Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024
Start: 2024-11-24
End: 2024-11-26
Location: Norway, Sweden, Finland

Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024: 148 records at 146 stations, peak on 24 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024 set or tied 148 station records at 146 stations.
It ran from 24 November 2024 to 26 November 2024 (3 days) and its peak day was 24 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Huittinen Sallila set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 25 November 2024.
The busiest day was 24 November 2024 with 88 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 105 years.

Footprint

24 to 26 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024 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 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Huittinen Sallila	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2024-11-25
Halden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2024-11-24
Vastra_Arnas	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2024-11-24
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-11-25
Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	2024-11-24
Karvia Alkkia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-25
Kjevik	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2024-11-24
Baterod	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-11-24
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-25
Poytya Ylane	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-11-25
Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2024-11-24
Kusmark_D	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2024-11-24
Nokia Tottijarvi	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-25
Orje	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-24
Mangsbodarna	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-24
Raakkyla Kk	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-11-25
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-25
Joensuu Huhtilampi	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-25
Lieksa Koli	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-25
Lieksa Lampela	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2024-11-25

Records per Day

Peak day 88

Records set or tied each day from 24 November 2024 to 26 November 2024. The most in one day was 88 on 24 November 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024 ranked by margin
Lindesnes Fyr, 11-24	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Kjevik, 11-24	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Baterod, 11-24	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski, 11-25	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Nokia Tottijarvi, 11-25	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Huittinen Sallila, 11-25	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Karvia Alkkia, 11-25	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Torungen Fyr, 11-24	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Halden, 11-24	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Tohmajarvi Kemie, 11-25	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Joensuu Huhtilampi, 11-25	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Lieksa Koli, 11-25	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Kusmark_D, 11-24	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Vastra_Arnas, 11-24	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola, 11-25	12.3 mm (0.5 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

148 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, 24 to 26 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	24
17	58
18	78
12	43
13	58
41	43
18	41
16	38
16	43
28	78
12	31
24	38
24	25
10	39
11	68
21	8
10	41
18	62
15	32
9	77
10	47
7	62
18	3
15	19
14	19
22	64
14	3
6	77
7	64
7	24
12	27
5	81
12	25
13	25
10	61
0	105
15	10
9	18
4	72
2	77
7	64
5	78
4	78
8	47
7	61
9	11
2	44
20	19
8	42
15	19
6	42
7	62
1	78
6	45
7	64
9	50
3	63
1	65
6	27
27	17
10	19
7	10
4	38
9	24
7	10
2	33
7	8
9	40
4	45
3	41
2	50
8	10
3	47
3	42
3	45
9	19
4	34
6	20
4	41
6	8
3	40
3	33
3	27
5	8
4	55
13	25
3	27
7	10
4	42
4	25
7	15
7	8
6	43
7	19
4	22
1	45
5	19
0	50
12	24
5	43
2	36
1	41
0	47
3	17
3	31
5	19
8	19
3	8
1	34
4	10
3	4
2	32
5	19
7	9
1	34
2	22
4	20
2	8
1	22
0	34
3	4
4	4
1	24
2	19
2	10
1	29
2	8
1	21
3	18
3	25
2	10
1	8
0	21
1	19
1	8
1	12
1	10
2	10
1	9
1	10
1	18
0	8
0	8
4	2
2	7
1	4
0	2
2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024 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, 24 to 26 November 2024 (this event)	148 records

Every Record Set

20 of 148

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Norway and 2 other countries, 24 to 26 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-24	Halden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-24	Vastra_Arnas	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	58	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-24	Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Kjevik	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	78	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Baterod	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Torungen Fyr	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	62	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Kusmark_D	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Orje	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-24	Mangsbodarna	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-25	Huittinen Sallila	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-25	Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	43	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-25	Karvia Alkkia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-25	Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-25	Poytya Ylane	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	39	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-25	Nokia Tottijarvi	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-25	Raakkyla Kk	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-25	Tohmajarvi Kemie	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-25	Joensuu Huhtilampi	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-25	Lieksa Koli	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-25	Lieksa Lampela	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 148 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	24
17	58
18	78
12	43
13	58
41	43
18	41
16	38
16	43
28	78
12	31
24	38
24	25
10	39
11	68
21	8
10	41
18	62
15	32
9	77
10	47
7	62
18	3
15	19
14	19
22	64
14	3
6	77
7	64
7	24
12	27
5	81
12	25
13	25
10	61
0	105
15	10
9	18
4	72
2	77
7	64
5	78
4	78
8	47
7	61
9	11
2	44
20	19
8	42
15	19
6	42
7	62
1	78
6	45
7	64
9	50
3	63
1	65
6	27
27	17
10	19
7	10
4	38
9	24
7	10
2	33
7	8
9	40
4	45
3	41
2	50
8	10
3	47
3	42
3	45
9	19
4	34
6	20
4	41
6	8
3	40
3	33
3	27
5	8
4	55
13	25
3	27
7	10
4	42
4	25
7	15
7	8
6	43
7	19
4	22
1	45
5	19
0	50
12	24
5	43
2	36
1	41
0	47
3	17
3	31
5	19
8	19
3	8
1	34
4	10
3	4
2	32
5	19
7	9
1	34
2	22
4	20
2	8
1	22
0	34
3	4
4	4
1	24
2	19
2	10
1	29
2	8
1	21
3	18
3	25
2	10
1	8
0	21
1	19
1	8
1	12
1	10
2	10
1	9
1	10
1	18
0	8
0	8
4	2
2	7
1	4
0	2
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	24
17	58
18	78
12	43
13	58
41	43
18	41
16	38
16	43
28	78
12	31
24	38
24	25
10	39
11	68
21	8
10	41
18	62
15	32
9	77
10	47
7	62
18	3
15	19
14	19
22	64
14	3
6	77
7	64
7	24
12	27
5	81
12	25
13	25
10	61
0	105
15	10
9	18
4	72
2	77
7	64
5	78
4	78
8	47
7	61
9	11
2	44
20	19
8	42
15	19
6	42
7	62
1	78
6	45
7	64
9	50
3	63
1	65
6	27
27	17
10	19
7	10
4	38
9	24
7	10
2	33
7	8
9	40
4	45
3	41
2	50
8	10
3	47
3	42
3	45
9	19
4	34
6	20
4	41
6	8
3	40
3	33
3	27
5	8
4	55
13	25
3	27
7	10
4	42
4	25
7	15
7	8
6	43
7	19
4	22
1	45
5	19
0	50
12	24
5	43
2	36
1	41
0	47
3	17
3	31
5	19
8	19
3	8
1	34
4	10
3	4
2	32
5	19
7	9
1	34
2	22
4	20
2	8
1	22
0	34
3	4
4	4
1	24
2	19
2	10
1	29
2	8
1	21
3	18
3	25
2	10
1	8
0	21
1	19
1	8
1	12
1	10
2	10
1	9
1	10
1	18
0	8
0	8
4	2
2	7
1	4
0	2
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	24
17	58
18	78
12	43
13	58
41	43
18	41
16	38
16	43
28	78
12	31
24	38
24	25
10	39
11	68
21	8
10	41
18	62
15	32
9	77
10	47
7	62
18	3
15	19
14	19
22	64
14	3
6	77
7	64
7	24
12	27
5	81
12	25
13	25
10	61
0	105
15	10
9	18
4	72
2	77
7	64
5	78
4	78
8	47
7	61
9	11
2	44
20	19
8	42
15	19
6	42
7	62
1	78
6	45
7	64
9	50
3	63
1	65
6	27
27	17
10	19
7	10
4	38
9	24
7	10
2	33
7	8
9	40
4	45
3	41
2	50
8	10
3	47
3	42
3	45
9	19
4	34
6	20
4	41
6	8
3	40
3	33
3	27
5	8
4	55
13	25
3	27
7	10
4	42
4	25
7	15
7	8
6	43
7	19
4	22
1	45
5	19
0	50
12	24
5	43
2	36
1	41
0	47
3	17
3	31
5	19
8	19
3	8
1	34
4	10
3	4
2	32
5	19
7	9
1	34
2	22
4	20
2	8
1	22
0	34
3	4
4	4
1	24
2	19
2	10
1	29
2	8
1	21
3	18
3	25
2	10
1	8
0	21
1	19
1	8
1	12
1	10
2	10
1	9
1	10
1	18
0	8
0	8
4	2
2	7
1	4
0	2
2	3