Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018
Start: 2018-02-01
End: 2018-02-06
Location: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania

Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018: 185 records at 150 stations, peak on 4 February 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018 set or tied 185 station records at 150 stations.
It ran from 1 February 2018 to 6 February 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 4 February 2018.
Status: closed.
Karabulak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 5 February 2018.
The busiest day was 4 February 2018 with 80 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 118 years.

Footprint

1 to 6 February 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Karabulak	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2018-02-05
Jur'evec	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2018-02-04
Ivanovo	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-02-04
Hvalynsk	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2018-02-05
Pereslavl-Zalesskij	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2018-02-04
Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2018-02-04
Sar'ja	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-02-04
Kasira	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-02-04
Slavgorod	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2018-02-03
Syktyvkar	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	2018-02-04
Roslavl	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-04
Morsansk	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2018-02-04
Jaransk	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2018-02-05
Velikij_Ustjug	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-05
Objacevo	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2018-02-05
Sosva	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2018-02-05
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-05
Ust-Kulom	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-05
Niznij Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2018-02-05
Rtiscevo	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-02-05

Records per Day

Peak day 80

Records set or tied each day from 1 February 2018 to 6 February 2018. The most in one day was 80 on 4 February 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018 ranked by margin
Hvalynsk, 02-05	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
Jur'evec, 02-04	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Karabulak, 02-05	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Sar'ja, 02-04	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Ivanovo, 02-04	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Morsansk, 02-04	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Slavgorod, 02-03	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Pereslavl-Zalesskij, 02-04	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Nikolo-Poloma, 02-04	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Troicko-Pecherskoe, 02-05	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Velikij_Ustjug, 02-05	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Ust-Kulom, 02-05	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Roslavl, 02-04	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Objacevo, 02-05	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Rtiscevo, 02-05	8.6 mm (0.34 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

185 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 Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	59
8	82
10	72
22	45
14	40
28	40
11	34
9	48
7	70
12	47
10	48
8	70
13	48
11	28
11	1
14	1
9	62
6	70
9	51
8	24
6	53
7	48
4	70
8	38
7	48
8	55
10	1
7	70
5	70
6	55
3	118
12	10
9	40
6	48
4	80
10	4
14	4
14	4
12	8
5	52
9	3
9	3
4	55
14	4
10	4
12	4
3	64
1	96
7	7
10	4
9	40
4	53
3	54
9	4
10	4
10	48
1	110
4	75
4	52
3	27
8	4
7	8
11	4
4	28
4	39
5	59
1	55
4	56
2	70
6	3
2	82
4	28
5	40
5	40
1	47
4	1
5	48
1	71
11	4
1	38
3	48
7	6
3	3
4	56
7	0
6	4
2	60
6	4
4	1
7	4
3	35
6	4
3	35
2	44
5	3
6	3
7	4
2	43
6	4
1	62
7	4
5	4
4	39
2	51
4	32
6	0
6	4
2	35
4	4
2	47
5	4
6	10
3	39
2	50
4	24
4	27
1	64
2	51
1	19
1	56
4	7
3	7
2	40
2	39
1	52
1	1
4	4
1	32
0	48
2	39
2	28
8	2
3	4
1	40
1	48
1	32
0	55
3	4
1	40
1	1
6	0
5	0
0	47
4	4
3	4
1	44
1	39
6	2
1	3
1	32
0	38
1	16
1	32
4	0
3	4
3	6
0	35
2	3
3	3
3	0
1	32
2	4
2	4
0	28
0	28
1	22
1	4
1	6
1	10
2	4
0	23
1	2
0	19
2	4
2	0
1	4
1	4
1	2
0	3
2	0
1	4
1	0
1	4
1	4
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018 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 Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018 (this event)	185 records

Every Record Set

20 of 185

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Russia and 6 other countries, 1 to 6 February 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-02-03	Slavgorod	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-04	Jur'evec	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-04	Ivanovo	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	40	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-04	Pereslavl-Zalesskij	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-04	Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-04	Sar'ja	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-04	Kasira	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-04	Syktyvkar	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	82	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-04	Roslavl	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-04	Morsansk	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Karabulak	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	59	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-05	Hvalynsk	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-05	Jaransk	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Velikij_Ustjug	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Objacevo	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Sosva	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Troicko-Pecherskoe	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Ust-Kulom	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Niznij Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-05	Rtiscevo	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	62	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 185 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
2018-02-01	1
2018-02-02	7
2018-02-03	33
2018-02-04	80
2018-02-05	63
2018-02-06	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	59
8	82
10	72
22	45
14	40
28	40
11	34
9	48
7	70
12	47
10	48
8	70
13	48
11	28
11	1
14	1
9	62
6	70
9	51
8	24
6	53
7	48
4	70
8	38
7	48
8	55
10	1
7	70
5	70
6	55
3	118
12	10
9	40
6	48
4	80
10	4
14	4
14	4
12	8
5	52
9	3
9	3
4	55
14	4
10	4
12	4
3	64
1	96
7	7
10	4
9	40
4	53
3	54
9	4
10	4
10	48
1	110
4	75
4	52
3	27
8	4
7	8
11	4
4	28
4	39
5	59
1	55
4	56
2	70
6	3
2	82
4	28
5	40
5	40
1	47
4	1
5	48
1	71
11	4
1	38
3	48
7	6
3	3
4	56
7	0
6	4
2	60
6	4
4	1
7	4
3	35
6	4
3	35
2	44
5	3
6	3
7	4
2	43
6	4
1	62
7	4
5	4
4	39
2	51
4	32
6	0
6	4
2	35
4	4
2	47
5	4
6	10
3	39
2	50
4	24
4	27
1	64
2	51
1	19
1	56
4	7
3	7
2	40
2	39
1	52
1	1
4	4
1	32
0	48
2	39
2	28
8	2
3	4
1	40
1	48
1	32
0	55
3	4
1	40
1	1
6	0
5	0
0	47
4	4
3	4
1	44
1	39
6	2
1	3
1	32
0	38
1	16
1	32
4	0
3	4
3	6
0	35
2	3
3	3
3	0
1	32
2	4
2	4
0	28
0	28
1	22
1	4
1	6
1	10
2	4
0	23
1	2
0	19
2	4
2	0
1	4
1	4
1	2
0	3
2	0
1	4
1	0
1	4
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	59
8	82
10	72
22	45
14	40
28	40
11	34
9	48
7	70
12	47
10	48
8	70
13	48
11	28
11	1
14	1
9	62
6	70
9	51
8	24
6	53
7	48
4	70
8	38
7	48
8	55
10	1
7	70
5	70
6	55
3	118
12	10
9	40
6	48
4	80
10	4
14	4
14	4
12	8
5	52
9	3
9	3
4	55
14	4
10	4
12	4
3	64
1	96
7	7
10	4
9	40
4	53
3	54
9	4
10	4
10	48
1	110
4	75
4	52
3	27
8	4
7	8
11	4
4	28
4	39
5	59
1	55
4	56
2	70
6	3
2	82
4	28
5	40
5	40
1	47
4	1
5	48
1	71
11	4
1	38
3	48
7	6
3	3
4	56
7	0
6	4
2	60
6	4
4	1
7	4
3	35
6	4
3	35
2	44
5	3
6	3
7	4
2	43
6	4
1	62
7	4
5	4
4	39
2	51
4	32
6	0
6	4
2	35
4	4
2	47
5	4
6	10
3	39
2	50
4	24
4	27
1	64
2	51
1	19
1	56
4	7
3	7
2	40
2	39
1	52
1	1
4	4
1	32
0	48
2	39
2	28
8	2
3	4
1	40
1	48
1	32
0	55
3	4
1	40
1	1
6	0
5	0
0	47
4	4
3	4
1	44
1	39
6	2
1	3
1	32
0	38
1	16
1	32
4	0
3	4
3	6
0	35
2	3
3	3
3	0
1	32
2	4
2	4
0	28
0	28
1	22
1	4
1	6
1	10
2	4
0	23
1	2
0	19
2	4
2	0
1	4
1	4
1	2
0	3
2	0
1	4
1	0
1	4
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	59
8	82
10	72
22	45
14	40
28	40
11	34
9	48
7	70
12	47
10	48
8	70
13	48
11	28
11	1
14	1
9	62
6	70
9	51
8	24
6	53
7	48
4	70
8	38
7	48
8	55
10	1
7	70
5	70
6	55
3	118
12	10
9	40
6	48
4	80
10	4
14	4
14	4
12	8
5	52
9	3
9	3
4	55
14	4
10	4
12	4
3	64
1	96
7	7
10	4
9	40
4	53
3	54
9	4
10	4
10	48
1	110
4	75
4	52
3	27
8	4
7	8
11	4
4	28
4	39
5	59
1	55
4	56
2	70
6	3
2	82
4	28
5	40
5	40
1	47
4	1
5	48
1	71
11	4
1	38
3	48
7	6
3	3
4	56
7	0
6	4
2	60
6	4
4	1
7	4
3	35
6	4
3	35
2	44
5	3
6	3
7	4
2	43
6	4
1	62
7	4
5	4
4	39
2	51
4	32
6	0
6	4
2	35
4	4
2	47
5	4
6	10
3	39
2	50
4	24
4	27
1	64
2	51
1	19
1	56
4	7
3	7
2	40
2	39
1	52
1	1
4	4
1	32
0	48
2	39
2	28
8	2
3	4
1	40
1	48
1	32
0	55
3	4
1	40
1	1
6	0
5	0
0	47
4	4
3	4
1	44
1	39
6	2
1	3
1	32
0	38
1	16
1	32
4	0
3	4
3	6
0	35
2	3
3	3
3	0
1	32
2	4
2	4
0	28
0	28
1	22
1	4
1	6
1	10
2	4
0	23
1	2
0	19
2	4
2	0
1	4
1	4
1	2
0	3
2	0
1	4
1	0
1	4
1	4
1	0