Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-26
End: 2019-11-29
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 2019: 118 records at 109 stations, peak on 28 November 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, 26 to 29 November 2019 set or tied 118 station records at 109 stations.
It ran from 26 November 2019 to 29 November 2019 (4 days) and its peak day was 28 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Hult set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 November 2019.
The busiest day was 28 November 2019 with 68 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 140 years.

Footprint

26 to 29 November 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 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, 26 to 29 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hult	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-11-28
Degerfors	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2019-11-26
Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-27
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2019-11-27
Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2019-11-28
Kovda	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2019-11-28
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2019-11-28
Motala	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-28
Hyndevad	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Eskilstuna	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Vastvalla	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Enkoping	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-28
Uppsala_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-28
Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-28
Luhanka Tammijarvi	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-11-29
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2019-11-29
Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-29

Records per Day

Peak day 68

Records set or tied each day from 26 November 2019 to 29 November 2019. The most in one day was 68 on 28 November 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 2019 ranked by margin
Hult, 11-28	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Uppsala_Flygplats, 11-28	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Sodertalje, 11-28	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus, 11-27	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Jonkoping, 11-28	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta, 11-29	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Hyndevad, 11-28	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Vastvalla, 11-28	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Enkoping, 11-28	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Vattholma, 11-28	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Mikkeli Lentoasema, 11-27	6.2 mm (0.24 in)
Luhanka Tammijarvi, 11-29	5.7 mm (0.22 in)
Djursatra, 11-28	5.3 mm (0.21 in)
Kovda, 11-29	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
Degerfors, 11-26	4.4 mm (0.17 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

118 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, 26 to 29 November 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	140
7	68
10	36
10	48
7	68
7	68
3	86
6	40
4	68
4	50
6	44
7	48
5	48
3	68
9	13
4	36
4	56
7	22
2	62
8	8
8	13
7	2
5	10
0	68
2	48
2	36
3	48
3	44
3	48
3	44
2	49
5	34
4	36
3	46
6	13
3	40
3	40
3	40
3	36
6	2
3	45
3	44
2	52
3	36
7	1
8	6
7	12
2	44
2	48
2	38
2	36
2	40
2	36
3	33
1	53
1	50
2	40
3	22
2	36
3	13
3	42
3	33
0	48
2	40
2	34
1	40
2	34
0	34
1	48
2	33
2	33
3	32
4	13
1	40
2	22
1	36
3	20
3	38
2	40
0	42
9	2
4	16
1	34
0	40
1	33
1	34
0	36
2	22
2	13
0	22
2	1
1	26
2	22
2	13
3	4
1	10
4	1
2	28
2	10
1	30
1	30
3	12
2	13
3	2
2	16
2	17
1	13
3	8
1	16
2	18
6	1
1	13
0	22
1	16
1	16
1	1
2	1
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 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, 26 to 29 November 2019 (this event)	118 records

Every Record Set

20 of 118

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 26 to 29 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-26	Degerfors	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-27	Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	8	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-27	Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Hult	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-28	Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Kovda	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	62	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	140	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Motala	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Hyndevad	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Eskilstuna	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Vastvalla	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Enkoping	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Uppsala_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-28	Vattholma	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-29	Luhanka Tammijarvi	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-29	Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	22	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-29	Kjobli I Snaasa	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-29	Kovda	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 118 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
8	140
7	68
10	36
10	48
7	68
7	68
3	86
6	40
4	68
4	50
6	44
7	48
5	48
3	68
9	13
4	36
4	56
7	22
2	62
8	8
8	13
7	2
5	10
0	68
2	48
2	36
3	48
3	44
3	48
3	44
2	49
5	34
4	36
3	46
6	13
3	40
3	40
3	40
3	36
6	2
3	45
3	44
2	52
3	36
7	1
8	6
7	12
2	44
2	48
2	38
2	36
2	40
2	36
3	33
1	53
1	50
2	40
3	22
2	36
3	13
3	42
3	33
0	48
2	40
2	34
1	40
2	34
0	34
1	48
2	33
2	33
3	32
4	13
1	40
2	22
1	36
3	20
3	38
2	40
0	42
9	2
4	16
1	34
0	40
1	33
1	34
0	36
2	22
2	13
0	22
2	1
1	26
2	22
2	13
3	4
1	10
4	1
2	28
2	10
1	30
1	30
3	12
2	13
3	2
2	16
2	17
1	13
3	8
1	16
2	18
6	1
1	13
0	22
1	16
1	16
1	1
2	1
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	140
7	68
10	36
10	48
7	68
7	68
3	86
6	40
4	68
4	50
6	44
7	48
5	48
3	68
9	13
4	36
4	56
7	22
2	62
8	8
8	13
7	2
5	10
0	68
2	48
2	36
3	48
3	44
3	48
3	44
2	49
5	34
4	36
3	46
6	13
3	40
3	40
3	40
3	36
6	2
3	45
3	44
2	52
3	36
7	1
8	6
7	12
2	44
2	48
2	38
2	36
2	40
2	36
3	33
1	53
1	50
2	40
3	22
2	36
3	13
3	42
3	33
0	48
2	40
2	34
1	40
2	34
0	34
1	48
2	33
2	33
3	32
4	13
1	40
2	22
1	36
3	20
3	38
2	40
0	42
9	2
4	16
1	34
0	40
1	33
1	34
0	36
2	22
2	13
0	22
2	1
1	26
2	22
2	13
3	4
1	10
4	1
2	28
2	10
1	30
1	30
3	12
2	13
3	2
2	16
2	17
1	13
3	8
1	16
2	18
6	1
1	13
0	22
1	16
1	16
1	1
2	1
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	140
7	68
10	36
10	48
7	68
7	68
3	86
6	40
4	68
4	50
6	44
7	48
5	48
3	68
9	13
4	36
4	56
7	22
2	62
8	8
8	13
7	2
5	10
0	68
2	48
2	36
3	48
3	44
3	48
3	44
2	49
5	34
4	36
3	46
6	13
3	40
3	40
3	40
3	36
6	2
3	45
3	44
2	52
3	36
7	1
8	6
7	12
2	44
2	48
2	38
2	36
2	40
2	36
3	33
1	53
1	50
2	40
3	22
2	36
3	13
3	42
3	33
0	48
2	40
2	34
1	40
2	34
0	34
1	48
2	33
2	33
3	32
4	13
1	40
2	22
1	36
3	20
3	38
2	40
0	42
9	2
4	16
1	34
0	40
1	33
1	34
0	36
2	22
2	13
0	22
2	1
1	26
2	22
2	13
3	4
1	10
4	1
2	28
2	10
1	30
1	30
3	12
2	13
3	2
2	16
2	17
1	13
3	8
1	16
2	18
6	1
1	13
0	22
1	16
1	16
1	1
2	1
0	5