	48
28	30
16	44
3	74
31	44
27	46
1	52
2	35
17	30
21	44
11	2
15	44
17	46
13	38
14	44
34	6
12	27
40	14
9	27
16	46
5	45
14	14
0	39
0	64
5	36
20	6
5	15
3	44
6	30
3	44
8	44
1	54
13	28
26	6
7	15
2	44
5	46
4	45
10	2
5	1
4	44
16	12
3	28
3	33
3	40
3	36
4	2
1	46
8	12
3	36
6	12
2	45
5	2
16	6
21	0
1	36
1	46
12	0
1	38
6	6
4	33
2	5
4	1
1	36
1	44
0	33
10	14
9	2
20	6
1	30
1	38
1	30
3	21
2	6
6	4
6	0
8	0
0	30
1	16
0	24
0	28
2	14
0	4
3	2
2	6
2	0
3	2
0	8
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 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 Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 (this event)	117 records

Every Record Set

20 of 117

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-29	Hornindal	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Bulken	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Rosendal	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Skei I Jolster	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Lavik	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	6	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Haukedal	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	38	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Briksdal	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Bergen/Flesland	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-29	Liafoss	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	4	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-31	Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-31	Jormlien	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-31	Edevik	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-01	Liafoss	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	108	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-01	Luroy	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	89	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-01	Abisko	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-02	Susendal	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-02	Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-02	Alfoten II	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	65	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-02	Vigra	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	46	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-02	Sandane	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	46	41 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 117 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
23	108
34	44
41	14
52	6
20	0
24	89
40	38
18	4
14	12
88	6
44	38
27	0
25	65
28	44
17	46
28	0
31	14
33	4
4	56
18	46
15	44
17	37
37	6
15	0
16	44
5	52
12	44
44	6
15	48
28	30
16	44
3	74
31	44
27	46
1	52
2	35
17	30
21	44
11	2
15	44
17	46
13	38
14	44
34	6
12	27
40	14
9	27
16	46
5	45
14	14
0	39
0	64
5	36
20	6
5	15
3	44
6	30
3	44
8	44
1	54
13	28
26	6
7	15
2	44
5	46
4	45
10	2
5	1
4	44
16	12
3	28
3	33
3	40
3	36
4	2
1	46
8	12
3	36
6	12
2	45
5	2
16	6
21	0
1	36
1	46
12	0
1	38
6	6
4	33
2	5
4	1
1	36
1	44
0	33
10	14
9	2
20	6
1	30
1	38
1	30
3	21
2	6
6	4
6	0
8	0
0	30
1	16
0	24
0	28
2	14
0	4
3	2
2	6
2	0
3	2
0	8
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	108
34	44
41	14
52	6
20	0
24	89
40	38
18	4
14	12
88	6
44	38
27	0
25	65
28	44
17	46
28	0
31	14
33	4
4	56
18	46
15	44
17	37
37	6
15	0
16	44
5	52
12	44
44	6
15	48
28	30
16	44
3	74
31	44
27	46
1	52
2	35
17	30
21	44
11	2
15	44
17	46
13	38
14	44
34	6
12	27
40	14
9	27
16	46
5	45
14	14
0	39
0	64
5	36
20	6
5	15
3	44
6	30
3	44
8	44
1	54
13	28
26	6
7	15
2	44
5	46
4	45
10	2
5	1
4	44
16	12
3	28
3	33
3	40
3	36
4	2
1	46
8	12
3	36
6	12
2	45
5	2
16	6
21	0
1	36
1	46
12	0
1	38
6	6
4	33
2	5
4	1
1	36
1	44
0	33
10	14
9	2
20	6
1	30
1	38
1	30
3	21
2	6
6	4
6	0
8	0
0	30
1	16
0	24
0	28
2	14
0	4
3	2
2	6
2	0
3	2
0	8
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	108
34	44
41	14
52	6
20	0
24	89
40	38
18	4
14	12
88	6
44	38
27	0
25	65
28	44
17	46
28	0
31	14
33	4
4	56
18	46
15	44
17	37
37	6
15	0
16	44
5	52
12	44
44	6
15	48
28	30
16	44
3	74
31	44
27	46
1	52
2	35
17	30
21	44
11	2
15	44
17	46
13	38
14	44
34	6
12	27
40	14
9	27
16	46
5	45
14	14
0	39
0	64
5	36
20	6
5	15
3	44
6	30
3	44
8	44
1	54
13	28
26	6
7	15
2	44
5	46
4	45
10	2
5	1
4	44
16	12
3	28
3	33
3	40
3	36
4	2
1	46
8	12
3	36
6	12
2	45
5	2
16	6
21	0
1	36
1	46
12	0
1	38
6	6
4	33
2	5
4	1
1	36
1	44
0	33
10	14
9	2
20	6
1	30
1	38
1	30
3	21
2	6
6	4
6	0
8	0
0	30
1	16
0	24
0	28
2	14
0	4
3	2
2	6
2	0
3	2
0	8
1	4