Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021
Start: 2021-06-16
End: 2021-06-24
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021: 111 records at 97 stations, peak on 20 June 2021. 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, 16 to 24 June 2021 set or tied 111 station records at 97 stations.
It ran from 16 June 2021 to 24 June 2021 (9 days) and its peak day was 20 June 2021.
Status: closed.
Rovaniemi Lentoasema set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.1 mm (2.6 in) on 21 June 2021.
The busiest day was 20 June 2021 with 22 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 83 years.

Footprint

16 to 24 June 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021 is outlined, with 18 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, 16 to 24 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	2021-06-21
Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-21
Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-21
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-23
Lieksa Lampela	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2021-06-23
Juuka Niemela	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2021-06-23
Hoidalen I Solum	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-17
Grythyttan	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2021-06-21
Fureneset	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-16
Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-20
Lunner	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-17
Bramon	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2021-06-20
Rovaniemi Apukka	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2021-06-21
Leksand	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2021-06-19
Ukhta Kalevala	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2021-06-20
Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2021-06-20
Kandalaksa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2021-06-21
Lovozero	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2021-06-24

Records per Day

Peak day 22

Records set or tied each day from 16 June 2021 to 24 June 2021. The most in one day was 22 on 20 June 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021
Date	Records
2021-06-16	3
2021-06-17	11
2021-06-18	1
2021-06-19	19
2021-06-20	22
2021-06-21	21
2021-06-22	12
2021-06-23	20
2021-06-24	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021 ranked by margin
Fureneset, 06-16	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Rovaniemi Lentoasema, 06-21	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Kuusamo Kiutakongas, 06-21	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Lulea Flygplats, 06-21	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 06-23	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Lieksa Lampela, 06-23	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Hoidalen I Solum, 06-17	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Bramon, 06-20	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 06-22	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Grythyttan, 06-21	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Riddarhyttan, 06-20	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Ornskoldsvik, 06-20	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Lovozero, 06-24	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Juuka Niemela, 06-23	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Kandalaksa, 06-24	7.6 mm (0.30 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

111 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, 16 to 24 June 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	37
24	44
23	43
23	20
22	46
8	83
12	72
8	28
18	63
9	83
17	28
25	8
6	67
14	31
6	68
6	56
6	68
17	2
17	6
5	32
12	24
15	10
11	28
10	34
8	36
9	43
11	24
8	40
1	72
11	16
8	19
12	24
3	59
7	34
6	28
10	12
3	16
2	60
9	28
3	56
4	48
11	20
9	19
4	40
9	2
4	34
5	22
6	34
4	48
3	40
7	4
5	28
6	24
7	31
8	24
5	26
11	3
7	24
6	24
6	10
10	3
1	44
2	20
8	3
4	28
4	24
0	10
3	30
4	20
3	26
4	22
6	10
2	0
0	40
3	22
4	16
5	14
5	18
2	24
1	32
4	19
1	26
5	15
1	24
2	24
2	20
3	10
5	6
1	24
3	18
1	19
2	24
1	24
4	15
5	3
0	23
5	3
2	10
4	2
0	26
2	8
1	15
1	15
0	8
1	6
2	3
1	2
0	8
0	6
0	3
0	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021 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, 16 to 24 June 2021 (this event)	111 records

Every Record Set

20 of 111

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 16 to 24 June 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-06-16	Fureneset	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	8	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-17	Hoidalen I Solum	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	63	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-17	Lunner	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-19	Leksand	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-20	Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31	38 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-20	Bramon	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2	36 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-20	Ukhta Kalevala	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-20	Ornskoldsvik	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-21	Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	37	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-21	Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-21	Lulea Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-21	Grythyttan	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-21	Rovaniemi Apukka	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	32	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-21	Kandalaksa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-22	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	6	33 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-23	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-23	Lieksa Lampela	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-23	Juuka Niemela	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-24	Lovozero	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-24	Kandalaksa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 111 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
25	37
24	44
23	43
23	20
22	46
8	83
12	72
8	28
18	63
9	83
17	28
25	8
6	67
14	31
6	68
6	56
6	68
17	2
17	6
5	32
12	24
15	10
11	28
10	34
8	36
9	43
11	24
8	40
1	72
11	16
8	19
12	24
3	59
7	34
6	28
10	12
3	16
2	60
9	28
3	56
4	48
11	20
9	19
4	40
9	2
4	34
5	22
6	34
4	48
3	40
7	4
5	28
6	24
7	31
8	24
5	26
11	3
7	24
6	24
6	10
10	3
1	44
2	20
8	3
4	28
4	24
0	10
3	30
4	20
3	26
4	22
6	10
2	0
0	40
3	22
4	16
5	14
5	18
2	24
1	32
4	19
1	26
5	15
1	24
2	24
2	20
3	10
5	6
1	24
3	18
1	19
2	24
1	24
4	15
5	3
0	23
5	3
2	10
4	2
0	26
2	8
1	15
1	15
0	8
1	6
2	3
1	2
0	8
0	6
0	3
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	37
24	44
23	43
23	20
22	46
8	83
12	72
8	28
18	63
9	83
17	28
25	8
6	67
14	31
6	68
6	56
6	68
17	2
17	6
5	32
12	24
15	10
11	28
10	34
8	36
9	43
11	24
8	40
1	72
11	16
8	19
12	24
3	59
7	34
6	28
10	12
3	16
2	60
9	28
3	56
4	48
11	20
9	19
4	40
9	2
4	34
5	22
6	34
4	48
3	40
7	4
5	28
6	24
7	31
8	24
5	26
11	3
7	24
6	24
6	10
10	3
1	44
2	20
8	3
4	28
4	24
0	10
3	30
4	20
3	26
4	22
6	10
2	0
0	40
3	22
4	16
5	14
5	18
2	24
1	32
4	19
1	26
5	15
1	24
2	24
2	20
3	10
5	6
1	24
3	18
1	19
2	24
1	24
4	15
5	3
0	23
5	3
2	10
4	2
0	26
2	8
1	15
1	15
0	8
1	6
2	3
1	2
0	8
0	6
0	3
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	37
24	44
23	43
23	20
22	46
8	83
12	72
8	28
18	63
9	83
17	28
25	8
6	67
14	31
6	68
6	56
6	68
17	2
17	6
5	32
12	24
15	10
11	28
10	34
8	36
9	43
11	24
8	40
1	72
11	16
8	19
12	24
3	59
7	34
6	28
10	12
3	16
2	60
9	28
3	56
4	48
11	20
9	19
4	40
9	2
4	34
5	22
6	34
4	48
3	40
7	4
5	28
6	24
7	31
8	24
5	26
11	3
7	24
6	24
6	10
10	3
1	44
2	20
8	3
4	28
4	24
0	10
3	30
4	20
3	26
4	22
6	10
2	0
0	40
3	22
4	16
5	14
5	18
2	24
1	32
4	19
1	26
5	15
1	24
2	24
2	20
3	10
5	6
1	24
3	18
1	19
2	24
1	24
4	15
5	3
0	23
5	3
2	10
4	2
0	26
2	8
1	15
1	15
0	8
1	6
2	3
1	2
0	8
0	6
0	3
0	2