Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-24
End: 2019-10-26
Location: Sweden, Finland, Russia, Norway

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019: 101 records at 97 stations, peak on 25 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019 set or tied 101 station records at 97 stations.
It ran from 24 October 2019 to 26 October 2019 (3 days) and its peak day was 25 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Pjalica set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 26 October 2019.
The busiest day was 25 October 2019 with 69 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 101 years.

Footprint

24 to 26 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 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 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pjalica	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-26
Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-25
Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-25
Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-25
Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-25
Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-25
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-25
Salla Kelloselka	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-25
Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-25
Kovda	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-25
Asele	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-25
Boden	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-25
Vidsel	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-25
Skroven	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-25
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-25
Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-25
Vittangi	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2019-10-25
Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-10-26
Kojnas	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-26

Records per Day

Peak day 69

Records set or tied each day from 24 October 2019 to 26 October 2019. The most in one day was 69 on 25 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019 ranked by margin
Pello Kk Museotie, 10-25	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Boden, 10-25	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Pjalica, 10-26	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Brannberg_D, 10-25	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Kuusamo Kiutakongas, 10-25	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Puottaure, 10-25	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Skroven, 10-25	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Svanstein, 10-25	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Jarhois, 10-25	14.1 mm (0.6 in)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi, 10-25	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Kovda, 10-25	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Vidsel, 10-25	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Asele, 10-25	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Kojnas, 10-26	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Zhizhgin Mayak, 10-26	9.0 mm (0.35 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

101 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 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	69
19	70
18	34
20	48
12	69
18	42
14	49
21	42
16	42
12	57
13	49
9	44
9	34
11	57
6	92
4	93
11	16
18	16
8	57
2	96
9	44
4	70
1	101
5	30
12	33
11	12
7	62
4	34
8	12
6	57
3	64
7	42
4	36
6	57
11	4
6	42
7	57
4	48
1	69
8	20
5	48
5	42
5	8
2	69
1	24
4	44
8	20
8	25
8	5
3	37
6	42
3	49
0	56
0	62
4	20
2	57
7	5
6	25
0	62
10	4
4	20
19	20
3	37
5	24
2	49
6	10
2	44
9	1
1	57
7	4
10	4
4	24
10	1
2	13
1	37
8	1
1	37
4	18
2	18
5	10
15	4
4	10
2	16
4	20
5	1
4	10
1	24
4	5
14	4
1	16
1	16
0	20
2	20
0	20
4	1
2	1
0	20
5	4
2	5
1	1
0	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 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 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019 (this event)	101 records

Every Record Set

20 of 101

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 24 to 26 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-25	Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	70	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-25	Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	34	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-25	Puottaure	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-25	Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-25	Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-25	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	49	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-25	Salla Kelloselka	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	34	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-25	Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Kovda	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Asele	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Boden	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Vidsel	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Skroven	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Saittarova_D	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-25	Vittangi	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-26	Pjalica	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-26	Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-26	Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-26	Kojnas	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	16	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 101 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
19	69
19	70
18	34
20	48
12	69
18	42
14	49
21	42
16	42
12	57
13	49
9	44
9	34
11	57
6	92
4	93
11	16
18	16
8	57
2	96
9	44
4	70
1	101
5	30
12	33
11	12
7	62
4	34
8	12
6	57
3	64
7	42
4	36
6	57
11	4
6	42
7	57
4	48
1	69
8	20
5	48
5	42
5	8
2	69
1	24
4	44
8	20
8	25
8	5
3	37
6	42
3	49
0	56
0	62
4	20
2	57
7	5
6	25
0	62
10	4
4	20
19	20
3	37
5	24
2	49
6	10
2	44
9	1
1	57
7	4
10	4
4	24
10	1
2	13
1	37
8	1
1	37
4	18
2	18
5	10
15	4
4	10
2	16
4	20
5	1
4	10
1	24
4	5
14	4
1	16
1	16
0	20
2	20
0	20
4	1
2	1
0	20
5	4
2	5
1	1
0	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	69
19	70
18	34
20	48
12	69
18	42
14	49
21	42
16	42
12	57
13	49
9	44
9	34
11	57
6	92
4	93
11	16
18	16
8	57
2	96
9	44
4	70
1	101
5	30
12	33
11	12
7	62
4	34
8	12
6	57
3	64
7	42
4	36
6	57
11	4
6	42
7	57
4	48
1	69
8	20
5	48
5	42
5	8
2	69
1	24
4	44
8	20
8	25
8	5
3	37
6	42
3	49
0	56
0	62
4	20
2	57
7	5
6	25
0	62
10	4
4	20
19	20
3	37
5	24
2	49
6	10
2	44
9	1
1	57
7	4
10	4
4	24
10	1
2	13
1	37
8	1
1	37
4	18
2	18
5	10
15	4
4	10
2	16
4	20
5	1
4	10
1	24
4	5
14	4
1	16
1	16
0	20
2	20
0	20
4	1
2	1
0	20
5	4
2	5
1	1
0	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	69
19	70
18	34
20	48
12	69
18	42
14	49
21	42
16	42
12	57
13	49
9	44
9	34
11	57
6	92
4	93
11	16
18	16
8	57
2	96
9	44
4	70
1	101
5	30
12	33
11	12
7	62
4	34
8	12
6	57
3	64
7	42
4	36
6	57
11	4
6	42
7	57
4	48
1	69
8	20
5	48
5	42
5	8
2	69
1	24
4	44
8	20
8	25
8	5
3	37
6	42
3	49
0	56
0	62
4	20
2	57
7	5
6	25
0	62
10	4
4	20
19	20
3	37
5	24
2	49
6	10
2	44
9	1
1	57
7	4
10	4
4	24
10	1
2	13
1	37
8	1
1	37
4	18
2	18
5	10
15	4
4	10
2	16
4	20
5	1
4	10
1	24
4	5
14	4
1	16
1	16
0	20
2	20
0	20
4	1
2	1
0	20
5	4
2	5
1	1
0	1