Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020
Start: 2020-02-19
End: 2020-03-08
Location: Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Finland, Russia, United Kingdom, Estonia, France, Czech Republic, Denmark, Belarus, Switzerland, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020: 1,327 records at 969 stations, peak on 22 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020 set or tied 1,327 station records at 969 stations.
It ran from 19 February 2020 to 8 March 2020 (19 days) and its peak day was 22 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Virtsu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 February 2020.
The busiest day was 22 February 2020 with 206 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

19 February to 8 March 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020 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 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-02-26
Mykland	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-03-02
De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-23
Kleve	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-23
Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-29
Landvik	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	2020-02-29
Nolinsk	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-29
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-22
Idre_D	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-22
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-02-23
Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-24
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-24
Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-28
Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-28
Rjukan	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-29
Glazov	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2020-02-29
Sorve	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-03-04
Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2020-03-04
Vysnij Volocek	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-03-06
Babaevo	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2020-03-08

Records per Day

Peak day 206

Records set or tied each day from 19 February 2020 to 8 March 2020. The most in one day was 206 on 22 February 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020
Date	Records
2020-02-19	1
2020-02-20	60
2020-02-21	36
2020-02-22	206
2020-02-23	168
2020-02-24	151
2020-02-25	62
2020-02-26	21
2020-02-27	39
2020-02-28	65
2020-02-29	195
2020-03-01	86
2020-03-02	38
2020-03-03	39
2020-03-04	92
2020-03-05	32
2020-03-06	25
2020-03-07	2
2020-03-08	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020 ranked by margin
Landvik, 02-29	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
Mykland, 03-02	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Virtsu, 02-26	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
De Bilt, 02-23	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Postmyr I Drangedal, 02-29	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Kleve, 02-23	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Rjukan, 02-29	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola, 02-22	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Leeuwarden_1, 02-24	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Vysnij Volocek, 03-06	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Idre_D, 02-22	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Glazov, 02-29	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Babaevo, 03-08	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Nikolo-Poloma, 02-28	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Rothamsted, 02-28	8.0 mm (0.31 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

500 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 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	58
23	117
17	73
7	120
13	108
11	118
10	58
10	64
16	112
8	69
10	68
45	60
7	108
13	60
9	61
6	117
8	104
12	45
7	121
8	42
6	101
5	106
5	115
5	101
8	42
5	108
22	36
12	15
16	28
5	109
12	61
19	60
16	32
11	63
9	24
17	22
16	22
17	44
9	52
4	118
11	61
5	101
18	18
4	52
9	61
7	84
18	16
11	60
3	98
8	24
7	38
7	59
15	17
15	17
6	74
45	2
3	105
14	22
15	22
15	22
14	60
11	53
7	48
10	22
11	30
10	28
16	12
13	22
16	12
12	22
4	82
6	53
6	84
12	0
17	32
9	8
15	22
13	22
14	16
14	12
23	12
32	12
34	20
5	56
14	16
12	22
13	22
7	109
8	48
12	36
3	81
10	1
2	134
4	73
13	2
10	17
9	58
5	88
2	108
34	12
10	12
10	28
11	2
2	124
12	58
5	73
2	98
11	42
14	16
12	22
17	2
8	96
8	13
3	62
6	44
4	69
2	140
6	29
6	30
13	17
7	41
2	121
7	61
14	2
3	96
28	12
1	121
2	139
2	97
11	44
7	43
1	130
6	61
9	18
13	22
13	12
15	20
12	22
2	109
5	53
3	109
2	82
5	34
6	38
7	53
7	42
6	50
10	2
9	5
1	147
7	61
4	50
11	22
10	42
14	36
5	34
4	44
5	41
1	109
3	39
12	44
6	38
1	129
6	42
0	112
6	49
6	61
10	22
12	22
7	29
8	42
3	84
5	60
1	86
4	57
3	60
4	42
3	25
6	53
0	147
6	61
4	58
2	84
8	20
0	123
7	62
6	31
5	0
6	29
8	22
6	49
0	105
1	96
8	42
12	16
16	2
9	60
6	60
2	96
8	22

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020 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 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020 (this event)	1,327 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,327

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 16 other countries, 19 February to 8 March 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-22	Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-22	Idre_D	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-23	De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Kleve	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	108	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-24	Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-24	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-26	Virtsu	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	58	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-28	Nikolo-Poloma	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-28	Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-29	Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	112	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-29	Landvik	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-29	Nolinsk	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-29	Rjukan	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-29	Glazov	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-02	Mykland	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	117	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-04	Sorve	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-04	Orskar_A	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-06	Vysnij Volocek	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-08	Babaevo	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,327 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
17	58
23	117
17	73
7	120
13	108
11	118
10	58
10	64
16	112
8	69
10	68
45	60
7	108
13	60
9	61
6	117
8	104
12	45
7	121
8	42
6	101
5	106
5	115
5	101
8	42
5	108
22	36
12	15
16	28
5	109
12	61
19	60
16	32
11	63
9	24
17	22
16	22
17	44
9	52
4	118
11	61
5	101
18	18
4	52
9	61
7	84
18	16
11	60
3	98
8	24
7	38
7	59
15	17
15	17
6	74
45	2
3	105
14	22
15	22
15	22
14	60
11	53
7	48
10	22
11	30
10	28
16	12
13	22
16	12
12	22
4	82
6	53
6	84
12	0
17	32
9	8
15	22
13	22
14	16
14	12
23	12
32	12
34	20
5	56
14	16
12	22
13	22
7	109
8	48
12	36
3	81
10	1
2	134
4	73
13	2
10	17
9	58
5	88
2	108
34	12
10	12
10	28
11	2
2	124
12	58
5	73
2	98
11	42
14	16
12	22
17	2
8	96
8	13
3	62
6	44
4	69
2	140
6	29
6	30
13	17
7	41
2	121
7	61
14	2
3	96
28	12
1	121
2	139
2	97
11	44
7	43
1	130
6	61
9	18
13	22
13	12
15	20
12	22
2	109
5	53
3	109
2	82
5	34
6	38
7	53
7	42
6	50
10	2
9	5
1	147
7	61
4	50
11	22
10	42
14	36
5	34
4	44
5	41
1	109
3	39
12	44
6	38
1	129
6	42
0	112
6	49
6	61
10	22
12	22
7	29
8	42
3	84
5	60
1	86
4	57
3	60
4	42
3	25
6	53
0	147
6	61
4	58
2	84
8	20
0	123
7	62
6	31
5	0
6	29
8	22
6	49
0	105
1	96
8	42
12	16
16	2
9	60
6	60
2	96
8	22

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	58
23	117
17	73
7	120
13	108
11	118
10	58
10	64
16	112
8	69
10	68
45	60
7	108
13	60
9	61
6	117
8	104
12	45
7	121
8	42
6	101
5	106
5	115
5	101
8	42
5	108
22	36
12	15
16	28
5	109
12	61
19	60
16	32
11	63
9	24
17	22
16	22
17	44
9	52
4	118
11	61
5	101
18	18
4	52
9	61
7	84
18	16
11	60
3	98
8	24
7	38
7	59
15	17
15	17
6	74
45	2
3	105
14	22
15	22
15	22
14	60
11	53
7	48
10	22
11	30
10	28
16	12
13	22
16	12
12	22
4	82
6	53
6	84
12	0
17	32
9	8
15	22
13	22
14	16
14	12
23	12
32	12
34	20
5	56
14	16
12	22
13	22
7	109
8	48
12	36
3	81
10	1
2	134
4	73
13	2
10	17
9	58
5	88
2	108
34	12
10	12
10	28
11	2
2	124
12	58
5	73
2	98
11	42
14	16
12	22
17	2
8	96
8	13
3	62
6	44
4	69
2	140
6	29
6	30
13	17
7	41
2	121
7	61
14	2
3	96
28	12
1	121
2	139
2	97
11	44
7	43
1	130
6	61
9	18
13	22
13	12
15	20
12	22
2	109
5	53
3	109
2	82
5	34
6	38
7	53
7	42
6	50
10	2
9	5
1	147
7	61
4	50
11	22
10	42
14	36
5	34
4	44
5	41
1	109
3	39
12	44
6	38
1	129
6	42
0	112
6	49
6	61
10	22
12	22
7	29
8	42
3	84
5	60
1	86
4	57
3	60
4	42
3	25
6	53
0	147
6	61
4	58
2	84
8	20
0	123
7	62
6	31
5	0
6	29
8	22
6	49
0	105
1	96
8	42
12	16
16	2
9	60
6	60
2	96
8	22

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	58
23	117
17	73
7	120
13	108
11	118
10	58
10	64
16	112
8	69
10	68
45	60
7	108
13	60
9	61
6	117
8	104
12	45
7	121
8	42
6	101
5	106
5	115
5	101
8	42
5	108
22	36
12	15
16	28
5	109
12	61
19	60
16	32
11	63
9	24
17	22
16	22
17	44
9	52
4	118
11	61
5	101
18	18
4	52
9	61
7	84
18	16
11	60
3	98
8	24
7	38
7	59
15	17
15	17
6	74
45	2
3	105
14	22
15	22
15	22
14	60
11	53
7	48
10	22
11	30
10	28
16	12
13	22
16	12
12	22
4	82
6	53
6	84
12	0
17	32
9	8
15	22
13	22
14	16
14	12
23	12
32	12
34	20
5	56
14	16
12	22
13	22
7	109
8	48
12	36
3	81
10	1
2	134
4	73
13	2
10	17
9	58
5	88
2	108
34	12
10	12
10	28
11	2
2	124
12	58
5	73
2	98
11	42
14	16
12	22
17	2
8	96
8	13
3	62
6	44
4	69
2	140
6	29
6	30
13	17
7	41
2	121
7	61
14	2
3	96
28	12
1	121
2	139
2	97
11	44
7	43
1	130
6	61
9	18
13	22
13	12
15	20
12	22
2	109
5	53
3	109
2	82
5	34
6	38
7	53
7	42
6	50
10	2
9	5
1	147
7	61
4	50
11	22
10	42
14	36
5	34
4	44
5	41
1	109
3	39
12	44
6	38
1	129
6	42
0	112
6	49
6	61
10	22
12	22
7	29
8	42
3	84
5	60
1	86
4	57
3	60
4	42
3	25
6	53
0	147
6	61
4	58
2	84
8	20
0	123
7	62
6	31
5	0
6	29
8	22
6	49
0	105
1	96
8	42
12	16
16	2
9	60
6	60
2	96
8	22