Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019
Start: 2019-05-07
End: 2019-05-13
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Denmark, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019: 365 records at 320 stations, peak on 11 May 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019 set or tied 365 station records at 320 stations.
It ran from 7 May 2019 to 13 May 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 11 May 2019.
Status: closed.
Boden set an all-time record daily precipitation of 56.5 mm (2.2 in) on 12 May 2019.
The busiest day was 11 May 2019 with 134 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

7 to 13 May 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Boden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	2019-05-12
Voronez	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2019-05-11
Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2019-05-12
Gogland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-05-11
Pitea	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-05-12
Smolensk	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-05-11
Lulea-Bergnaset	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	2019-05-12
Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-05-12
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-05-11
Enkoping	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2019-05-12
Osby	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-05-10
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2019-05-11
Brjansk	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2019-05-11
Murjek	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2019-05-12
Nelaug	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2019-05-09
Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2019-05-08
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-05-11
Alavus Sulkavankyla	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2019-05-11
Bones I Bardu	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-05-12

Records per Day

Peak day 134

Records set or tied each day from 7 May 2019 to 13 May 2019. The most in one day was 134 on 11 May 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019 ranked by margin
Nelaug, 05-09	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
Mikkeli Lentoasema, 05-11	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Gogland, 05-11	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Puottaure, 05-12	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Voronez, 05-11	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Smolensk, 05-11	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka, 05-11	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Enkoping, 05-12	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Brjansk, 05-11	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Lulea-Bergnaset, 05-12	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila, 05-11	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Alavus Sulkavankyla, 05-11	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Osby, 05-10	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Murjek, 05-12	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Boden, 05-11	11.7 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

365 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 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
18	88
23	41
9	109
25	33
8	80
17	68
15	41
10	46
17	41
15	41
25	21
13	56
14	45
15	60
13	19
5	102
14	49
31	13
12	50
18	6
15	41
20	6
15	53
27	4
11	44
4	112
5	104
12	48
13	41
21	12
6	82
14	2
16	48
16	41
10	61
16	6
13	21
16	56
3	112
9	50
13	33
13	62
10	62
1	112
19	4
17	6
15	6
5	76
17	45
8	50
9	18
10	44
15	6
10	44
12	62
17	45
1	97
10	44
10	53
0	132
8	56
14	45
1	96
12	12
24	13
11	36
12	32
10	40
5	73
7	56
15	4
8	44
12	36
14	36
23	20
1	85
8	36
4	76
7	56
4	45
4	36
6	41
12	4
9	33
8	32
10	36
11	17
6	52
13	4
3	64
12	6
5	66
0	86
6	62
9	45
1	78
4	57
5	60
5	61
6	44
5	21
7	41
2	64
8	32
1	76
6	6
8	44
17	1
6	50
12	14
6	3
4	53
7	44
9	25
5	50
13	10
3	53
5	50
3	50
8	36
6	44
12	20
10	4
3	61
5	52
3	50
8	44
6	36
4	50
1	57
5	4
10	6
5	48
7	45
2	57
2	61
3	17
5	36
8	32
7	21
7	41
7	25
8	28
2	53
11	4
10	12
3	48
1	64
3	50
2	50
4	41
4	36
5	26
7	21
6	12
9	36
13	4
3	8
3	52
2	50
2	50
4	45
8	9
8	4
9	6
6	21
7	32
1	56
4	45
2	53
3	48
4	44
7	12
7	6
2	52
10	8
12	4
8	5
3	4
1	52
1	54
0	45
8	12
4	30
2	33
2	50
6	4
1	50
6	12
4	36
2	45
7	9
7	6
1	46
11	8
4	29
3	42
8	8
4	29

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019 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 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019 (this event)	365 records

Every Record Set

20 of 365

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 12 other countries, 7 to 13 May 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-05-08	Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-05-09	Nelaug	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	13	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-10	Osby	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	56	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Voronez	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-11	Gogland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	33	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-11	Smolensk	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	68	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	41	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Brjansk	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-11	Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-05-11	Alavus Sulkavankyla	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-05-11	Boden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-05-12	Boden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	48	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-12	Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	41	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-12	Pitea	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-12	Lulea-Bergnaset	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	41	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Rodkallen_A	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	46	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Enkoping	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Murjek	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	19	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-05-12	Bones I Bardu	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 365 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
2019-05-07	6
2019-05-08	25
2019-05-09	92
2019-05-10	45
2019-05-11	134
2019-05-12	61
2019-05-13	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
18	88
23	41
9	109
25	33
8	80
17	68
15	41
10	46
17	41
15	41
25	21
13	56
14	45
15	60
13	19
5	102
14	49
31	13
12	50
18	6
15	41
20	6
15	53
27	4
11	44
4	112
5	104
12	48
13	41
21	12
6	82
14	2
16	48
16	41
10	61
16	6
13	21
16	56
3	112
9	50
13	33
13	62
10	62
1	112
19	4
17	6
15	6
5	76
17	45
8	50
9	18
10	44
15	6
10	44
12	62
17	45
1	97
10	44
10	53
0	132
8	56
14	45
1	96
12	12
24	13
11	36
12	32
10	40
5	73
7	56
15	4
8	44
12	36
14	36
23	20
1	85
8	36
4	76
7	56
4	45
4	36
6	41
12	4
9	33
8	32
10	36
11	17
6	52
13	4
3	64
12	6
5	66
0	86
6	62
9	45
1	78
4	57
5	60
5	61
6	44
5	21
7	41
2	64
8	32
1	76
6	6
8	44
17	1
6	50
12	14
6	3
4	53
7	44
9	25
5	50
13	10
3	53
5	50
3	50
8	36
6	44
12	20
10	4
3	61
5	52
3	50
8	44
6	36
4	50
1	57
5	4
10	6
5	48
7	45
2	57
2	61
3	17
5	36
8	32
7	21
7	41
7	25
8	28
2	53
11	4
10	12
3	48
1	64
3	50
2	50
4	41
4	36
5	26
7	21
6	12
9	36
13	4
3	8
3	52
2	50
2	50
4	45
8	9
8	4
9	6
6	21
7	32
1	56
4	45
2	53
3	48
4	44
7	12
7	6
2	52
10	8
12	4
8	5
3	4
1	52
1	54
0	45
8	12
4	30
2	33
2	50
6	4
1	50
6	12
4	36
2	45
7	9
7	6
1	46
11	8
4	29
3	42
8	8
4	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
18	88
23	41
9	109
25	33
8	80
17	68
15	41
10	46
17	41
15	41
25	21
13	56
14	45
15	60
13	19
5	102
14	49
31	13
12	50
18	6
15	41
20	6
15	53
27	4
11	44
4	112
5	104
12	48
13	41
21	12
6	82
14	2
16	48
16	41
10	61
16	6
13	21
16	56
3	112
9	50
13	33
13	62
10	62
1	112
19	4
17	6
15	6
5	76
17	45
8	50
9	18
10	44
15	6
10	44
12	62
17	45
1	97
10	44
10	53
0	132
8	56
14	45
1	96
12	12
24	13
11	36
12	32
10	40
5	73
7	56
15	4
8	44
12	36
14	36
23	20
1	85
8	36
4	76
7	56
4	45
4	36
6	41
12	4
9	33
8	32
10	36
11	17
6	52
13	4
3	64
12	6
5	66
0	86
6	62
9	45
1	78
4	57
5	60
5	61
6	44
5	21
7	41
2	64
8	32
1	76
6	6
8	44
17	1
6	50
12	14
6	3
4	53
7	44
9	25
5	50
13	10
3	53
5	50
3	50
8	36
6	44
12	20
10	4
3	61
5	52
3	50
8	44
6	36
4	50
1	57
5	4
10	6
5	48
7	45
2	57
2	61
3	17
5	36
8	32
7	21
7	41
7	25
8	28
2	53
11	4
10	12
3	48
1	64
3	50
2	50
4	41
4	36
5	26
7	21
6	12
9	36
13	4
3	8
3	52
2	50
2	50
4	45
8	9
8	4
9	6
6	21
7	32
1	56
4	45
2	53
3	48
4	44
7	12
7	6
2	52
10	8
12	4
8	5
3	4
1	52
1	54
0	45
8	12
4	30
2	33
2	50
6	4
1	50
6	12
4	36
2	45
7	9
7	6
1	46
11	8
4	29
3	42
8	8
4	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
18	88
23	41
9	109
25	33
8	80
17	68
15	41
10	46
17	41
15	41
25	21
13	56
14	45
15	60
13	19
5	102
14	49
31	13
12	50
18	6
15	41
20	6
15	53
27	4
11	44
4	112
5	104
12	48
13	41
21	12
6	82
14	2
16	48
16	41
10	61
16	6
13	21
16	56
3	112
9	50
13	33
13	62
10	62
1	112
19	4
17	6
15	6
5	76
17	45
8	50
9	18
10	44
15	6
10	44
12	62
17	45
1	97
10	44
10	53
0	132
8	56
14	45
1	96
12	12
24	13
11	36
12	32
10	40
5	73
7	56
15	4
8	44
12	36
14	36
23	20
1	85
8	36
4	76
7	56
4	45
4	36
6	41
12	4
9	33
8	32
10	36
11	17
6	52
13	4
3	64
12	6
5	66
0	86
6	62
9	45
1	78
4	57
5	60
5	61
6	44
5	21
7	41
2	64
8	32
1	76
6	6
8	44
17	1
6	50
12	14
6	3
4	53
7	44
9	25
5	50
13	10
3	53
5	50
3	50
8	36
6	44
12	20
10	4
3	61
5	52
3	50
8	44
6	36
4	50
1	57
5	4
10	6
5	48
7	45
2	57
2	61
3	17
5	36
8	32
7	21
7	41
7	25
8	28
2	53
11	4
10	12
3	48
1	64
3	50
2	50
4	41
4	36
5	26
7	21
6	12
9	36
13	4
3	8
3	52
2	50
2	50
4	45
8	9
8	4
9	6
6	21
7	32
1	56
4	45
2	53
3	48
4	44
7	12
7	6
2	52
10	8
12	4
8	5
3	4
1	52
1	54
0	45
8	12
4	30
2	33
2	50
6	4
1	50
6	12
4	36
2	45
7	9
7	6
1	46
11	8
4	29
3	42
8	8
4	29