Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021
Start: 2021-10-13
End: 2021-10-17
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021: 168 records at 130 stations, peak on 14 October 2021. 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, 13 to 17 October 2021 set or tied 168 station records at 130 stations.
It ran from 13 October 2021 to 17 October 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 14 October 2021.
Status: closed.
Lovanger set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 15 October 2021.
The busiest day was 14 October 2021 with 75 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

13 to 17 October 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021 is outlined, with 15 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, 13 to 17 October 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	2021-10-15
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-10-14
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2021-10-15
Gronliden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-15
Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	2021-10-15
Norddal	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-10-14
Boden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-14
Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2021-10-14
Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-15
Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-10-14
Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-14
Svelgen II	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	2021-10-14
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-14
Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2021-10-14
Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2021-10-15

Records per Day

Peak day 75

Records set or tied each day from 13 October 2021 to 17 October 2021. The most in one day was 75 on 14 October 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021 ranked by margin
Svelgen II, 10-14	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Lovanger, 10-15	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
Kalix_D, 10-14	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
Kalix_D, 10-15	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Bygdsiljum_D, 10-15	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
Jarhois, 10-15	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Boden, 10-14	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Norddal, 10-14	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Gronliden, 10-15	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Overtornea, 10-15	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi, 10-14	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Svanstein, 10-14	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Brannberg_D, 10-14	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Pello Kk Museotie, 10-15	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Svanstein, 10-15	13.7 mm (0.5 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

168 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, 13 to 17 October 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	74
33	68
6	79
17	74
28	54
11	125
18	108
15	75
6	99
21	31
10	48
15	48
15	38
14	56
23	23
13	38
31	12
16	23
14	23
49	38
15	38
24	23
28	23
9	100
8	108
11	42
16	23
26	35
9	72
17	0
12	34
10	99
32	3
9	72
8	56
19	23
15	23
30	54
10	34
14	12
14	8
7	24
10	27
3	79
21	54
22	27
24	27
16	23
8	36
13	36
17	54
5	56
8	8
7	66
22	32
7	54
6	54
7	42
4	56
6	36
3	56
1	76
19	38
6	8
0	55
10	4
24	38
10	23
8	6
6	38
7	26
8	12
7	63
14	54
11	4
4	42
10	54
17	27
6	0
6	23
9	12
8	12
6	23
4	38
2	54
6	23
18	27
19	3
6	23
5	30
3	31
3	44
7	23
6	27
1	56
6	28
13	8
5	34
6	27
3	54
5	23
4	23
2	38
1	56
6	43
4	34
4	23
6	23
4	23
2	40
6	8
5	27
4	34
4	23
2	38
1	48
2	38
3	16
30	3
8	8
0	34
1	42
2	27
20	3
1	48
1	40
1	36
0	10
0	38
6	3
4	27
3	11
1	38
5	4
0	42
5	27
3	23
2	34
14	3
9	4
13	3
5	4
2	23
1	23
1	23
4	14
4	3
1	20
1	23
2	23
0	27
8	3
2	16
3	4
0	27
1	23
0	23
1	23
4	14
0	23
1	12
1	8
1	8
3	4
0	4
0	4
2	3
2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 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 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021 (this event)	168 records

Every Record Set

20 of 168

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 13 to 17 October 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-10-14	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-14	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	125	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-14	Norddal	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	108	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-14	Boden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-14	Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	48	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-14	Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-14	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-14	Svelgen II	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-14	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-10-14	Brannberg_D	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-10-15	Lovanger	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	74	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-15	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	79	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-15	Gronliden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	74	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-15	Bygdsiljum_D	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-15	Sodankyla AWS	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	99	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-15	Jarhois	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	23	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-15	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-15	Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-15	Pello Kk Museotie	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-10-15	Svanstein	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 168 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
44	74
33	68
6	79
17	74
28	54
11	125
18	108
15	75
6	99
21	31
10	48
15	48
15	38
14	56
23	23
13	38
31	12
16	23
14	23
49	38
15	38
24	23
28	23
9	100
8	108
11	42
16	23
26	35
9	72
17	0
12	34
10	99
32	3
9	72
8	56
19	23
15	23
30	54
10	34
14	12
14	8
7	24
10	27
3	79
21	54
22	27
24	27
16	23
8	36
13	36
17	54
5	56
8	8
7	66
22	32
7	54
6	54
7	42
4	56
6	36
3	56
1	76
19	38
6	8
0	55
10	4
24	38
10	23
8	6
6	38
7	26
8	12
7	63
14	54
11	4
4	42
10	54
17	27
6	0
6	23
9	12
8	12
6	23
4	38
2	54
6	23
18	27
19	3
6	23
5	30
3	31
3	44
7	23
6	27
1	56
6	28
13	8
5	34
6	27
3	54
5	23
4	23
2	38
1	56
6	43
4	34
4	23
6	23
4	23
2	40
6	8
5	27
4	34
4	23
2	38
1	48
2	38
3	16
30	3
8	8
0	34
1	42
2	27
20	3
1	48
1	40
1	36
0	10
0	38
6	3
4	27
3	11
1	38
5	4
0	42
5	27
3	23
2	34
14	3
9	4
13	3
5	4
2	23
1	23
1	23
4	14
4	3
1	20
1	23
2	23
0	27
8	3
2	16
3	4
0	27
1	23
0	23
1	23
4	14
0	23
1	12
1	8
1	8
3	4
0	4
0	4
2	3
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	74
33	68
6	79
17	74
28	54
11	125
18	108
15	75
6	99
21	31
10	48
15	48
15	38
14	56
23	23
13	38
31	12
16	23
14	23
49	38
15	38
24	23
28	23
9	100
8	108
11	42
16	23
26	35
9	72
17	0
12	34
10	99
32	3
9	72
8	56
19	23
15	23
30	54
10	34
14	12
14	8
7	24
10	27
3	79
21	54
22	27
24	27
16	23
8	36
13	36
17	54
5	56
8	8
7	66
22	32
7	54
6	54
7	42
4	56
6	36
3	56
1	76
19	38
6	8
0	55
10	4
24	38
10	23
8	6
6	38
7	26
8	12
7	63
14	54
11	4
4	42
10	54
17	27
6	0
6	23
9	12
8	12
6	23
4	38
2	54
6	23
18	27
19	3
6	23
5	30
3	31
3	44
7	23
6	27
1	56
6	28
13	8
5	34
6	27
3	54
5	23
4	23
2	38
1	56
6	43
4	34
4	23
6	23
4	23
2	40
6	8
5	27
4	34
4	23
2	38
1	48
2	38
3	16
30	3
8	8
0	34
1	42
2	27
20	3
1	48
1	40
1	36
0	10
0	38
6	3
4	27
3	11
1	38
5	4
0	42
5	27
3	23
2	34
14	3
9	4
13	3
5	4
2	23
1	23
1	23
4	14
4	3
1	20
1	23
2	23
0	27
8	3
2	16
3	4
0	27
1	23
0	23
1	23
4	14
0	23
1	12
1	8
1	8
3	4
0	4
0	4
2	3
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	74
33	68
6	79
17	74
28	54
11	125
18	108
15	75
6	99
21	31
10	48
15	48
15	38
14	56
23	23
13	38
31	12
16	23
14	23
49	38
15	38
24	23
28	23
9	100
8	108
11	42
16	23
26	35
9	72
17	0
12	34
10	99
32	3
9	72
8	56
19	23
15	23
30	54
10	34
14	12
14	8
7	24
10	27
3	79
21	54
22	27
24	27
16	23
8	36
13	36
17	54
5	56
8	8
7	66
22	32
7	54
6	54
7	42
4	56
6	36
3	56
1	76
19	38
6	8
0	55
10	4
24	38
10	23
8	6
6	38
7	26
8	12
7	63
14	54
11	4
4	42
10	54
17	27
6	0
6	23
9	12
8	12
6	23
4	38
2	54
6	23
18	27
19	3
6	23
5	30
3	31
3	44
7	23
6	27
1	56
6	28
13	8
5	34
6	27
3	54
5	23
4	23
2	38
1	56
6	43
4	34
4	23
6	23
4	23
2	40
6	8
5	27
4	34
4	23
2	38
1	48
2	38
3	16
30	3
8	8
0	34
1	42
2	27
20	3
1	48
1	40
1	36
0	10
0	38
6	3
4	27
3	11
1	38
5	4
0	42
5	27
3	23
2	34
14	3
9	4
13	3
5	4
2	23
1	23
1	23
4	14
4	3
1	20
1	23
2	23
0	27
8	3
2	16
3	4
0	27
1	23
0	23
1	23
4	14
0	23
1	12
1	8
1	8
3	4
0	4
0	4
2	3
2	3