Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022
Start: 2022-01-12
End: 2022-01-17
Location: Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland

Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022: 166 records at 115 stations, peak on 12 January 2022. 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, 12 to 17 January 2022 set or tied 166 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 12 January 2022 to 17 January 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 January 2022.
Status: closed.
Jarpstrommen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 January 2022.
The busiest day was 12 January 2022 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

12 to 17 January 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022 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 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-01-12
Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-01-12
Norddal	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	2022-01-12
Eresfjord	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	2022-01-12
Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2022-01-13
Morsil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2022-01-13
Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	2022-01-12
Kaxas-Aflo_D	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2022-01-12
Edevik	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-01-12
Norderon	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-13
Maristova	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2022-01-13
Sorli	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	2022-01-12
Tullus_D	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2022-01-13
Digernaset	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-13
Sunndalsora III	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-01-13
Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2022-01-12
Valsjon	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2022-01-13
Sodankyla Vuotso	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-16
Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2022-01-17

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 12 January 2022 to 17 January 2022. The most in one day was 73 on 12 January 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022 ranked by margin
Eresfjord, 01-12	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Oksendal, 01-13	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
Kjobli I Snaasa, 01-12	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Maristova, 01-13	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
Sunndalsora III, 01-13	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Digernaset, 01-13	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Sorli, 01-12	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Kaxas-Aflo_D, 01-12	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Edevik, 01-12	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Morsil, 01-13	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Norddal, 01-12	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Jarpstrommen, 01-13	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Jarpstrommen, 01-12	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Valsjon, 01-13	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Tunnsjo, 01-12	14.7 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

166 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, 12 to 17 January 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	60
15	114
8	60
19	111
10	47
35	30
37	46
18	46
19	44
15	38
33	20
14	1
21	0
20	30
32	19
22	19
10	0
25	30
29	16
7	92
52	20
14	68
17	10
18	65
40	10
13	22
11	44
9	14
11	123
5	60
16	46
12	5
12	0
12	40
15	0
24	3
12	31
2	84
8	0
14	42
5	98
7	46
3	40
11	68
7	15
4	15
8	46
25	12
8	22
11	0
8	32
36	2
46	24
6	60
9	32
4	60
8	32
4	86
10	15
10	16
26	16
2	76
7	30
3	28
6	72
12	4
12	40
5	12
8	38
10	46
29	28
6	46
3	52
8	19
5	1
5	15
24	16
6	30
5	1
8	13
4	38
35	16
17	47
25	16
3	51
2	47
4	46
8	7
2	24
2	30
20	28
4	38
9	55
1	55
8	40
20	16
0	63
8	55
4	60
11	30
2	46
1	64
3	40
2	59
1	38
5	35
11	15
23	16
10	30
19	16
2	47
8	0
17	4
7	20
20	16
1	42
1	16
0	47
4	47
7	7
1	60
2	40
9	3
3	14
1	44
4	16
3	40
2	42
12	10
3	36
4	24
3	14
3	14
3	1
7	16
2	30
2	48
0	38
0	46
2	24
12	2
3	20
11	16
2	3
4	20
1	24
1	16
5	30
5	32
11	20
0	44
2	36
18	15
2	28
2	22
9	10
5	24
0	39
2	15
5	12
2	19
1	7
0	10
1	10
2	0
0	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022 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, 12 to 17 January 2022 (this event)	166 records

Every Record Set

20 of 166

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 3 other countries, 12 to 17 January 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-12	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-12	Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	114	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-12	Norddal	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	111	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-12	Eresfjord	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-12	Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-12	Kaxas-Aflo_D	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	0	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-12	Edevik	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-12	Sorli	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-12	Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-13	Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Morsil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Norderon	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Maristova	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Tullus_D	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Digernaset	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Sunndalsora III	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-13	Valsjon	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-16	Sodankyla Vuotso	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-17	Krasnoshelye	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 166 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.

Date	Records
2022-01-12	73
2022-01-13	54
2022-01-14	8
2022-01-15	5
2022-01-16	19
2022-01-17	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	60
15	114
8	60
19	111
10	47
35	30
37	46
18	46
19	44
15	38
33	20
14	1
21	0
20	30
32	19
22	19
10	0
25	30
29	16
7	92
52	20
14	68
17	10
18	65
40	10
13	22
11	44
9	14
11	123
5	60
16	46
12	5
12	0
12	40
15	0
24	3
12	31
2	84
8	0
14	42
5	98
7	46
3	40
11	68
7	15
4	15
8	46
25	12
8	22
11	0
8	32
36	2
46	24
6	60
9	32
4	60
8	32
4	86
10	15
10	16
26	16
2	76
7	30
3	28
6	72
12	4
12	40
5	12
8	38
10	46
29	28
6	46
3	52
8	19
5	1
5	15
24	16
6	30
5	1
8	13
4	38
35	16
17	47
25	16
3	51
2	47
4	46
8	7
2	24
2	30
20	28
4	38
9	55
1	55
8	40
20	16
0	63
8	55
4	60
11	30
2	46
1	64
3	40
2	59
1	38
5	35
11	15
23	16
10	30
19	16
2	47
8	0
17	4
7	20
20	16
1	42
1	16
0	47
4	47
7	7
1	60
2	40
9	3
3	14
1	44
4	16
3	40
2	42
12	10
3	36
4	24
3	14
3	14
3	1
7	16
2	30
2	48
0	38
0	46
2	24
12	2
3	20
11	16
2	3
4	20
1	24
1	16
5	30
5	32
11	20
0	44
2	36
18	15
2	28
2	22
9	10
5	24
0	39
2	15
5	12
2	19
1	7
0	10
1	10
2	0
0	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	60
15	114
8	60
19	111
10	47
35	30
37	46
18	46
19	44
15	38
33	20
14	1
21	0
20	30
32	19
22	19
10	0
25	30
29	16
7	92
52	20
14	68
17	10
18	65
40	10
13	22
11	44
9	14
11	123
5	60
16	46
12	5
12	0
12	40
15	0
24	3
12	31
2	84
8	0
14	42
5	98
7	46
3	40
11	68
7	15
4	15
8	46
25	12
8	22
11	0
8	32
36	2
46	24
6	60
9	32
4	60
8	32
4	86
10	15
10	16
26	16
2	76
7	30
3	28
6	72
12	4
12	40
5	12
8	38
10	46
29	28
6	46
3	52
8	19
5	1
5	15
24	16
6	30
5	1
8	13
4	38
35	16
17	47
25	16
3	51
2	47
4	46
8	7
2	24
2	30
20	28
4	38
9	55
1	55
8	40
20	16
0	63
8	55
4	60
11	30
2	46
1	64
3	40
2	59
1	38
5	35
11	15
23	16
10	30
19	16
2	47
8	0
17	4
7	20
20	16
1	42
1	16
0	47
4	47
7	7
1	60
2	40
9	3
3	14
1	44
4	16
3	40
2	42
12	10
3	36
4	24
3	14
3	14
3	1
7	16
2	30
2	48
0	38
0	46
2	24
12	2
3	20
11	16
2	3
4	20
1	24
1	16
5	30
5	32
11	20
0	44
2	36
18	15
2	28
2	22
9	10
5	24
0	39
2	15
5	12
2	19
1	7
0	10
1	10
2	0
0	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	60
15	114
8	60
19	111
10	47
35	30
37	46
18	46
19	44
15	38
33	20
14	1
21	0
20	30
32	19
22	19
10	0
25	30
29	16
7	92
52	20
14	68
17	10
18	65
40	10
13	22
11	44
9	14
11	123
5	60
16	46
12	5
12	0
12	40
15	0
24	3
12	31
2	84
8	0
14	42
5	98
7	46
3	40
11	68
7	15
4	15
8	46
25	12
8	22
11	0
8	32
36	2
46	24
6	60
9	32
4	60
8	32
4	86
10	15
10	16
26	16
2	76
7	30
3	28
6	72
12	4
12	40
5	12
8	38
10	46
29	28
6	46
3	52
8	19
5	1
5	15
24	16
6	30
5	1
8	13
4	38
35	16
17	47
25	16
3	51
2	47
4	46
8	7
2	24
2	30
20	28
4	38
9	55
1	55
8	40
20	16
0	63
8	55
4	60
11	30
2	46
1	64
3	40
2	59
1	38
5	35
11	15
23	16
10	30
19	16
2	47
8	0
17	4
7	20
20	16
1	42
1	16
0	47
4	47
7	7
1	60
2	40
9	3
3	14
1	44
4	16
3	40
2	42
12	10
3	36
4	24
3	14
3	14
3	1
7	16
2	30
2	48
0	38
0	46
2	24
12	2
3	20
11	16
2	3
4	20
1	24
1	16
5	30
5	32
11	20
0	44
2	36
18	15
2	28
2	22
9	10
5	24
0	39
2	15
5	12
2	19
1	7
0	10
1	10
2	0
0	7