Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020
Start: 2020-07-02
End: 2020-07-06
Location: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020: 181 records at 168 stations, peak on 5 July 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020 set or tied 181 station records at 168 stations.
It ran from 2 July 2020 to 6 July 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 5 July 2020.
Status: closed.
Sauda set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 5 July 2020.
The busiest day was 5 July 2020 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

2 to 6 July 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 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 Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sauda	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-05
Gordalen	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2020-07-05
Hundseid I Vikedal	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2020-07-05
Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2020-07-05
Sviland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-07-05
Ellefsplass	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2020-07-05
Bulken	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2020-07-05
Ovstedal	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2020-07-05
Rosendal	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-05
Komperod	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2020-07-05
Godegard	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2020-07-05
Sand I Ryfylke II	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	2020-07-05
Storbron	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-05
Orje	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-07-03
Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2020-07-04
Kurikka Pyorni	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-07-06
Litledal	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-05
Fana - Stend	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-05
Hatlestrand	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2020-07-05
Gjettum	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2020-07-05

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 2 July 2020 to 6 July 2020. The most in one day was 136 on 5 July 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020 ranked by margin
Ovstedal, 07-05	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Hundseid I Vikedal, 07-05	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
Komperod, 07-05	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Gjettum, 07-05	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Rosendal, 07-05	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Kurikka Pyorni, 07-06	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Ellefsplass, 07-05	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Soyland I Gjesdal, 07-05	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Litledal, 07-05	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Sauda, 07-05	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Gordalen, 07-05	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Fana - Stend, 07-05	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Sand I Ryfylke II, 07-05	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Hatlestrand, 07-05	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Storbron, 07-05	15.1 mm (0.6 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

181 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 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	73
21	64
31	73
22	73
13	121
24	41
10	91
40	27
27	51
30	30
10	93
20	73
15	73
24	34
4	113
4	123
22	48
21	52
20	61
27	30
11	64
15	50
3	91
17	34
24	32
14	64
13	58
3	88
0	117
30	6
9	67
24	32
27	30
20	12
9	73
14	56
18	30
15	40
9	64
19	30
22	13
23	5
21	13
13	52
7	64
16	30
15	51
26	34
15	30
10	48
11	52
16	48
3	64
8	58
6	59
10	30
4	67
27	6
7	56
14	27
13	33
3	73
12	30
4	64
6	56
14	21
10	34
0	67
8	40
3	61
6	58
1	73
10	30
4	58
10	38
14	10
2	65
2	64
9	30
1	64
12	24
12	20
16	11
8	30
1	64
15	23
4	48
0	66
15	5
14	21
9	13
11	30
3	46
3	46
15	5
4	46
3	51
5	42
6	32
6	22
2	48
6	46
9	21
8	22
3	42
10	16
3	38
5	30
8	13
12	17
2	36
7	20
6	20
8	20
5	30
6	6
3	34
7	16
7	21
13	3
8	17
9	16
3	32
9	6
3	24
6	21
3	22
6	12
1	39
3	16
2	33
4	11
2	30
2	34
8	11
6	23
2	33
4	18
1	30
6	16
5	21
7	12
3	16
8	4
5	18
4	5
6	5
2	18
3	11
7	5
4	16
6	5
0	24
1	17
5	4
1	30
1	22
4	16
1	18
4	4
0	24
3	3
1	5
2	16
4	5
0	24
2	12
2	13
2	18
4	1
3	11
0	22
2	11
3	7
4	5
1	1
2	1
2	1
1	5
2	6
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 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 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020 (this event)	181 records

Every Record Set

20 of 181

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 2 to 6 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-07-03	Orje	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	113	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-04	Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	123	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Sauda	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	73	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Gordalen	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Hundseid I Vikedal	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	73	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Soyland I Gjesdal	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Sviland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	121	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Ellefsplass	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Bulken	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	91	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Ovstedal	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Rosendal	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Komperod	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Godegard	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	93	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Sand I Ryfylke II	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Storbron	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	73	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Litledal	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Fana - Stend	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Hatlestrand	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	61	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Gjettum	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-06	Kurikka Pyorni	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	34	45 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 181 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
22	73
21	64
31	73
22	73
13	121
24	41
10	91
40	27
27	51
30	30
10	93
20	73
15	73
24	34
4	113
4	123
22	48
21	52
20	61
27	30
11	64
15	50
3	91
17	34
24	32
14	64
13	58
3	88
0	117
30	6
9	67
24	32
27	30
20	12
9	73
14	56
18	30
15	40
9	64
19	30
22	13
23	5
21	13
13	52
7	64
16	30
15	51
26	34
15	30
10	48
11	52
16	48
3	64
8	58
6	59
10	30
4	67
27	6
7	56
14	27
13	33
3	73
12	30
4	64
6	56
14	21
10	34
0	67
8	40
3	61
6	58
1	73
10	30
4	58
10	38
14	10
2	65
2	64
9	30
1	64
12	24
12	20
16	11
8	30
1	64
15	23
4	48
0	66
15	5
14	21
9	13
11	30
3	46
3	46
15	5
4	46
3	51
5	42
6	32
6	22
2	48
6	46
9	21
8	22
3	42
10	16
3	38
5	30
8	13
12	17
2	36
7	20
6	20
8	20
5	30
6	6
3	34
7	16
7	21
13	3
8	17
9	16
3	32
9	6
3	24
6	21
3	22
6	12
1	39
3	16
2	33
4	11
2	30
2	34
8	11
6	23
2	33
4	18
1	30
6	16
5	21
7	12
3	16
8	4
5	18
4	5
6	5
2	18
3	11
7	5
4	16
6	5
0	24
1	17
5	4
1	30
1	22
4	16
1	18
4	4
0	24
3	3
1	5
2	16
4	5
0	24
2	12
2	13
2	18
4	1
3	11
0	22
2	11
3	7
4	5
1	1
2	1
2	1
1	5
2	6
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	73
21	64
31	73
22	73
13	121
24	41
10	91
40	27
27	51
30	30
10	93
20	73
15	73
24	34
4	113
4	123
22	48
21	52
20	61
27	30
11	64
15	50
3	91
17	34
24	32
14	64
13	58
3	88
0	117
30	6
9	67
24	32
27	30
20	12
9	73
14	56
18	30
15	40
9	64
19	30
22	13
23	5
21	13
13	52
7	64
16	30
15	51
26	34
15	30
10	48
11	52
16	48
3	64
8	58
6	59
10	30
4	67
27	6
7	56
14	27
13	33
3	73
12	30
4	64
6	56
14	21
10	34
0	67
8	40
3	61
6	58
1	73
10	30
4	58
10	38
14	10
2	65
2	64
9	30
1	64
12	24
12	20
16	11
8	30
1	64
15	23
4	48
0	66
15	5
14	21
9	13
11	30
3	46
3	46
15	5
4	46
3	51
5	42
6	32
6	22
2	48
6	46
9	21
8	22
3	42
10	16
3	38
5	30
8	13
12	17
2	36
7	20
6	20
8	20
5	30
6	6
3	34
7	16
7	21
13	3
8	17
9	16
3	32
9	6
3	24
6	21
3	22
6	12
1	39
3	16
2	33
4	11
2	30
2	34
8	11
6	23
2	33
4	18
1	30
6	16
5	21
7	12
3	16
8	4
5	18
4	5
6	5
2	18
3	11
7	5
4	16
6	5
0	24
1	17
5	4
1	30
1	22
4	16
1	18
4	4
0	24
3	3
1	5
2	16
4	5
0	24
2	12
2	13
2	18
4	1
3	11
0	22
2	11
3	7
4	5
1	1
2	1
2	1
1	5
2	6
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	73
21	64
31	73
22	73
13	121
24	41
10	91
40	27
27	51
30	30
10	93
20	73
15	73
24	34
4	113
4	123
22	48
21	52
20	61
27	30
11	64
15	50
3	91
17	34
24	32
14	64
13	58
3	88
0	117
30	6
9	67
24	32
27	30
20	12
9	73
14	56
18	30
15	40
9	64
19	30
22	13
23	5
21	13
13	52
7	64
16	30
15	51
26	34
15	30
10	48
11	52
16	48
3	64
8	58
6	59
10	30
4	67
27	6
7	56
14	27
13	33
3	73
12	30
4	64
6	56
14	21
10	34
0	67
8	40
3	61
6	58
1	73
10	30
4	58
10	38
14	10
2	65
2	64
9	30
1	64
12	24
12	20
16	11
8	30
1	64
15	23
4	48
0	66
15	5
14	21
9	13
11	30
3	46
3	46
15	5
4	46
3	51
5	42
6	32
6	22
2	48
6	46
9	21
8	22
3	42
10	16
3	38
5	30
8	13
12	17
2	36
7	20
6	20
8	20
5	30
6	6
3	34
7	16
7	21
13	3
8	17
9	16
3	32
9	6
3	24
6	21
3	22
6	12
1	39
3	16
2	33
4	11
2	30
2	34
8	11
6	23
2	33
4	18
1	30
6	16
5	21
7	12
3	16
8	4
5	18
4	5
6	5
2	18
3	11
7	5
4	16
6	5
0	24
1	17
5	4
1	30
1	22
4	16
1	18
4	4
0	24
3	3
1	5
2	16
4	5
0	24
2	12
2	13
2	18
4	1
3	11
0	22
2	11
3	7
4	5
1	1
2	1
2	1
1	5
2	6
1	5