Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018
Start: 2018-03-10
End: 2018-03-20
Location: Sweden, Russia, Finland, Netherlands, France, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, Moldova, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018: 415 records at 356 stations, peak on 12 March 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018 set or tied 415 station records at 356 stations.
It ran from 10 March 2018 to 20 March 2018 (11 days) and its peak day was 12 March 2018.
Status: closed.
Pecs Pogany set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 17 March 2018.
The busiest day was 12 March 2018 with 122 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

10 to 20 March 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 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 Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pecs Pogany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2018-03-17
Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-10
Cape Mele	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2018-03-11
Zagreb-Gric	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2018-03-18
Kornesty	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-03-18
Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-10
Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-10
Dijon-Longvic	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2018-03-11
Philippine	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-10
Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-10
Kondopoga	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-13
Kolezma	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-14
Turcasovo	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-14
Sura	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2018-03-14
Obojan	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2018-03-17
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2018-03-17
Gotnja	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2018-03-17
Myronivka	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-03-17
Poltava	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-17
Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-03-18

Records per Day

Peak day 122

Records set or tied each day from 10 March 2018 to 20 March 2018. The most in one day was 122 on 12 March 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018
Date	Records
2018-03-10	29
2018-03-11	54
2018-03-12	122
2018-03-13	70
2018-03-14	32
2018-03-15	19
2018-03-16	11
2018-03-17	34
2018-03-18	31
2018-03-19	12
2018-03-20	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018 ranked by margin
Cape Mele, 03-11	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Kornesty, 03-18	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Terneuzen, 03-10	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Philippine, 03-10	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Pecs Pogany, 03-17	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Biervliet, 03-10	14.1 mm (0.6 in)
Poltava, 03-17	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Obojan, 03-17	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Kapellebrug, 03-10	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, 03-17	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Gotnja, 03-17	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Zagreb-Gric, 03-18	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Myronivka, 03-17	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Kondopoga, 03-13	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Lille-Lesquin, 03-10	9.3 mm (0.37 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

415 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 Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	63
15	85
8	56
14	44
13	124
54	51
22	48
15	56
8	123
8	40
14	56
15	36
5	39
14	13
14	36
14	24
11	41
9	71
8	80
14	12
23	20
14	36
6	40
4	123
20	41
5	56
4	112
3	120
4	108
5	56
13	48
7	40
16	55
12	36
3	77
8	17
5	55
16	4
6	42
12	27
9	48
1	112
8	36
7	67
7	40
2	112
10	36
9	9
1	108
13	24
5	80
3	85
6	20
1	88
4	68
1	77
7	40
4	56
2	51
9	51
10	27
7	23
5	55
7	40
4	45
7	48
16	32
20	40
9	36
4	40
3	56
3	77
3	60
7	29
3	71
0	71
5	52
10	24
10	37
12	9
3	48
6	52
10	20
1	56
8	4
6	40
7	40
6	48
8	36
4	40
4	32
2	56
3	55
5	55
7	25
21	3
8	9
6	40
7	36
11	9
5	11
3	25
3	60
12	13
7	9
5	24
3	56
1	65
10	28
3	68
4	51
4	51
7	36
6	36
2	47
1	56
2	55
5	40
1	46
3	51
6	35
9	24
6	36
2	64
1	43
6	28
1	48
9	5
6	16
3	51
4	60
11	16
6	36
2	52
5	39
6	15
5	36
5	36
5	36
6	40
3	25
7	25
3	53
0	73
1	60
5	39
9	24
8	12
4	39
2	47
3	11
5	40
6	15
6	28
6	28
3	36
1	34
8	27
3	22
5	25
4	36
5	36
4	48
2	40
2	39
2	55
10	12
5	27
0	56
3	36
3	36
4	25
5	17
4	24
1	48
1	56
5	20
2	51
3	24
3	24
3	24
2	44
11	48
6	27
5	28
0	65
6	9
5	24
5	25
4	17
4	17
9	29
7	27
2	39
2	44
2	48
1	20
3	36
4	25
1	51

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 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 Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018 (this event)	415 records

Every Record Set

20 of 415

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 18 other countries, 10 to 20 March 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-03-10	Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	56	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-10	Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-10	Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	71	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-10	Philippine	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-10	Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-11	Cape Mele	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-11	Dijon-Longvic	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-13	Kondopoga	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-14	Kolezma	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-14	Turcasovo	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-14	Sura	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-17	Pecs Pogany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	85	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-17	Obojan	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-17	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-17	Gotnja	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-17	Myronivka	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-17	Poltava	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-03-18	Zagreb-Gric	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	124	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-18	Kornesty	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	48	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-18	Kisinev	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	123	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 415 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
11	63
15	85
8	56
14	44
13	124
54	51
22	48
15	56
8	123
8	40
14	56
15	36
5	39
14	13
14	36
14	24
11	41
9	71
8	80
14	12
23	20
14	36
6	40
4	123
20	41
5	56
4	112
3	120
4	108
5	56
13	48
7	40
16	55
12	36
3	77
8	17
5	55
16	4
6	42
12	27
9	48
1	112
8	36
7	67
7	40
2	112
10	36
9	9
1	108
13	24
5	80
3	85
6	20
1	88
4	68
1	77
7	40
4	56
2	51
9	51
10	27
7	23
5	55
7	40
4	45
7	48
16	32
20	40
9	36
4	40
3	56
3	77
3	60
7	29
3	71
0	71
5	52
10	24
10	37
12	9
3	48
6	52
10	20
1	56
8	4
6	40
7	40
6	48
8	36
4	40
4	32
2	56
3	55
5	55
7	25
21	3
8	9
6	40
7	36
11	9
5	11
3	25
3	60
12	13
7	9
5	24
3	56
1	65
10	28
3	68
4	51
4	51
7	36
6	36
2	47
1	56
2	55
5	40
1	46
3	51
6	35
9	24
6	36
2	64
1	43
6	28
1	48
9	5
6	16
3	51
4	60
11	16
6	36
2	52
5	39
6	15
5	36
5	36
5	36
6	40
3	25
7	25
3	53
0	73
1	60
5	39
9	24
8	12
4	39
2	47
3	11
5	40
6	15
6	28
6	28
3	36
1	34
8	27
3	22
5	25
4	36
5	36
4	48
2	40
2	39
2	55
10	12
5	27
0	56
3	36
3	36
4	25
5	17
4	24
1	48
1	56
5	20
2	51
3	24
3	24
3	24
2	44
11	48
6	27
5	28
0	65
6	9
5	24
5	25
4	17
4	17
9	29
7	27
2	39
2	44
2	48
1	20
3	36
4	25
1	51

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	63
15	85
8	56
14	44
13	124
54	51
22	48
15	56
8	123
8	40
14	56
15	36
5	39
14	13
14	36
14	24
11	41
9	71
8	80
14	12
23	20
14	36
6	40
4	123
20	41
5	56
4	112
3	120
4	108
5	56
13	48
7	40
16	55
12	36
3	77
8	17
5	55
16	4
6	42
12	27
9	48
1	112
8	36
7	67
7	40
2	112
10	36
9	9
1	108
13	24
5	80
3	85
6	20
1	88
4	68
1	77
7	40
4	56
2	51
9	51
10	27
7	23
5	55
7	40
4	45
7	48
16	32
20	40
9	36
4	40
3	56
3	77
3	60
7	29
3	71
0	71
5	52
10	24
10	37
12	9
3	48
6	52
10	20
1	56
8	4
6	40
7	40
6	48
8	36
4	40
4	32
2	56
3	55
5	55
7	25
21	3
8	9
6	40
7	36
11	9
5	11
3	25
3	60
12	13
7	9
5	24
3	56
1	65
10	28
3	68
4	51
4	51
7	36
6	36
2	47
1	56
2	55
5	40
1	46
3	51
6	35
9	24
6	36
2	64
1	43
6	28
1	48
9	5
6	16
3	51
4	60
11	16
6	36
2	52
5	39
6	15
5	36
5	36
5	36
6	40
3	25
7	25
3	53
0	73
1	60
5	39
9	24
8	12
4	39
2	47
3	11
5	40
6	15
6	28
6	28
3	36
1	34
8	27
3	22
5	25
4	36
5	36
4	48
2	40
2	39
2	55
10	12
5	27
0	56
3	36
3	36
4	25
5	17
4	24
1	48
1	56
5	20
2	51
3	24
3	24
3	24
2	44
11	48
6	27
5	28
0	65
6	9
5	24
5	25
4	17
4	17
9	29
7	27
2	39
2	44
2	48
1	20
3	36
4	25
1	51

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	63
15	85
8	56
14	44
13	124
54	51
22	48
15	56
8	123
8	40
14	56
15	36
5	39
14	13
14	36
14	24
11	41
9	71
8	80
14	12
23	20
14	36
6	40
4	123
20	41
5	56
4	112
3	120
4	108
5	56
13	48
7	40
16	55
12	36
3	77
8	17
5	55
16	4
6	42
12	27
9	48
1	112
8	36
7	67
7	40
2	112
10	36
9	9
1	108
13	24
5	80
3	85
6	20
1	88
4	68
1	77
7	40
4	56
2	51
9	51
10	27
7	23
5	55
7	40
4	45
7	48
16	32
20	40
9	36
4	40
3	56
3	77
3	60
7	29
3	71
0	71
5	52
10	24
10	37
12	9
3	48
6	52
10	20
1	56
8	4
6	40
7	40
6	48
8	36
4	40
4	32
2	56
3	55
5	55
7	25
21	3
8	9
6	40
7	36
11	9
5	11
3	25
3	60
12	13
7	9
5	24
3	56
1	65
10	28
3	68
4	51
4	51
7	36
6	36
2	47
1	56
2	55
5	40
1	46
3	51
6	35
9	24
6	36
2	64
1	43
6	28
1	48
9	5
6	16
3	51
4	60
11	16
6	36
2	52
5	39
6	15
5	36
5	36
5	36
6	40
3	25
7	25
3	53
0	73
1	60
5	39
9	24
8	12
4	39
2	47
3	11
5	40
6	15
6	28
6	28
3	36
1	34
8	27
3	22
5	25
4	36
5	36
4	48
2	40
2	39
2	55
10	12
5	27
0	56
3	36
3	36
4	25
5	17
4	24
1	48
1	56
5	20
2	51
3	24
3	24
3	24
2	44
11	48
6	27
5	28
0	65
6	9
5	24
5	25
4	17
4	17
9	29
7	27
2	39
2	44
2	48
1	20
3	36
4	25
1	51