Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019
Start: 2019-08-26
End: 2019-09-02
Location: Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019: 160 records at 150 stations, peak on 28 August 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019 set or tied 160 station records at 150 stations.
It ran from 26 August 2019 to 2 September 2019 (8 days) and its peak day was 28 August 2019.
Status: closed.
Munchen-Nymphenburg set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 26 August 2019.
The busiest day was 28 August 2019 with 41 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

26 August to 2 September 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 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 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-08-26
Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-08-28
Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2019-08-28
Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	2019-09-02
Gjettum	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	2019-08-28
Maridalsoset	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-08-28
Langshyttan_D	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2019-09-01
Kleiner Inselsberg	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-08-27
Ronneby-Bredakra	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2019-08-28
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2019-08-28
Wolfach	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-08-29
Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-01
Sandane	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2019-08-28
Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	2019-08-31
Hemse	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-01
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2019-08-28
Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2019-08-29
Baterod	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-08-31
Svenska Hogarna	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-09-01

Records per Day

Peak day 41

Records set or tied each day from 26 August 2019 to 2 September 2019. The most in one day was 41 on 28 August 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019
Date	Records
2019-08-26	4
2019-08-27	6
2019-08-28	41
2019-08-29	38
2019-08-30	13
2019-08-31	15
2019-09-01	16
2019-09-02	27

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019 ranked by margin
Schwerin, 08-28	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
Gjettum, 08-28	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Ronneby-Bredakra, 08-28	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Holmbo_D, 08-28	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wolfach, 08-29	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Maridalsoset, 08-28	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Munchen-Nymphenburg, 08-26	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Kleiner Inselsberg, 08-27	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Langshyttan_D, 09-01	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Baterod, 08-31	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Visby_Flygplats, 09-01	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch, 08-28	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Sandane, 08-28	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Oslo Blindern, 08-31	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
Hemse, 09-01	5.8 mm (0.23 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

160 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 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	90
31	29
27	44
2	99
30	32
17	53
21	48
17	8
5	93
20	49
29	2
12	64
25	30
2	101
13	26
1	141
1	96
10	56
8	74
6	69
7	15
9	58
3	80
7	62
12	40
13	7
13	28
1	81
0	85
5	64
3	66
8	52
9	18
4	56
6	26
3	68
14	5
18	36
4	61
4	56
11	28
8	48
7	6
7	9
18	4
7	44
3	68
2	70
2	39
14	14
2	69
3	61
4	56
6	40
3	54
16	2
9	20
11	8
9	32
8	29
5	34
1	61
4	50
7	52
14	8
6	44
6	21
7	18
4	12
3	45
2	46
12	9
8	29
5	24
11	8
16	8
2	40
2	46
6	30
11	2
3	44
11	8
0	40
1	52
7	20
6	25
10	12
8	26
1	46
4	38
0	49
8	4
4	24
1	40
3	34
4	25
3	25
9	2
4	25
2	38
3	24
2	33
4	29
8	8
9	4
1	44
4	34
3	28
3	25
6	25
1	38
3	26
3	26
1	34
0	36
2	32
5	16
3	25
9	2
1	30
5	13
2	12
6	16
3	28
0	36
0	40
2	25
4	8
1	28
4	9
2	32
2	9
1	25
4	18
0	26
0	26
4	8
2	28
5	2
4	12
4	8
1	25
3	16
3	12
3	4
2	8
1	14
2	13
2	12
1	21
2	12
2	13
2	8
2	13
1	4
2	0
1	14
1	9
0	2
0	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 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 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019 (this event)	160 records

Every Record Set

20 of 160

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 26 August to 2 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-08-26	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	90	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-27	Kleiner Inselsberg	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	49	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Holmbo_D	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Gjettum	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Maridalsoset	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	48	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Ronneby-Bredakra	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Sandane	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-28	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	141	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-08-29	Wolfach	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-29	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-08-29	Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-08-31	Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	74	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-08-31	Baterod	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-01	Langshyttan_D	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-01	Visby_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-01	Hemse	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	69	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-01	Svenska Hogarna	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-02	Sihccajavri	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	99	54 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 160 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	90
31	29
27	44
2	99
30	32
17	53
21	48
17	8
5	93
20	49
29	2
12	64
25	30
2	101
13	26
1	141
1	96
10	56
8	74
6	69
7	15
9	58
3	80
7	62
12	40
13	7
13	28
1	81
0	85
5	64
3	66
8	52
9	18
4	56
6	26
3	68
14	5
18	36
4	61
4	56
11	28
8	48
7	6
7	9
18	4
7	44
3	68
2	70
2	39
14	14
2	69
3	61
4	56
6	40
3	54
16	2
9	20
11	8
9	32
8	29
5	34
1	61
4	50
7	52
14	8
6	44
6	21
7	18
4	12
3	45
2	46
12	9
8	29
5	24
11	8
16	8
2	40
2	46
6	30
11	2
3	44
11	8
0	40
1	52
7	20
6	25
10	12
8	26
1	46
4	38
0	49
8	4
4	24
1	40
3	34
4	25
3	25
9	2
4	25
2	38
3	24
2	33
4	29
8	8
9	4
1	44
4	34
3	28
3	25
6	25
1	38
3	26
3	26
1	34
0	36
2	32
5	16
3	25
9	2
1	30
5	13
2	12
6	16
3	28
0	36
0	40
2	25
4	8
1	28
4	9
2	32
2	9
1	25
4	18
0	26
0	26
4	8
2	28
5	2
4	12
4	8
1	25
3	16
3	12
3	4
2	8
1	14
2	13
2	12
1	21
2	12
2	13
2	8
2	13
1	4
2	0
1	14
1	9
0	2
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	90
31	29
27	44
2	99
30	32
17	53
21	48
17	8
5	93
20	49
29	2
12	64
25	30
2	101
13	26
1	141
1	96
10	56
8	74
6	69
7	15
9	58
3	80
7	62
12	40
13	7
13	28
1	81
0	85
5	64
3	66
8	52
9	18
4	56
6	26
3	68
14	5
18	36
4	61
4	56
11	28
8	48
7	6
7	9
18	4
7	44
3	68
2	70
2	39
14	14
2	69
3	61
4	56
6	40
3	54
16	2
9	20
11	8
9	32
8	29
5	34
1	61
4	50
7	52
14	8
6	44
6	21
7	18
4	12
3	45
2	46
12	9
8	29
5	24
11	8
16	8
2	40
2	46
6	30
11	2
3	44
11	8
0	40
1	52
7	20
6	25
10	12
8	26
1	46
4	38
0	49
8	4
4	24
1	40
3	34
4	25
3	25
9	2
4	25
2	38
3	24
2	33
4	29
8	8
9	4
1	44
4	34
3	28
3	25
6	25
1	38
3	26
3	26
1	34
0	36
2	32
5	16
3	25
9	2
1	30
5	13
2	12
6	16
3	28
0	36
0	40
2	25
4	8
1	28
4	9
2	32
2	9
1	25
4	18
0	26
0	26
4	8
2	28
5	2
4	12
4	8
1	25
3	16
3	12
3	4
2	8
1	14
2	13
2	12
1	21
2	12
2	13
2	8
2	13
1	4
2	0
1	14
1	9
0	2
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	90
31	29
27	44
2	99
30	32
17	53
21	48
17	8
5	93
20	49
29	2
12	64
25	30
2	101
13	26
1	141
1	96
10	56
8	74
6	69
7	15
9	58
3	80
7	62
12	40
13	7
13	28
1	81
0	85
5	64
3	66
8	52
9	18
4	56
6	26
3	68
14	5
18	36
4	61
4	56
11	28
8	48
7	6
7	9
18	4
7	44
3	68
2	70
2	39
14	14
2	69
3	61
4	56
6	40
3	54
16	2
9	20
11	8
9	32
8	29
5	34
1	61
4	50
7	52
14	8
6	44
6	21
7	18
4	12
3	45
2	46
12	9
8	29
5	24
11	8
16	8
2	40
2	46
6	30
11	2
3	44
11	8
0	40
1	52
7	20
6	25
10	12
8	26
1	46
4	38
0	49
8	4
4	24
1	40
3	34
4	25
3	25
9	2
4	25
2	38
3	24
2	33
4	29
8	8
9	4
1	44
4	34
3	28
3	25
6	25
1	38
3	26
3	26
1	34
0	36
2	32
5	16
3	25
9	2
1	30
5	13
2	12
6	16
3	28
0	36
0	40
2	25
4	8
1	28
4	9
2	32
2	9
1	25
4	18
0	26
0	26
4	8
2	28
5	2
4	12
4	8
1	25
3	16
3	12
3	4
2	8
1	14
2	13
2	12
1	21
2	12
2	13
2	8
2	13
1	4
2	0
1	14
1	9
0	2
0	2