Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020
Start: 2020-06-27
End: 2020-07-04
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020: 204 records at 190 stations, peak on 30 June 2020. 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, 27 June to 4 July 2020 set or tied 204 station records at 190 stations.
It ran from 27 June 2020 to 4 July 2020 (8 days) and its peak day was 30 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Parkalompolo_A set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 29 June 2020.
The busiest day was 30 June 2020 with 78 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 101 years.

Footprint

27 June to 4 July 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 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 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Parkalompolo_A	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2020-06-29
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	2020-06-30
Joutsa Parnamaki	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	2020-06-30
Heinola Asemantaus	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-30
Turi	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-01
Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-30
Pielavesi Venetmaki	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	2020-06-30
Lainio	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2020-06-29
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-30
Tallinn	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2020-06-30
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-30
Viitasaari Kolima Karna	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-30
Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-30
Repvag	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2020-07-01
Bergeligrend	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-27
Baterod	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-28
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-30
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2020-07-01
Kouvola Anjala	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	2020-06-30
Kouvola Voikoski	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-30

Records per Day

Peak day 78

Records set or tied each day from 27 June 2020 to 4 July 2020. The most in one day was 78 on 30 June 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020
Date	Records
2020-06-27	5
2020-06-28	27
2020-06-29	46
2020-06-30	78
2020-07-01	24
2020-07-02	7
2020-07-03	13
2020-07-04	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020 ranked by margin
Pielavesi Venetmaki, 06-30	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla, 06-30	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
Viitasaari Kolima Karna, 06-30	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Turi, 07-01	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Parkalompolo_A, 06-29	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
Kouvola Voikoski, 06-30	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 06-30	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi, 06-30	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Bergeligrend, 06-27	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Nurmes Mujejarvi, 07-01	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Joutsa Parnamaki, 06-30	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Vierema Kaarakkala, 06-30	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Heinola Asemantaus, 06-30	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Vesanto Sonkari, 06-30	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Tallinn, 06-30	20.4 mm (0.8 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

204 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, 27 June to 4 July 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	35
49	39
25	39
21	39
29	51
23	10
55	17
26	43
18	41
20	60
25	39
36	39
21	17
17	46
25	22
15	64
17	60
25	25
9	55
27	16
26	16
16	43
17	37
12	70
24	50
20	13
12	39
21	25
15	43
8	78
15	9
9	67
8	72
13	22
2	47
15	39
2	101
19	29
15	36
13	41
12	49
14	30
12	41
10	60
11	58
9	24
18	7
3	92
7	70
19	21
10	51
7	40
9	60
7	60
2	83
3	74
6	70
15	32
1	33
12	24
7	55
7	61
8	60
10	20
9	16
13	36
2	52
14	16
9	46
16	5
6	54
0	83
5	64
11	39
7	37
3	44
6	22
12	42
8	46
10	41
13	16
6	58
3	39
9	39
3	36
8	40
2	15
2	36
4	60
14	16
9	38
7	18
7	38
13	4
1	71
6	37
12	13
7	34
1	71
6	40
2	60
8	30
6	40
3	55
8	30
6	37
4	41
4	32
0	34
13	6
1	34
5	39
12	2
7	18
6	22
3	39
5	29
13	18
7	27
8	16
6	28
1	40
5	37
7	13
11	19
2	48
2	43
7	13
4	39
12	13
1	43
4	15
6	16
1	41
4	28
1	36
8	4
5	24
2	40
2	40
0	49
4	30
5	32
9	1
4	31
10	13
2	36
2	37
5	19
5	18
6	25
3	38
6	15
2	39
1	41
3	32
1	40
10	9
7	18
5	16
2	31
3	27
3	21
5	23
5	22
4	16
5	10
0	21
2	26
1	34
8	6
3	24
3	19
3	18
2	30
0	30
5	16
0	29
1	28
2	21
1	26
1	21
2	18
2	18
1	22
3	7
1	25
3	8
1	16
0	21
3	6
2	23
1	4
1	12
3	1
1	12
2	6
2	7
1	10
0	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 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 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020 (this event)	204 records

Every Record Set

20 of 204

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 27 June to 4 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-27	Bergeligrend	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	22	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-28	Baterod	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	60	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-29	Parkalompolo_A	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-29	Lainio	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	39	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-30	Joutsa Parnamaki	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-30	Heinola Asemantaus	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	39	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-30	Vierema Kaarakkala	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Pielavesi Venetmaki	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Tallinn	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Viitasaari Kolima Karna	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	64	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Kouvola Anjala	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	55	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-30	Kouvola Voikoski	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-01	Turi	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-01	Repvag	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-01	Nurmes Mujejarvi	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	25	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 204 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
27	35
49	39
25	39
21	39
29	51
23	10
55	17
26	43
18	41
20	60
25	39
36	39
21	17
17	46
25	22
15	64
17	60
25	25
9	55
27	16
26	16
16	43
17	37
12	70
24	50
20	13
12	39
21	25
15	43
8	78
15	9
9	67
8	72
13	22
2	47
15	39
2	101
19	29
15	36
13	41
12	49
14	30
12	41
10	60
11	58
9	24
18	7
3	92
7	70
19	21
10	51
7	40
9	60
7	60
2	83
3	74
6	70
15	32
1	33
12	24
7	55
7	61
8	60
10	20
9	16
13	36
2	52
14	16
9	46
16	5
6	54
0	83
5	64
11	39
7	37
3	44
6	22
12	42
8	46
10	41
13	16
6	58
3	39
9	39
3	36
8	40
2	15
2	36
4	60
14	16
9	38
7	18
7	38
13	4
1	71
6	37
12	13
7	34
1	71
6	40
2	60
8	30
6	40
3	55
8	30
6	37
4	41
4	32
0	34
13	6
1	34
5	39
12	2
7	18
6	22
3	39
5	29
13	18
7	27
8	16
6	28
1	40
5	37
7	13
11	19
2	48
2	43
7	13
4	39
12	13
1	43
4	15
6	16
1	41
4	28
1	36
8	4
5	24
2	40
2	40
0	49
4	30
5	32
9	1
4	31
10	13
2	36
2	37
5	19
5	18
6	25
3	38
6	15
2	39
1	41
3	32
1	40
10	9
7	18
5	16
2	31
3	27
3	21
5	23
5	22
4	16
5	10
0	21
2	26
1	34
8	6
3	24
3	19
3	18
2	30
0	30
5	16
0	29
1	28
2	21
1	26
1	21
2	18
2	18
1	22
3	7
1	25
3	8
1	16
0	21
3	6
2	23
1	4
1	12
3	1
1	12
2	6
2	7
1	10
0	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	35
49	39
25	39
21	39
29	51
23	10
55	17
26	43
18	41
20	60
25	39
36	39
21	17
17	46
25	22
15	64
17	60
25	25
9	55
27	16
26	16
16	43
17	37
12	70
24	50
20	13
12	39
21	25
15	43
8	78
15	9
9	67
8	72
13	22
2	47
15	39
2	101
19	29
15	36
13	41
12	49
14	30
12	41
10	60
11	58
9	24
18	7
3	92
7	70
19	21
10	51
7	40
9	60
7	60
2	83
3	74
6	70
15	32
1	33
12	24
7	55
7	61
8	60
10	20
9	16
13	36
2	52
14	16
9	46
16	5
6	54
0	83
5	64
11	39
7	37
3	44
6	22
12	42
8	46
10	41
13	16
6	58
3	39
9	39
3	36
8	40
2	15
2	36
4	60
14	16
9	38
7	18
7	38
13	4
1	71
6	37
12	13
7	34
1	71
6	40
2	60
8	30
6	40
3	55
8	30
6	37
4	41
4	32
0	34
13	6
1	34
5	39
12	2
7	18
6	22
3	39
5	29
13	18
7	27
8	16
6	28
1	40
5	37
7	13
11	19
2	48
2	43
7	13
4	39
12	13
1	43
4	15
6	16
1	41
4	28
1	36
8	4
5	24
2	40
2	40
0	49
4	30
5	32
9	1
4	31
10	13
2	36
2	37
5	19
5	18
6	25
3	38
6	15
2	39
1	41
3	32
1	40
10	9
7	18
5	16
2	31
3	27
3	21
5	23
5	22
4	16
5	10
0	21
2	26
1	34
8	6
3	24
3	19
3	18
2	30
0	30
5	16
0	29
1	28
2	21
1	26
1	21
2	18
2	18
1	22
3	7
1	25
3	8
1	16
0	21
3	6
2	23
1	4
1	12
3	1
1	12
2	6
2	7
1	10
0	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	35
49	39
25	39
21	39
29	51
23	10
55	17
26	43
18	41
20	60
25	39
36	39
21	17
17	46
25	22
15	64
17	60
25	25
9	55
27	16
26	16
16	43
17	37
12	70
24	50
20	13
12	39
21	25
15	43
8	78
15	9
9	67
8	72
13	22
2	47
15	39
2	101
19	29
15	36
13	41
12	49
14	30
12	41
10	60
11	58
9	24
18	7
3	92
7	70
19	21
10	51
7	40
9	60
7	60
2	83
3	74
6	70
15	32
1	33
12	24
7	55
7	61
8	60
10	20
9	16
13	36
2	52
14	16
9	46
16	5
6	54
0	83
5	64
11	39
7	37
3	44
6	22
12	42
8	46
10	41
13	16
6	58
3	39
9	39
3	36
8	40
2	15
2	36
4	60
14	16
9	38
7	18
7	38
13	4
1	71
6	37
12	13
7	34
1	71
6	40
2	60
8	30
6	40
3	55
8	30
6	37
4	41
4	32
0	34
13	6
1	34
5	39
12	2
7	18
6	22
3	39
5	29
13	18
7	27
8	16
6	28
1	40
5	37
7	13
11	19
2	48
2	43
7	13
4	39
12	13
1	43
4	15
6	16
1	41
4	28
1	36
8	4
5	24
2	40
2	40
0	49
4	30
5	32
9	1
4	31
10	13
2	36
2	37
5	19
5	18
6	25
3	38
6	15
2	39
1	41
3	32
1	40
10	9
7	18
5	16
2	31
3	27
3	21
5	23
5	22
4	16
5	10
0	21
2	26
1	34
8	6
3	24
3	19
3	18
2	30
0	30
5	16
0	29
1	28
2	21
1	26
1	21
2	18
2	18
1	22
3	7
1	25
3	8
1	16
0	21
3	6
2	23
1	4
1	12
3	1
1	12
2	6
2	7
1	10
0	18