Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022
Start: 2022-12-08
End: 2022-12-13
Location: Russia, Belarus, Finland, Estonia, Poland

Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022: 117 records at 88 stations, peak on 12 December 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022 set or tied 117 station records at 88 stations.
It ran from 8 December 2022 to 13 December 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 December 2022.
Status: closed.
Vysnij Volocek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 12 December 2022.
The busiest day was 12 December 2022 with 47 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

8 to 13 December 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 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 Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vysnij Volocek	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-12
Tver	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-12
Kasin	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-12
Kazan	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-11
Arzamas	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-11
Rjazsk	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-11
Kudymkar	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2022-12-11
Glazov	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-11
Perm	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-11
Nozovka	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-11
Borovici	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-12
Velikie Luki	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-12
Belyj	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-12
Tot-Ma	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-12
Ivanovo	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-12
Jur'evec	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-12
Pavlovskij Posad	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-12
Tula	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-12
Livny	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-12-12

Records per Day

Peak day 47

Records set or tied each day from 8 December 2022 to 13 December 2022. The most in one day was 47 on 12 December 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022 ranked by margin
Kasin, 12-12	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Pavlovskij Posad, 12-12	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Tula, 12-12	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Nozovka, 12-11	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Rjazsk, 12-11	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Tver, 12-12	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Livny, 12-12	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Jur'evec, 12-12	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Vysnij Volocek, 12-12	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Glazov, 12-11	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Belyj, 12-12	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Arzamas, 12-11	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
Ivanovo, 12-12	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Kazan, 12-11	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Velikie Luki, 12-12	6.6 mm (0.26 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 Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	63
11	55
10	16
12	56
5	136
14	10
4	103
12	40
8	36
8	56
7	39
10	40
10	43
11	40
6	55
3	112
7	40
7	41
8	3
7	40
4	83
13	4
4	67
6	36
5	43
3	67
7	24
1	64
6	24
5	49
4	51
6	43
7	32
5	43
3	36
6	8
3	48
7	40
5	21
5	43
6	12
4	40
4	40
4	55
10	4
2	68
5	2
5	28
8	4
5	40
4	43
3	9
4	37
3	48
4	39
2	56
4	40
5	5
4	40
2	10
4	24
3	47
3	36
3	45
2	49
3	43
1	56
2	45
2	41
3	48
2	40
4	0
4	12
3	21
2	43
2	37
0	56
3	0
1	43
0	43
1	55
1	40
2	40
2	36
2	43
0	48
2	40
1	43
1	36
1	43
1	48
3	8
1	41
1	36
1	40
1	40
2	12
0	49
0	48
0	48
4	11
0	12
1	37
0	43
2	8
3	8
2	0
3	0
2	4
1	21
1	28
2	4
1	23
0	24
1	9
1	9
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 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 Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022 (this event)	117 records

Every Record Set

20 of 117

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Russia and 4 other countries, 8 to 13 December 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-12-11	Kazan	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Arzamas	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Rjazsk	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Kudymkar	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Glazov	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Perm	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-11	Nozovka	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Vysnij Volocek	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	63	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-12	Tver	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-12	Kasin	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-12	Borovici	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Velikie Luki	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Belyj	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Tot-Ma	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	136	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Ivanovo	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Jur'evec	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Pavlovskij Posad	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Tula	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Perm	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-12	Livny	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)

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.

Date	Records
2022-12-08	1
2022-12-09	4
2022-12-10	27
2022-12-11	34
2022-12-12	47
2022-12-13	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	63
11	55
10	16
12	56
5	136
14	10
4	103
12	40
8	36
8	56
7	39
10	40
10	43
11	40
6	55
3	112
7	40
7	41
8	3
7	40
4	83
13	4
4	67
6	36
5	43
3	67
7	24
1	64
6	24
5	49
4	51
6	43
7	32
5	43
3	36
6	8
3	48
7	40
5	21
5	43
6	12
4	40
4	40
4	55
10	4
2	68
5	2
5	28
8	4
5	40
4	43
3	9
4	37
3	48
4	39
2	56
4	40
5	5
4	40
2	10
4	24
3	47
3	36
3	45
2	49
3	43
1	56
2	45
2	41
3	48
2	40
4	0
4	12
3	21
2	43
2	37
0	56
3	0
1	43
0	43
1	55
1	40
2	40
2	36
2	43
0	48
2	40
1	43
1	36
1	43
1	48
3	8
1	41
1	36
1	40
1	40
2	12
0	49
0	48
0	48
4	11
0	12
1	37
0	43
2	8
3	8
2	0
3	0
2	4
1	21
1	28
2	4
1	23
0	24
1	9
1	9
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	63
11	55
10	16
12	56
5	136
14	10
4	103
12	40
8	36
8	56
7	39
10	40
10	43
11	40
6	55
3	112
7	40
7	41
8	3
7	40
4	83
13	4
4	67
6	36
5	43
3	67
7	24
1	64
6	24
5	49
4	51
6	43
7	32
5	43
3	36
6	8
3	48
7	40
5	21
5	43
6	12
4	40
4	40
4	55
10	4
2	68
5	2
5	28
8	4
5	40
4	43
3	9
4	37
3	48
4	39
2	56
4	40
5	5
4	40
2	10
4	24
3	47
3	36
3	45
2	49
3	43
1	56
2	45
2	41
3	48
2	40
4	0
4	12
3	21
2	43
2	37
0	56
3	0
1	43
0	43
1	55
1	40
2	40
2	36
2	43
0	48
2	40
1	43
1	36
1	43
1	48
3	8
1	41
1	36
1	40
1	40
2	12
0	49
0	48
0	48
4	11
0	12
1	37
0	43
2	8
3	8
2	0
3	0
2	4
1	21
1	28
2	4
1	23
0	24
1	9
1	9
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	63
11	55
10	16
12	56
5	136
14	10
4	103
12	40
8	36
8	56
7	39
10	40
10	43
11	40
6	55
3	112
7	40
7	41
8	3
7	40
4	83
13	4
4	67
6	36
5	43
3	67
7	24
1	64
6	24
5	49
4	51
6	43
7	32
5	43
3	36
6	8
3	48
7	40
5	21
5	43
6	12
4	40
4	40
4	55
10	4
2	68
5	2
5	28
8	4
5	40
4	43
3	9
4	37
3	48
4	39
2	56
4	40
5	5
4	40
2	10
4	24
3	47
3	36
3	45
2	49
3	43
1	56
2	45
2	41
3	48
2	40
4	0
4	12
3	21
2	43
2	37
0	56
3	0
1	43
0	43
1	55
1	40
2	40
2	36
2	43
0	48
2	40
1	43
1	36
1	43
1	48
3	8
1	41
1	36
1	40
1	40
2	12
0	49
0	48
0	48
4	11
0	12
1	37
0	43
2	8
3	8
2	0
3	0
2	4
1	21
1	28
2	4
1	23
0	24
1	9
1	9
1	4