Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020
Start: 2020-10-31
End: 2020-11-06
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020: 173 records at 156 stations, peak on 2 November 2020. 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, 31 October to 6 November 2020 set or tied 173 station records at 156 stations.
It ran from 31 October 2020 to 6 November 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 2 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Pjalica set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 3 November 2020.
The busiest day was 2 November 2020 with 102 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

31 October to 6 November 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 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 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pjalica	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-11-03
Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2020-11-05
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	2020-11-02
Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2020-11-01
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2020-11-02
Malkalen_D	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2020-11-02
Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-02
Vannas	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2020-11-02
Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-11-02
Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2020-11-01
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-02
Valsjon	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2020-11-01
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2020-11-02
Kaustinen Tastula	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-11-02
Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2020-11-02
Jackvik	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2020-11-02
Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2020-11-03
Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-11-03
Zimnegorskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-11-03
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2020-11-06

Records per Day

Peak day 102

Records set or tied each day from 31 October 2020 to 6 November 2020. The most in one day was 102 on 2 November 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020 ranked by margin
Bjornholt, 11-01	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Pjalica, 11-03	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Ornskoldsvik, 11-02	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Lovanger, 11-02	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Overtornea, 11-02	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Heggeriset - Nordstrand, 11-01	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Teuva Kauppilankyla, 11-02	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Tunnsjo, 11-05	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Enonkoski Simanala, 11-03	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Jackvik, 11-02	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kaustinen Tastula, 11-02	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Malkalen_D, 11-02	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk, 11-06	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Seinajoki Pelmaa, 11-02	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Valsjon, 11-01	9.7 mm (0.38 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

173 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, 31 October to 6 November 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	66
14	109
19	46
6	84
21	121
12	46
9	58
11	23
19	29
7	64
9	69
12	48
10	53
19	55
10	52
19	17
10	48
18	29
11	17
12	21
4	80
8	53
16	11
11	63
13	13
9	34
8	59
13	28
9	59
10	29
5	47
2	146
5	49
18	28
14	2
10	19
4	40
9	21
4	43
15	48
6	59
11	48
7	30
6	53
8	43
8	35
8	25
8	52
12	10
9	21
21	21
5	55
2	74
8	30
3	63
2	48
14	30
9	30
4	23
7	28
10	4
5	49
4	59
7	35
6	21
2	35
6	24
3	59
8	1
7	21
9	1
9	41
6	53
7	21
1	43
7	21
4	13
1	65
8	6
9	10
4	49
1	33
7	26
1	23
7	6
4	37
8	1
8	1
4	28
3	28
5	30
3	21
6	42
3	49
8	37
11	26
3	55
8	2
7	6
4	29
3	28
2	47
0	33
5	17
4	21
1	52
3	30
4	30
6	6
2	4
8	10
0	21
9	8
4	29
4	42
3	35
8	6
6	8
6	2
3	26
9	8
4	29
3	21
2	29
5	1
2	21
5	17
3	29
0	48
2	39
3	35
2	30
3	21
3	30
2	21
2	21
0	29
4	17
5	10
1	35
1	10
4	1
3	29
0	2
1	28
4	1
2	21
2	21
1	2
2	28
1	21
3	11
3	10
4	6
2	26
9	3
3	2
0	24
2	20
1	21
1	25
0	21
2	8
1	17
0	29
1	21
0	21
1	10
1	4
0	8
4	3
1	10
0	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 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 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020 (this event)	173 records

Every Record Set

20 of 173

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 31 October to 6 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-11-01	Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	121	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-01	Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	17	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-01	Valsjon	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-02	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-02	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	58	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Malkalen_D	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	23	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	29	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Vannas	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	69	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	55	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Teuva Kauppilankyla	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	29	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-02	Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-02	Kaustinen Tastula	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-02	Haapavesi Mustikkamaki	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-02	Jackvik	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-03	Pjalica	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	66	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-03	Enonkoski Simanala	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-03	Zhizhgin Mayak	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-03	Zimnegorskij Majak	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-05	Tunnsjo	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	109	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-06	Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 173 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.

Date	Records
2020-10-31	1
2020-11-01	43
2020-11-02	102
2020-11-03	11
2020-11-04	3
2020-11-05	7
2020-11-06	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	66
14	109
19	46
6	84
21	121
12	46
9	58
11	23
19	29
7	64
9	69
12	48
10	53
19	55
10	52
19	17
10	48
18	29
11	17
12	21
4	80
8	53
16	11
11	63
13	13
9	34
8	59
13	28
9	59
10	29
5	47
2	146
5	49
18	28
14	2
10	19
4	40
9	21
4	43
15	48
6	59
11	48
7	30
6	53
8	43
8	35
8	25
8	52
12	10
9	21
21	21
5	55
2	74
8	30
3	63
2	48
14	30
9	30
4	23
7	28
10	4
5	49
4	59
7	35
6	21
2	35
6	24
3	59
8	1
7	21
9	1
9	41
6	53
7	21
1	43
7	21
4	13
1	65
8	6
9	10
4	49
1	33
7	26
1	23
7	6
4	37
8	1
8	1
4	28
3	28
5	30
3	21
6	42
3	49
8	37
11	26
3	55
8	2
7	6
4	29
3	28
2	47
0	33
5	17
4	21
1	52
3	30
4	30
6	6
2	4
8	10
0	21
9	8
4	29
4	42
3	35
8	6
6	8
6	2
3	26
9	8
4	29
3	21
2	29
5	1
2	21
5	17
3	29
0	48
2	39
3	35
2	30
3	21
3	30
2	21
2	21
0	29
4	17
5	10
1	35
1	10
4	1
3	29
0	2
1	28
4	1
2	21
2	21
1	2
2	28
1	21
3	11
3	10
4	6
2	26
9	3
3	2
0	24
2	20
1	21
1	25
0	21
2	8
1	17
0	29
1	21
0	21
1	10
1	4
0	8
4	3
1	10
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	66
14	109
19	46
6	84
21	121
12	46
9	58
11	23
19	29
7	64
9	69
12	48
10	53
19	55
10	52
19	17
10	48
18	29
11	17
12	21
4	80
8	53
16	11
11	63
13	13
9	34
8	59
13	28
9	59
10	29
5	47
2	146
5	49
18	28
14	2
10	19
4	40
9	21
4	43
15	48
6	59
11	48
7	30
6	53
8	43
8	35
8	25
8	52
12	10
9	21
21	21
5	55
2	74
8	30
3	63
2	48
14	30
9	30
4	23
7	28
10	4
5	49
4	59
7	35
6	21
2	35
6	24
3	59
8	1
7	21
9	1
9	41
6	53
7	21
1	43
7	21
4	13
1	65
8	6
9	10
4	49
1	33
7	26
1	23
7	6
4	37
8	1
8	1
4	28
3	28
5	30
3	21
6	42
3	49
8	37
11	26
3	55
8	2
7	6
4	29
3	28
2	47
0	33
5	17
4	21
1	52
3	30
4	30
6	6
2	4
8	10
0	21
9	8
4	29
4	42
3	35
8	6
6	8
6	2
3	26
9	8
4	29
3	21
2	29
5	1
2	21
5	17
3	29
0	48
2	39
3	35
2	30
3	21
3	30
2	21
2	21
0	29
4	17
5	10
1	35
1	10
4	1
3	29
0	2
1	28
4	1
2	21
2	21
1	2
2	28
1	21
3	11
3	10
4	6
2	26
9	3
3	2
0	24
2	20
1	21
1	25
0	21
2	8
1	17
0	29
1	21
0	21
1	10
1	4
0	8
4	3
1	10
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	66
14	109
19	46
6	84
21	121
12	46
9	58
11	23
19	29
7	64
9	69
12	48
10	53
19	55
10	52
19	17
10	48
18	29
11	17
12	21
4	80
8	53
16	11
11	63
13	13
9	34
8	59
13	28
9	59
10	29
5	47
2	146
5	49
18	28
14	2
10	19
4	40
9	21
4	43
15	48
6	59
11	48
7	30
6	53
8	43
8	35
8	25
8	52
12	10
9	21
21	21
5	55
2	74
8	30
3	63
2	48
14	30
9	30
4	23
7	28
10	4
5	49
4	59
7	35
6	21
2	35
6	24
3	59
8	1
7	21
9	1
9	41
6	53
7	21
1	43
7	21
4	13
1	65
8	6
9	10
4	49
1	33
7	26
1	23
7	6
4	37
8	1
8	1
4	28
3	28
5	30
3	21
6	42
3	49
8	37
11	26
3	55
8	2
7	6
4	29
3	28
2	47
0	33
5	17
4	21
1	52
3	30
4	30
6	6
2	4
8	10
0	21
9	8
4	29
4	42
3	35
8	6
6	8
6	2
3	26
9	8
4	29
3	21
2	29
5	1
2	21
5	17
3	29
0	48
2	39
3	35
2	30
3	21
3	30
2	21
2	21
0	29
4	17
5	10
1	35
1	10
4	1
3	29
0	2
1	28
4	1
2	21
2	21
1	2
2	28
1	21
3	11
3	10
4	6
2	26
9	3
3	2
0	24
2	20
1	21
1	25
0	21
2	8
1	17
0	29
1	21
0	21
1	10
1	4
0	8
4	3
1	10
0	6