Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-09
End: 2023-03-16
Location: Sweden, Russia, Norway, Finland, Belarus, Ukraine, Denmark, Latvia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023: 291 records at 273 stations, peak on 13 March 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023 set or tied 291 station records at 273 stations.
It ran from 9 March 2023 to 16 March 2023 (8 days) and its peak day was 13 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Vyborg set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 14 March 2023.
The busiest day was 13 March 2023 with 187 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

9 to 16 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023 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 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vyborg	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-14
Goteborg A	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-13
Joskar-Ola	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-10
Sergac	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-10
Temnikov	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-10
Rjazsk	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-10
Efremov	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-10
Glazov	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-10
Nikolaevskoe	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-11
Novaja Ladoga	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-12
Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2023-03-12
Novo-Jerusalim	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-12
Rauland	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-13
Hjo	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-13
Fagre	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-13
Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2023-03-13
Algaras	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-13
Orebro	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-13
Svappavaara	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-14
Kiruna	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-14

Records per Day

Peak day 187

Records set or tied each day from 9 March 2023 to 16 March 2023. The most in one day was 187 on 13 March 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023 ranked by margin
Goteborg A, 03-13	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Vyborg, 03-14	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Novo-Jerusalim, 03-12	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Temnikov, 03-10	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Sergac, 03-10	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Hjo, 03-13	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Fagre, 03-13	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Algaras, 03-13	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Efremov, 03-10	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Mariestad, 03-13	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Rjazsk, 03-10	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Novaja Ladoga, 03-12	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Orebro, 03-13	6.7 mm (0.26 in)
Rauland, 03-13	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Nikolaevskoe, 03-11	6.1 mm (0.24 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

291 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 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	60
11	41
13	41
17	28
6	86
4	71
14	32
7	88
5	65
9	52
6	60
9	41
20	18
6	65
7	73
10	41
7	60
10	41
10	42
10	52
1	104
9	34
5	88
11	33
6	73
2	116
2	113
3	70
9	41
5	9
2	125
4	69
14	4
3	62
3	70
6	3
11	33
7	44
3	109
7	28
5	72
6	21
8	41
2	73
9	52
6	54
5	54
9	25
8	33
10	24
15	24
4	49
2	48
9	6
5	48
7	40
9	28
2	73
6	41
7	32
14	28
7	28
3	73
7	28
7	44
5	52
4	52
3	76
5	44
7	33
2	54
1	88
7	28
0	88
4	48
1	78
7	28
0	88
6	33
3	61
11	33
10	33
7	33
7	28
5	37
5	41
6	28
5	41
3	44
4	52
6	33
7	33
8	33
2	73
3	37
4	24
5	41
7	28
4	46
6	24
4	52
7	33
9	18
4	46
5	16
3	54
3	54
6	22
4	33
2	53
2	53
5	33
8	33
4	41
4	52
5	32
9	4
4	24
1	56
5	28
5	41
5	28
4	32
6	28
2	61
5	10
5	17
1	36
9	4
4	33
1	65
5	28
4	34
4	33
5	28
1	61
1	61
1	50
0	56
3	41
2	52
1	41
3	41
9	4
6	33
4	33
3	41
2	44
2	25
3	28
3	28
3	33
4	32
2	40
0	60
5	21
1	58
0	56
0	60
4	18
3	33
2	44
2	41
4	28
0	24
3	32
3	32
1	54
4	10
4	33
4	18
8	32
4	18
2	40
6	18
2	30
2	32
3	33
5	28
1	52
2	33
3	33
3	22
3	33
11	17
8	33
2	21
0	54
1	40
2	33
4	28
2	33
2	28
2	33
3	16
4	10
2	37
3	33
1	32
1	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023 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 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023 (this event)	291 records

Every Record Set

20 of 291

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 7 other countries, 9 to 16 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-10	Joskar-Ola	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Sergac	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Temnikov	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Rjazsk	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Efremov	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-10	Glazov	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-11	Nikolaevskoe	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-12	Novaja Ladoga	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-12	Novgorod	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-12	Novo-Jerusalim	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Goteborg A	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-13	Rauland	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Hjo	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Fagre	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Mariestad	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Algaras	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-13	Orebro	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-14	Vyborg	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-14	Svappavaara	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-14	Kiruna	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 291 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
2023-03-09	3
2023-03-10	14
2023-03-11	19
2023-03-12	40
2023-03-13	187
2023-03-14	19
2023-03-15	8
2023-03-16	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	60
11	41
13	41
17	28
6	86
4	71
14	32
7	88
5	65
9	52
6	60
9	41
20	18
6	65
7	73
10	41
7	60
10	41
10	42
10	52
1	104
9	34
5	88
11	33
6	73
2	116
2	113
3	70
9	41
5	9
2	125
4	69
14	4
3	62
3	70
6	3
11	33
7	44
3	109
7	28
5	72
6	21
8	41
2	73
9	52
6	54
5	54
9	25
8	33
10	24
15	24
4	49
2	48
9	6
5	48
7	40
9	28
2	73
6	41
7	32
14	28
7	28
3	73
7	28
7	44
5	52
4	52
3	76
5	44
7	33
2	54
1	88
7	28
0	88
4	48
1	78
7	28
0	88
6	33
3	61
11	33
10	33
7	33
7	28
5	37
5	41
6	28
5	41
3	44
4	52
6	33
7	33
8	33
2	73
3	37
4	24
5	41
7	28
4	46
6	24
4	52
7	33
9	18
4	46
5	16
3	54
3	54
6	22
4	33
2	53
2	53
5	33
8	33
4	41
4	52
5	32
9	4
4	24
1	56
5	28
5	41
5	28
4	32
6	28
2	61
5	10
5	17
1	36
9	4
4	33
1	65
5	28
4	34
4	33
5	28
1	61
1	61
1	50
0	56
3	41
2	52
1	41
3	41
9	4
6	33
4	33
3	41
2	44
2	25
3	28
3	28
3	33
4	32
2	40
0	60
5	21
1	58
0	56
0	60
4	18
3	33
2	44
2	41
4	28
0	24
3	32
3	32
1	54
4	10
4	33
4	18
8	32
4	18
2	40
6	18
2	30
2	32
3	33
5	28
1	52
2	33
3	33
3	22
3	33
11	17
8	33
2	21
0	54
1	40
2	33
4	28
2	33
2	28
2	33
3	16
4	10
2	37
3	33
1	32
1	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	60
11	41
13	41
17	28
6	86
4	71
14	32
7	88
5	65
9	52
6	60
9	41
20	18
6	65
7	73
10	41
7	60
10	41
10	42
10	52
1	104
9	34
5	88
11	33
6	73
2	116
2	113
3	70
9	41
5	9
2	125
4	69
14	4
3	62
3	70
6	3
11	33
7	44
3	109
7	28
5	72
6	21
8	41
2	73
9	52
6	54
5	54
9	25
8	33
10	24
15	24
4	49
2	48
9	6
5	48
7	40
9	28
2	73
6	41
7	32
14	28
7	28
3	73
7	28
7	44
5	52
4	52
3	76
5	44
7	33
2	54
1	88
7	28
0	88
4	48
1	78
7	28
0	88
6	33
3	61
11	33
10	33
7	33
7	28
5	37
5	41
6	28
5	41
3	44
4	52
6	33
7	33
8	33
2	73
3	37
4	24
5	41
7	28
4	46
6	24
4	52
7	33
9	18
4	46
5	16
3	54
3	54
6	22
4	33
2	53
2	53
5	33
8	33
4	41
4	52
5	32
9	4
4	24
1	56
5	28
5	41
5	28
4	32
6	28
2	61
5	10
5	17
1	36
9	4
4	33
1	65
5	28
4	34
4	33
5	28
1	61
1	61
1	50
0	56
3	41
2	52
1	41
3	41
9	4
6	33
4	33
3	41
2	44
2	25
3	28
3	28
3	33
4	32
2	40
0	60
5	21
1	58
0	56
0	60
4	18
3	33
2	44
2	41
4	28
0	24
3	32
3	32
1	54
4	10
4	33
4	18
8	32
4	18
2	40
6	18
2	30
2	32
3	33
5	28
1	52
2	33
3	33
3	22
3	33
11	17
8	33
2	21
0	54
1	40
2	33
4	28
2	33
2	28
2	33
3	16
4	10
2	37
3	33
1	32
1	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	60
11	41
13	41
17	28
6	86
4	71
14	32
7	88
5	65
9	52
6	60
9	41
20	18
6	65
7	73
10	41
7	60
10	41
10	42
10	52
1	104
9	34
5	88
11	33
6	73
2	116
2	113
3	70
9	41
5	9
2	125
4	69
14	4
3	62
3	70
6	3
11	33
7	44
3	109
7	28
5	72
6	21
8	41
2	73
9	52
6	54
5	54
9	25
8	33
10	24
15	24
4	49
2	48
9	6
5	48
7	40
9	28
2	73
6	41
7	32
14	28
7	28
3	73
7	28
7	44
5	52
4	52
3	76
5	44
7	33
2	54
1	88
7	28
0	88
4	48
1	78
7	28
0	88
6	33
3	61
11	33
10	33
7	33
7	28
5	37
5	41
6	28
5	41
3	44
4	52
6	33
7	33
8	33
2	73
3	37
4	24
5	41
7	28
4	46
6	24
4	52
7	33
9	18
4	46
5	16
3	54
3	54
6	22
4	33
2	53
2	53
5	33
8	33
4	41
4	52
5	32
9	4
4	24
1	56
5	28
5	41
5	28
4	32
6	28
2	61
5	10
5	17
1	36
9	4
4	33
1	65
5	28
4	34
4	33
5	28
1	61
1	61
1	50
0	56
3	41
2	52
1	41
3	41
9	4
6	33
4	33
3	41
2	44
2	25
3	28
3	28
3	33
4	32
2	40
0	60
5	21
1	58
0	56
0	60
4	18
3	33
2	44
2	41
4	28
0	24
3	32
3	32
1	54
4	10
4	33
4	18
8	32
4	18
2	40
6	18
2	30
2	32
3	33
5	28
1	52
2	33
3	33
3	22
3	33
11	17
8	33
2	21
0	54
1	40
2	33
4	28
2	33
2	28
2	33
3	16
4	10
2	37
3	33
1	32
1	48