Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023
Start: 2023-04-22
End: 2023-04-30
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023: 268 records at 198 stations, peak on 24 April 2023. 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, 22 to 30 April 2023 set or tied 268 station records at 198 stations.
It ran from 22 April 2023 to 30 April 2023 (9 days) and its peak day was 24 April 2023.
Status: closed.
Kalajoki Metsakyla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 27 April 2023.
The busiest day was 24 April 2023 with 69 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 156 years.

Footprint

22 to 30 April 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023 is outlined, with 19 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, 22 to 30 April 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-04-27
Rygge	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	2023-04-24
Sandefjord	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-24
Plassen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-24
Storbron	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	2023-04-24
Maridalsoset	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2023-04-24
Melsom	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	2023-04-24
Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-24
Larvik	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-24
Sarna	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2023-04-23
Drevsjo	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2023-04-24
Atndalen - Ronningen	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2023-04-24
Vea	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-24
Myskelasen_D	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2023-04-24
Orje	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-25
Lulea-Bergnaset	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-04-25
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-27
Ristijarvi Mustavaara	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-04-28
Suomussalmi Pesio	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-28

Records per Day

Peak day 69

Records set or tied each day from 22 April 2023 to 30 April 2023. The most in one day was 69 on 24 April 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023
Date	Records
2023-04-22	3
2023-04-23	58
2023-04-24	69
2023-04-25	34
2023-04-26	20
2023-04-27	30
2023-04-28	30
2023-04-29	22
2023-04-30	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023 ranked by margin
Sandefjord, 04-24	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Rygge, 04-24	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Larvik, 04-24	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Storbron, 04-24	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Maridalsoset, 04-24	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Plassen, 04-24	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Suomussalmi Pesio, 04-28	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Vea, 04-24	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 04-27	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Myskelasen_D, 04-24	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kalajoki Metsakyla, 04-27	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Drevsjo, 04-24	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Atndalen - Ronningen, 04-24	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Melsom, 04-24	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Ristijarvi Mustavaara, 04-28	9.4 mm (0.37 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

268 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, 22 to 30 April 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	30
13	50
21	12
24	44
8	85
11	52
14	40
7	113
16	44
11	44
13	22
14	44
19	22
9	36
16	44
10	58
8	41
3	140
21	44
5	80
9	6
5	132
6	80
12	44
9	30
10	52
5	50
9	54
10	44
2	156
6	60
9	28
1	120
7	36
22	5
3	77
14	5
5	56
10	44
7	37
5	60
7	30
3	50
4	52
17	25
12	5
1	85
8	44
2	60
10	30
7	30
3	72
3	58
4	58
12	5
8	64
9	44
7	45
6	41
8	28
5	50
4	53
7	12
5	20
9	22
2	41
8	24
3	70
2	76
3	53
0	77
6	24
5	40
4	52
3	50
5	44
3	50
8	10
5	50
1	40
8	30
9	22
7	44
6	44
2	62
2	72
6	33
8	6
3	58
3	50
5	40
2	48
3	60
8	26
4	21
9	6
7	9
1	72
5	10
5	44
1	38
5	53
1	62
15	25
3	52
7	22
2	53
4	22
3	52
6	28
3	52
2	32
2	33
6	30
4	26
4	23
2	41
6	26
4	44
2	52
4	33
3	45
6	6
3	44
2	50
1	54
2	48
5	44
5	6
5	26
6	30
4	33
3	36
3	30
0	60
3	21
2	44
7	6
2	44
6	21
3	6
3	48
1	50
4	8
2	33
1	52
6	22
2	44
1	50
1	50
1	15
1	50
2	37
3	36
2	44
4	8
2	36
1	44
1	44
1	23
0	52
1	56
3	32
0	52
2	45
3	30
1	30
3	33
1	8
2	37
3	26
0	50
7	5
7	25
5	41
4	22
3	21
0	44
6	9
3	8
4	9
1	9
6	5
3	4
3	32
1	44
5	9
2	30
1	36
2	1
1	33
1	45
3	22
2	21
1	40
3	22
4	6
1	30
1	36
1	37

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 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 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023 (this event)	268 records

Every Record Set

20 of 268

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 22 to 30 April 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-04-23	Sarna	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	140	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-24	Rygge	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	12	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Sandefjord	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Plassen	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Storbron	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Maridalsoset	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Melsom	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	58	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Oslo Blindern	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	41	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Larvik	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-24	Drevsjo	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-24	Atndalen - Ronningen	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-24	Vea	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-24	Sarna	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-24	Myskelasen_D	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	22	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-25	Orje	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-25	Lulea-Bergnaset	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-27	Kalajoki Metsakyla	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	30	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-27	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-28	Ristijarvi Mustavaara	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-28	Suomussalmi Pesio	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 268 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
12	30
13	50
21	12
24	44
8	85
11	52
14	40
7	113
16	44
11	44
13	22
14	44
19	22
9	36
16	44
10	58
8	41
3	140
21	44
5	80
9	6
5	132
6	80
12	44
9	30
10	52
5	50
9	54
10	44
2	156
6	60
9	28
1	120
7	36
22	5
3	77
14	5
5	56
10	44
7	37
5	60
7	30
3	50
4	52
17	25
12	5
1	85
8	44
2	60
10	30
7	30
3	72
3	58
4	58
12	5
8	64
9	44
7	45
6	41
8	28
5	50
4	53
7	12
5	20
9	22
2	41
8	24
3	70
2	76
3	53
0	77
6	24
5	40
4	52
3	50
5	44
3	50
8	10
5	50
1	40
8	30
9	22
7	44
6	44
2	62
2	72
6	33
8	6
3	58
3	50
5	40
2	48
3	60
8	26
4	21
9	6
7	9
1	72
5	10
5	44
1	38
5	53
1	62
15	25
3	52
7	22
2	53
4	22
3	52
6	28
3	52
2	32
2	33
6	30
4	26
4	23
2	41
6	26
4	44
2	52
4	33
3	45
6	6
3	44
2	50
1	54
2	48
5	44
5	6
5	26
6	30
4	33
3	36
3	30
0	60
3	21
2	44
7	6
2	44
6	21
3	6
3	48
1	50
4	8
2	33
1	52
6	22
2	44
1	50
1	50
1	15
1	50
2	37
3	36
2	44
4	8
2	36
1	44
1	44
1	23
0	52
1	56
3	32
0	52
2	45
3	30
1	30
3	33
1	8
2	37
3	26
0	50
7	5
7	25
5	41
4	22
3	21
0	44
6	9
3	8
4	9
1	9
6	5
3	4
3	32
1	44
5	9
2	30
1	36
2	1
1	33
1	45
3	22
2	21
1	40
3	22
4	6
1	30
1	36
1	37

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	30
13	50
21	12
24	44
8	85
11	52
14	40
7	113
16	44
11	44
13	22
14	44
19	22
9	36
16	44
10	58
8	41
3	140
21	44
5	80
9	6
5	132
6	80
12	44
9	30
10	52
5	50
9	54
10	44
2	156
6	60
9	28
1	120
7	36
22	5
3	77
14	5
5	56
10	44
7	37
5	60
7	30
3	50
4	52
17	25
12	5
1	85
8	44
2	60
10	30
7	30
3	72
3	58
4	58
12	5
8	64
9	44
7	45
6	41
8	28
5	50
4	53
7	12
5	20
9	22
2	41
8	24
3	70
2	76
3	53
0	77
6	24
5	40
4	52
3	50
5	44
3	50
8	10
5	50
1	40
8	30
9	22
7	44
6	44
2	62
2	72
6	33
8	6
3	58
3	50
5	40
2	48
3	60
8	26
4	21
9	6
7	9
1	72
5	10
5	44
1	38
5	53
1	62
15	25
3	52
7	22
2	53
4	22
3	52
6	28
3	52
2	32
2	33
6	30
4	26
4	23
2	41
6	26
4	44
2	52
4	33
3	45
6	6
3	44
2	50
1	54
2	48
5	44
5	6
5	26
6	30
4	33
3	36
3	30
0	60
3	21
2	44
7	6
2	44
6	21
3	6
3	48
1	50
4	8
2	33
1	52
6	22
2	44
1	50
1	50
1	15
1	50
2	37
3	36
2	44
4	8
2	36
1	44
1	44
1	23
0	52
1	56
3	32
0	52
2	45
3	30
1	30
3	33
1	8
2	37
3	26
0	50
7	5
7	25
5	41
4	22
3	21
0	44
6	9
3	8
4	9
1	9
6	5
3	4
3	32
1	44
5	9
2	30
1	36
2	1
1	33
1	45
3	22
2	21
1	40
3	22
4	6
1	30
1	36
1	37

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	30
13	50
21	12
24	44
8	85
11	52
14	40
7	113
16	44
11	44
13	22
14	44
19	22
9	36
16	44
10	58
8	41
3	140
21	44
5	80
9	6
5	132
6	80
12	44
9	30
10	52
5	50
9	54
10	44
2	156
6	60
9	28
1	120
7	36
22	5
3	77
14	5
5	56
10	44
7	37
5	60
7	30
3	50
4	52
17	25
12	5
1	85
8	44
2	60
10	30
7	30
3	72
3	58
4	58
12	5
8	64
9	44
7	45
6	41
8	28
5	50
4	53
7	12
5	20
9	22
2	41
8	24
3	70
2	76
3	53
0	77
6	24
5	40
4	52
3	50
5	44
3	50
8	10
5	50
1	40
8	30
9	22
7	44
6	44
2	62
2	72
6	33
8	6
3	58
3	50
5	40
2	48
3	60
8	26
4	21
9	6
7	9
1	72
5	10
5	44
1	38
5	53
1	62
15	25
3	52
7	22
2	53
4	22
3	52
6	28
3	52
2	32
2	33
6	30
4	26
4	23
2	41
6	26
4	44
2	52
4	33
3	45
6	6
3	44
2	50
1	54
2	48
5	44
5	6
5	26
6	30
4	33
3	36
3	30
0	60
3	21
2	44
7	6
2	44
6	21
3	6
3	48
1	50
4	8
2	33
1	52
6	22
2	44
1	50
1	50
1	15
1	50
2	37
3	36
2	44
4	8
2	36
1	44
1	44
1	23
0	52
1	56
3	32
0	52
2	45
3	30
1	30
3	33
1	8
2	37
3	26
0	50
7	5
7	25
5	41
4	22
3	21
0	44
6	9
3	8
4	9
1	9
6	5
3	4
3	32
1	44
5	9
2	30
1	36
2	1
1	33
1	45
3	22
2	21
1	40
3	22
4	6
1	30
1	36
1	37