Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020
Start: 2020-06-03
End: 2020-06-08
Location: Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Russia, Estonia, France, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020: 316 records at 293 stations, peak on 5 June 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020 set or tied 316 station records at 293 stations.
It ran from 3 June 2020 to 8 June 2020 (6 days) and its peak day was 5 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Lindesnes Fyr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.4 mm (3.0 in) on 4 June 2020.
The busiest day was 5 June 2020 with 123 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

3 to 8 June 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 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 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	2020-06-04
Strachowice	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-08
Tovdal	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-05
Lista Fyr	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-04
Mala	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2020-06-07
Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2020-06-04
Nordby (Fano)	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2020-06-04
Notodden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-06-05
Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2020-06-03
Foldsae	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-05
Rjukan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-05
Biri	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2020-06-03
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-06-04
Nord Odal	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2020-06-05
Johvi	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	2020-06-06
Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-06-06
Ockelbo	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2020-06-06
Robacksdalen	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-06-06
Talliden	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2020-06-06
Karungi	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-06-07

Records per Day

Peak day 123

Records set or tied each day from 3 June 2020 to 8 June 2020. The most in one day was 123 on 5 June 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020 ranked by margin
Strachowice, 06-08	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Lindesnes Fyr, 06-04	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Tovdal, 06-05	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Lista Fyr, 06-04	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Karungi, 06-07	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Robacksdalen, 06-06	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Notodden, 06-05	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Nordby (Fano), 06-04	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Foldsae, 06-05	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Ockelbo, 06-06	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Rjukan, 06-05	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Altgeringswalde, 06-03	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, 06-04	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Biri, 06-03	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Talliden, 06-06	8.7 mm (0.34 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

316 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 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	62
47	47
23	77
22	12
20	31
9	121
15	63
7	137
8	83
4	115
11	63
4	122
14	30
14	43
12	65
9	68
11	66
3	93
13	52
12	52
15	21
8	68
14	30
9	63
2	84
8	63
5	64
16	21
7	63
7	68
11	43
6	63
7	63
6	63
3	68
2	76
12	31
5	63
8	46
13	17
4	71
9	43
17	8
7	52
11	31
5	65
13	44
7	43
6	47
8	37
10	43
9	43
6	54
10	17
8	44
7	48
12	21
4	63
8	43
9	39
8	46
6	47
15	5
3	63
2	52
8	27
11	34
6	37
6	32
3	63
2	63
7	42
7	39
13	1
6	34
18	11
4	52
5	43
13	8
5	30
10	22
2	63
0	69
2	63
8	31
7	31
6	33
5	41
3	52
1	54
1	52
15	6
6	32
1	63
6	43
4	46
4	49
1	63
2	52
2	55
8	22
3	49
5	43
11	5
17	5
4	52
7	21
4	43
5	43
6	43
2	56
7	34
6	31
4	36
0	59
0	60
1	59
7	21
5	37
4	37
5	34
10	9
6	43
3	43
9	5
4	44
3	31
3	43
0	46
1	37
3	37
7	20
3	43
4	34
2	43
6	27
4	27
3	43
2	54
1	54
6	30
9	6
5	32
4	43
2	43
6	25
7	26
4	22
5	21
1	46
0	52
1	45
3	37
6	11
1	46
6	32
2	38
3	32
2	44
8	5
8	7
4	31
2	33
5	21
8	11
4	35
1	43
8	5
5	27
0	34
3	24
3	31
5	21
2	34
0	41
5	34
4	25
8	6
2	43
5	26
9	11
0	31
6	26
3	21
3	26
4	36
9	1
1	43
1	43
3	21
2	39
0	43
8	5
8	3
10	3
4	28
0	36
1	36
3	20
5	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 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 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020 (this event)	316 records

Every Record Set

20 of 316

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 11 other countries, 3 to 8 June 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-03	Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	66	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-03	Biri	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-04	Lindesnes Fyr	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-04	Lista Fyr	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-04	Wrixum/Fohr	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	115	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-04	Nordby (Fano)	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-04	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-05	Tovdal	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	77	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-05	Notodden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	43	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-05	Foldsae	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	52	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-05	Rjukan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-05	Nord Odal	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-06	Johvi	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-06	Hoofddorp	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	137	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-06	Ockelbo	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-06	Robacksdalen	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-06	Talliden	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-07	Mala	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	83	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-07	Karungi	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-08	Strachowice	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 316 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
35	62
47	47
23	77
22	12
20	31
9	121
15	63
7	137
8	83
4	115
11	63
4	122
14	30
14	43
12	65
9	68
11	66
3	93
13	52
12	52
15	21
8	68
14	30
9	63
2	84
8	63
5	64
16	21
7	63
7	68
11	43
6	63
7	63
6	63
3	68
2	76
12	31
5	63
8	46
13	17
4	71
9	43
17	8
7	52
11	31
5	65
13	44
7	43
6	47
8	37
10	43
9	43
6	54
10	17
8	44
7	48
12	21
4	63
8	43
9	39
8	46
6	47
15	5
3	63
2	52
8	27
11	34
6	37
6	32
3	63
2	63
7	42
7	39
13	1
6	34
18	11
4	52
5	43
13	8
5	30
10	22
2	63
0	69
2	63
8	31
7	31
6	33
5	41
3	52
1	54
1	52
15	6
6	32
1	63
6	43
4	46
4	49
1	63
2	52
2	55
8	22
3	49
5	43
11	5
17	5
4	52
7	21
4	43
5	43
6	43
2	56
7	34
6	31
4	36
0	59
0	60
1	59
7	21
5	37
4	37
5	34
10	9
6	43
3	43
9	5
4	44
3	31
3	43
0	46
1	37
3	37
7	20
3	43
4	34
2	43
6	27
4	27
3	43
2	54
1	54
6	30
9	6
5	32
4	43
2	43
6	25
7	26
4	22
5	21
1	46
0	52
1	45
3	37
6	11
1	46
6	32
2	38
3	32
2	44
8	5
8	7
4	31
2	33
5	21
8	11
4	35
1	43
8	5
5	27
0	34
3	24
3	31
5	21
2	34
0	41
5	34
4	25
8	6
2	43
5	26
9	11
0	31
6	26
3	21
3	26
4	36
9	1
1	43
1	43
3	21
2	39
0	43
8	5
8	3
10	3
4	28
0	36
1	36
3	20
5	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	62
47	47
23	77
22	12
20	31
9	121
15	63
7	137
8	83
4	115
11	63
4	122
14	30
14	43
12	65
9	68
11	66
3	93
13	52
12	52
15	21
8	68
14	30
9	63
2	84
8	63
5	64
16	21
7	63
7	68
11	43
6	63
7	63
6	63
3	68
2	76
12	31
5	63
8	46
13	17
4	71
9	43
17	8
7	52
11	31
5	65
13	44
7	43
6	47
8	37
10	43
9	43
6	54
10	17
8	44
7	48
12	21
4	63
8	43
9	39
8	46
6	47
15	5
3	63
2	52
8	27
11	34
6	37
6	32
3	63
2	63
7	42
7	39
13	1
6	34
18	11
4	52
5	43
13	8
5	30
10	22
2	63
0	69
2	63
8	31
7	31
6	33
5	41
3	52
1	54
1	52
15	6
6	32
1	63
6	43
4	46
4	49
1	63
2	52
2	55
8	22
3	49
5	43
11	5
17	5
4	52
7	21
4	43
5	43
6	43
2	56
7	34
6	31
4	36
0	59
0	60
1	59
7	21
5	37
4	37
5	34
10	9
6	43
3	43
9	5
4	44
3	31
3	43
0	46
1	37
3	37
7	20
3	43
4	34
2	43
6	27
4	27
3	43
2	54
1	54
6	30
9	6
5	32
4	43
2	43
6	25
7	26
4	22
5	21
1	46
0	52
1	45
3	37
6	11
1	46
6	32
2	38
3	32
2	44
8	5
8	7
4	31
2	33
5	21
8	11
4	35
1	43
8	5
5	27
0	34
3	24
3	31
5	21
2	34
0	41
5	34
4	25
8	6
2	43
5	26
9	11
0	31
6	26
3	21
3	26
4	36
9	1
1	43
1	43
3	21
2	39
0	43
8	5
8	3
10	3
4	28
0	36
1	36
3	20
5	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	62
47	47
23	77
22	12
20	31
9	121
15	63
7	137
8	83
4	115
11	63
4	122
14	30
14	43
12	65
9	68
11	66
3	93
13	52
12	52
15	21
8	68
14	30
9	63
2	84
8	63
5	64
16	21
7	63
7	68
11	43
6	63
7	63
6	63
3	68
2	76
12	31
5	63
8	46
13	17
4	71
9	43
17	8
7	52
11	31
5	65
13	44
7	43
6	47
8	37
10	43
9	43
6	54
10	17
8	44
7	48
12	21
4	63
8	43
9	39
8	46
6	47
15	5
3	63
2	52
8	27
11	34
6	37
6	32
3	63
2	63
7	42
7	39
13	1
6	34
18	11
4	52
5	43
13	8
5	30
10	22
2	63
0	69
2	63
8	31
7	31
6	33
5	41
3	52
1	54
1	52
15	6
6	32
1	63
6	43
4	46
4	49
1	63
2	52
2	55
8	22
3	49
5	43
11	5
17	5
4	52
7	21
4	43
5	43
6	43
2	56
7	34
6	31
4	36
0	59
0	60
1	59
7	21
5	37
4	37
5	34
10	9
6	43
3	43
9	5
4	44
3	31
3	43
0	46
1	37
3	37
7	20
3	43
4	34
2	43
6	27
4	27
3	43
2	54
1	54
6	30
9	6
5	32
4	43
2	43
6	25
7	26
4	22
5	21
1	46
0	52
1	45
3	37
6	11
1	46
6	32
2	38
3	32
2	44
8	5
8	7
4	31
2	33
5	21
8	11
4	35
1	43
8	5
5	27
0	34
3	24
3	31
5	21
2	34
0	41
5	34
4	25
8	6
2	43
5	26
9	11
0	31
6	26
3	21
3	26
4	36
9	1
1	43
1	43
3	21
2	39
0	43
8	5
8	3
10	3
4	28
0	36
1	36
3	20
5	3