Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022
Start: 2022-05-30
End: 2022-06-03
Location: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022: 123 records at 115 stations, peak on 31 May 2022. 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, 30 May to 3 June 2022 set or tied 123 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 30 May 2022 to 3 June 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Ristna set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 2 June 2022.
The busiest day was 31 May 2022 with 43 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

30 May to 3 June 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022 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, 30 May to 3 June 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ristna	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-02
Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2022-06-01
Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2022-06-02
Kaustinen Tastula	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2022-06-02
Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2022-05-31
Fagelsjo_D	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-05-31
Hoglekardalen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-05-31
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2022-06-02
Lund	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2022-05-30
Louisefred	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2022-05-30
Kuressaare	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-31
Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2022-05-31
Hennan_D	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-31
Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2022-05-31
Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2022-06-01
Tafjord	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2022-06-01
Norddal	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2022-06-01
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2022-06-02
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2022-06-03
Karesuando	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2022-06-03

Records per Day

Peak day 43

Records set or tied each day from 30 May 2022 to 3 June 2022. The most in one day was 43 on 31 May 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022 ranked by margin
Seinajoki Pelmaa, 06-02	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
Lillhamra, 05-31	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Kaustinen Tastula, 06-02	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Fagelsjo_D, 05-31	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Oksendal, 06-01	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Ristna, 06-02	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Delsbo, 06-02	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Mikkeli Lentoasema, 06-03	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Hennan_D, 05-31	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Louisefred, 05-30	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Hoglekardalen, 05-31	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Hanko Russaro, 06-01	9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Kuressaare, 05-31	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Lund, 05-30	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla, 06-02	8.0 mm (0.31 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

123 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, 30 May to 3 June 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
8	113
5	119
14	60
20	24
6	85
8	72
15	45
9	60
18	15
12	47
8	49
15	15
10	52
7	52
13	11
6	60
13	28
13	24
8	52
5	68
7	41
4	55
6	57
5	52
14	28
6	56
5	61
1	75
12	11
17	12
6	33
8	27
7	39
8	11
14	19
2	43
4	45
9	5
3	47
2	52
7	24
10	16
10	15
3	52
1	56
5	32
2	48
5	28
3	49
8	3
4	32
0	56
3	45
3	32
5	24
4	32
3	39
6	8
4	24
8	8
4	16
3	35
4	36
3	33
1	27
4	21
2	35
1	33
3	16
2	24
2	28
4	7
1	33
7	9
8	9
4	21
2	27
2	21
1	28
0	28
0	28
5	7
4	7
1	21
2	21
1	27
3	15
4	8
1	31
2	24
3	11
2	11
4	8
3	9
0	23
3	9
1	20
1	11
4	7
2	9
3	3
3	8
1	7
0	11
1	8
2	7
0	21
4	7
2	11
2	7
3	7
1	9
1	9
1	11
1	11
0	11
2	7
1	9
2	8
1	7
1	8
0	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022 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, 30 May to 3 June 2022 (this event)	123 records

Every Record Set

20 of 123

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 30 May to 3 June 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-30	Lund	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-30	Louisefred	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-31	Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	15	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-31	Fagelsjo_D	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-31	Hoglekardalen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-31	Kuressaare	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-31	Sodertalje	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-31	Hennan_D	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	11	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-31	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-01	Oksendal	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-01	Hanko Russaro	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-01	Tafjord	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-01	Norddal	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-02	Ristna	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	99	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-06-02	Seinajoki Pelmaa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-02	Kaustinen Tastula	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	45	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-02	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	28	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-06-02	Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-03	Mikkeli Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-06-03	Karesuando	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 123 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
14	99
8	113
5	119
14	60
20	24
6	85
8	72
15	45
9	60
18	15
12	47
8	49
15	15
10	52
7	52
13	11
6	60
13	28
13	24
8	52
5	68
7	41
4	55
6	57
5	52
14	28
6	56
5	61
1	75
12	11
17	12
6	33
8	27
7	39
8	11
14	19
2	43
4	45
9	5
3	47
2	52
7	24
10	16
10	15
3	52
1	56
5	32
2	48
5	28
3	49
8	3
4	32
0	56
3	45
3	32
5	24
4	32
3	39
6	8
4	24
8	8
4	16
3	35
4	36
3	33
1	27
4	21
2	35
1	33
3	16
2	24
2	28
4	7
1	33
7	9
8	9
4	21
2	27
2	21
1	28
0	28
0	28
5	7
4	7
1	21
2	21
1	27
3	15
4	8
1	31
2	24
3	11
2	11
4	8
3	9
0	23
3	9
1	20
1	11
4	7
2	9
3	3
3	8
1	7
0	11
1	8
2	7
0	21
4	7
2	11
2	7
3	7
1	9
1	9
1	11
1	11
0	11
2	7
1	9
2	8
1	7
1	8
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
8	113
5	119
14	60
20	24
6	85
8	72
15	45
9	60
18	15
12	47
8	49
15	15
10	52
7	52
13	11
6	60
13	28
13	24
8	52
5	68
7	41
4	55
6	57
5	52
14	28
6	56
5	61
1	75
12	11
17	12
6	33
8	27
7	39
8	11
14	19
2	43
4	45
9	5
3	47
2	52
7	24
10	16
10	15
3	52
1	56
5	32
2	48
5	28
3	49
8	3
4	32
0	56
3	45
3	32
5	24
4	32
3	39
6	8
4	24
8	8
4	16
3	35
4	36
3	33
1	27
4	21
2	35
1	33
3	16
2	24
2	28
4	7
1	33
7	9
8	9
4	21
2	27
2	21
1	28
0	28
0	28
5	7
4	7
1	21
2	21
1	27
3	15
4	8
1	31
2	24
3	11
2	11
4	8
3	9
0	23
3	9
1	20
1	11
4	7
2	9
3	3
3	8
1	7
0	11
1	8
2	7
0	21
4	7
2	11
2	7
3	7
1	9
1	9
1	11
1	11
0	11
2	7
1	9
2	8
1	7
1	8
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
8	113
5	119
14	60
20	24
6	85
8	72
15	45
9	60
18	15
12	47
8	49
15	15
10	52
7	52
13	11
6	60
13	28
13	24
8	52
5	68
7	41
4	55
6	57
5	52
14	28
6	56
5	61
1	75
12	11
17	12
6	33
8	27
7	39
8	11
14	19
2	43
4	45
9	5
3	47
2	52
7	24
10	16
10	15
3	52
1	56
5	32
2	48
5	28
3	49
8	3
4	32
0	56
3	45
3	32
5	24
4	32
3	39
6	8
4	24
8	8
4	16
3	35
4	36
3	33
1	27
4	21
2	35
1	33
3	16
2	24
2	28
4	7
1	33
7	9
8	9
4	21
2	27
2	21
1	28
0	28
0	28
5	7
4	7
1	21
2	21
1	27
3	15
4	8
1	31
2	24
3	11
2	11
4	8
3	9
0	23
3	9
1	20
1	11
4	7
2	9
3	3
3	8
1	7
0	11
1	8
2	7
0	21
4	7
2	11
2	7
3	7
1	9
1	9
1	11
1	11
0	11
2	7
1	9
2	8
1	7
1	8
0	8