Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021
Start: 2021-07-24
End: 2021-08-01
Location: Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Finland, Germany

Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021: 226 records at 202 stations, peak on 27 July 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, 24 July to 1 August 2021 set or tied 226 station records at 202 stations.
It ran from 24 July 2021 to 1 August 2021 (9 days) and its peak day was 27 July 2021.
Status: closed.
Bergumerdam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 24 July 2021.
The busiest day was 27 July 2021 with 74 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

24 July to 1 August 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021 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, 24 July to 1 August 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	2021-07-24
Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2021-07-27
Ada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2021-07-28
Tvingelshed	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	2021-07-26
Orje	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2021-07-27
Kolsva	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	2021-07-27
Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2021-07-28
Orrefors_D	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-07-27
Risnes I Fjotland	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2021-07-27
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2021-07-24
Ytterberg_D	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2021-07-29
Sveg	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-29
Skedemosse	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2021-07-27
Veenhuizen (D)	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2021-07-24
Henan	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2021-07-29
Forse	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-29
Berlin-Buch	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2021-07-25
Leeuwarden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2021-07-25
Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-07-27
Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-24

Records per Day

Peak day 74

Records set or tied each day from 24 July 2021 to 1 August 2021. The most in one day was 74 on 27 July 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021
Date	Records
2021-07-24	23
2021-07-25	3
2021-07-26	25
2021-07-27	74
2021-07-28	21
2021-07-29	54
2021-07-30	9
2021-07-31	9
2021-08-01	8

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021 ranked by margin
Tvingelshed, 07-26	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Ada, 07-28	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Kolsva, 07-27	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Kilagarden, 07-27	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Veenhuizen (D), 07-24	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Bergumerdam, 07-24	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
Orrefors_D, 07-27	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Leeuwarden, 07-25	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Skedemosse, 07-27	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
Berlin-Buch, 07-25	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Risnes I Fjotland, 07-27	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Ytterberg_D, 07-29	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
Nijbeets, 07-24	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
Kristianstad, 07-28	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Oslo Blindern, 07-27	17.4 mm (0.7 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

226 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, 24 July to 1 August 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	54
32	76
42	72
13	119
21	124
44	67
34	67
27	68
25	90
15	100
24	72
13	129
26	60
32	28
14	40
11	108
25	48
26	28
17	67
23	28
18	71
24	28
32	27
26	32
18	56
54	18
26	32
23	28
36	4
32	4
13	60
18	56
22	16
13	31
2	100
22	16
18	28
27	6
16	48
12	60
1	112
17	50
14	56
0	119
23	28
14	44
18	32
20	11
16	28
11	67
19	11
20	8
12	55
16	24
8	72
6	76
22	11
15	28
11	50
8	25
8	63
7	67
17	24
11	44
0	61
12	42
16	16
17	11
8	63
13	32
14	24
4	67
14	34
4	72
9	50
11	48
6	60
18	20
6	60
24	7
10	51
8	46
16	32
5	63
23	4
7	47
2	74
16	11
5	31
17	7
4	27
15	18
6	63
3	63
13	11
4	63
9	32
11	31
12	24
5	47
21	14
13	24
3	60
7	24
1	68
12	11
9	28
3	60
17	0
8	34
12	14
0	67
15	8
4	52
10	23
2	59
7	38
0	64
15	12
2	17
9	28
15	23
4	42
1	63
5	42
2	51
2	56
10	28
11	32
5	36
2	14
14	3
8	23
10	24
6	28
8	24
12	12
11	8
5	34
12	0
16	8
16	6
5	32
4	35
1	48
4	48
8	28
12	14
5	36
8	14
3	44
12	14
10	7
3	28
5	32
4	28
4	28
10	4
10	8
8	15
11	16
8	28
12	2
10	7
5	11
1	42
4	28
8	3
2	35
12	8
13	4
5	12
11	0
1	34
0	28
6	18
4	32
7	19
3	32
2	32
2	24
1	35
10	8
1	28
2	34
9	11
3	24
6	16
0	28
0	28
7	2
6	3
10	8
5	4
1	32
0	34
2	32
5	6
5	11
2	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 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, 24 July to 1 August 2021 (this event)	226 records

Every Record Set

20 of 226

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 4 other countries, 24 July to 1 August 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-07-24	Bergumerdam	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-24	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	100	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-24	Veenhuizen (D)	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-24	Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-25	Berlin-Buch	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-25	Leeuwarden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-26	Tvingelshed	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	76	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Orje	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	119	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Kolsva	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Orrefors_D	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	68	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Risnes I Fjotland	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	90	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-27	Skedemosse	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-27	Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	67	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-28	Ada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-28	Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	124	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-29	Ytterberg_D	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-29	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	129	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-29	Henan	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-29	Forse	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	108	54 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 226 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
29	54
32	76
42	72
13	119
21	124
44	67
34	67
27	68
25	90
15	100
24	72
13	129
26	60
32	28
14	40
11	108
25	48
26	28
17	67
23	28
18	71
24	28
32	27
26	32
18	56
54	18
26	32
23	28
36	4
32	4
13	60
18	56
22	16
13	31
2	100
22	16
18	28
27	6
16	48
12	60
1	112
17	50
14	56
0	119
23	28
14	44
18	32
20	11
16	28
11	67
19	11
20	8
12	55
16	24
8	72
6	76
22	11
15	28
11	50
8	25
8	63
7	67
17	24
11	44
0	61
12	42
16	16
17	11
8	63
13	32
14	24
4	67
14	34
4	72
9	50
11	48
6	60
18	20
6	60
24	7
10	51
8	46
16	32
5	63
23	4
7	47
2	74
16	11
5	31
17	7
4	27
15	18
6	63
3	63
13	11
4	63
9	32
11	31
12	24
5	47
21	14
13	24
3	60
7	24
1	68
12	11
9	28
3	60
17	0
8	34
12	14
0	67
15	8
4	52
10	23
2	59
7	38
0	64
15	12
2	17
9	28
15	23
4	42
1	63
5	42
2	51
2	56
10	28
11	32
5	36
2	14
14	3
8	23
10	24
6	28
8	24
12	12
11	8
5	34
12	0
16	8
16	6
5	32
4	35
1	48
4	48
8	28
12	14
5	36
8	14
3	44
12	14
10	7
3	28
5	32
4	28
4	28
10	4
10	8
8	15
11	16
8	28
12	2
10	7
5	11
1	42
4	28
8	3
2	35
12	8
13	4
5	12
11	0
1	34
0	28
6	18
4	32
7	19
3	32
2	32
2	24
1	35
10	8
1	28
2	34
9	11
3	24
6	16
0	28
0	28
7	2
6	3
10	8
5	4
1	32
0	34
2	32
5	6
5	11
2	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	54
32	76
42	72
13	119
21	124
44	67
34	67
27	68
25	90
15	100
24	72
13	129
26	60
32	28
14	40
11	108
25	48
26	28
17	67
23	28
18	71
24	28
32	27
26	32
18	56
54	18
26	32
23	28
36	4
32	4
13	60
18	56
22	16
13	31
2	100
22	16
18	28
27	6
16	48
12	60
1	112
17	50
14	56
0	119
23	28
14	44
18	32
20	11
16	28
11	67
19	11
20	8
12	55
16	24
8	72
6	76
22	11
15	28
11	50
8	25
8	63
7	67
17	24
11	44
0	61
12	42
16	16
17	11
8	63
13	32
14	24
4	67
14	34
4	72
9	50
11	48
6	60
18	20
6	60
24	7
10	51
8	46
16	32
5	63
23	4
7	47
2	74
16	11
5	31
17	7
4	27
15	18
6	63
3	63
13	11
4	63
9	32
11	31
12	24
5	47
21	14
13	24
3	60
7	24
1	68
12	11
9	28
3	60
17	0
8	34
12	14
0	67
15	8
4	52
10	23
2	59
7	38
0	64
15	12
2	17
9	28
15	23
4	42
1	63
5	42
2	51
2	56
10	28
11	32
5	36
2	14
14	3
8	23
10	24
6	28
8	24
12	12
11	8
5	34
12	0
16	8
16	6
5	32
4	35
1	48
4	48
8	28
12	14
5	36
8	14
3	44
12	14
10	7
3	28
5	32
4	28
4	28
10	4
10	8
8	15
11	16
8	28
12	2
10	7
5	11
1	42
4	28
8	3
2	35
12	8
13	4
5	12
11	0
1	34
0	28
6	18
4	32
7	19
3	32
2	32
2	24
1	35
10	8
1	28
2	34
9	11
3	24
6	16
0	28
0	28
7	2
6	3
10	8
5	4
1	32
0	34
2	32
5	6
5	11
2	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	54
32	76
42	72
13	119
21	124
44	67
34	67
27	68
25	90
15	100
24	72
13	129
26	60
32	28
14	40
11	108
25	48
26	28
17	67
23	28
18	71
24	28
32	27
26	32
18	56
54	18
26	32
23	28
36	4
32	4
13	60
18	56
22	16
13	31
2	100
22	16
18	28
27	6
16	48
12	60
1	112
17	50
14	56
0	119
23	28
14	44
18	32
20	11
16	28
11	67
19	11
20	8
12	55
16	24
8	72
6	76
22	11
15	28
11	50
8	25
8	63
7	67
17	24
11	44
0	61
12	42
16	16
17	11
8	63
13	32
14	24
4	67
14	34
4	72
9	50
11	48
6	60
18	20
6	60
24	7
10	51
8	46
16	32
5	63
23	4
7	47
2	74
16	11
5	31
17	7
4	27
15	18
6	63
3	63
13	11
4	63
9	32
11	31
12	24
5	47
21	14
13	24
3	60
7	24
1	68
12	11
9	28
3	60
17	0
8	34
12	14
0	67
15	8
4	52
10	23
2	59
7	38
0	64
15	12
2	17
9	28
15	23
4	42
1	63
5	42
2	51
2	56
10	28
11	32
5	36
2	14
14	3
8	23
10	24
6	28
8	24
12	12
11	8
5	34
12	0
16	8
16	6
5	32
4	35
1	48
4	48
8	28
12	14
5	36
8	14
3	44
12	14
10	7
3	28
5	32
4	28
4	28
10	4
10	8
8	15
11	16
8	28
12	2
10	7
5	11
1	42
4	28
8	3
2	35
12	8
13	4
5	12
11	0
1	34
0	28
6	18
4	32
7	19
3	32
2	32
2	24
1	35
10	8
1	28
2	34
9	11
3	24
6	16
0	28
0	28
7	2
6	3
10	8
5	4
1	32
0	34
2	32
5	6
5	11
2	28