Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-21
End: 2024-01-24
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Russia, Denmark

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024: 185 records at 180 stations, peak on 22 January 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024 set or tied 185 station records at 180 stations.
It ran from 21 January 2024 to 24 January 2024 (4 days) and its peak day was 22 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 22 January 2024.
The busiest day was 22 January 2024 with 92 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 148 years.

Footprint

21 to 24 January 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024 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 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Suldalsvatn	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2024-01-22
Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-21
Uddevalla	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-21
Rygge	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-21
Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-21
Bessaker	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-22
Havelund	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-01-21
Heden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-21
Brekke Sluse	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2024-01-21
Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2024-01-21
Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2024-01-21
Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2024-01-21
Mustasaari Riimala	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	2024-01-22
Ristijarvi Mustavaara	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2024-01-22
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2024-01-22
Pudasjarvi Sarakyla	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2024-01-22
Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	2024-01-22
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2024-01-22
Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2024-01-22
Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2024-01-22

Records per Day

Peak day 92

Records set or tied each day from 21 January 2024 to 24 January 2024. The most in one day was 92 on 22 January 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024 ranked by margin
Suldalsvatn, 01-22	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Havelund, 01-21	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Kalix_D, 01-22	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Rygge, 01-21	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Uddevalla, 01-21	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Brekke Sluse, 01-21	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
Bessaker, 01-22	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Ristijarvi Mustavaara, 01-22	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Heden, 01-21	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Linhult_D, 01-21	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Haparanda, 01-22	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Bollebygd, 01-21	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Overtornea, 01-22	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Pudasjarvi Sarakyla, 01-22	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Mustasaari Riimala, 01-22	7.0 mm (0.28 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

185 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 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	123
6	148
6	64
11	78
14	48
17	2
16	36
7	48
7	48
9	78
12	2
12	60
6	78
1	132
17	12
10	17
12	48
8	17
4	64
12	30
17	40
14	80
10	2
8	33
10	2
9	52
5	58
1	88
2	80
11	17
6	20
1	84
16	20
8	2
1	52
2	80
13	50
6	56
7	48
1	80
8	14
7	29
23	29
7	21
15	30
2	64
1	68
0	68
5	20
8	2
5	50
13	12
1	69
5	48
3	37
6	30
1	68
11	25
6	21
5	21
5	21
6	2
8	37
5	50
18	24
4	33
15	30
4	17
4	21
3	24
1	50
6	30
5	2
9	33
5	16
1	54
7	30
13	29
1	2
1	48
3	30
4	14
0	50
6	14
1	54
4	36
10	33
2	17
2	30
3	14
4	2
7	12
14	24
11	25
7	12
1	48
2	36
11	29
6	29
2	36
6	2
4	6
2	30
2	21
2	21
2	21
4	2
4	30
1	30
1	24
5	2
1	30
3	6
4	2
6	29
2	30
2	30
4	30
0	30
13	2
3	21
1	30
2	28
2	2
2	6
6	2
4	2
1	21
2	21
2	14
3	2
5	2
8	2
5	12
3	2
1	24
3	2
1	21
1	21
1	21
1	17
1	30
1	29
1	24
0	21
0	17
2	12
3	2
3	2
1	16
1	2
1	12
1	20
2	2
2	2
10	2
5	8
1	12
3	2
3	2
1	2
1	2
1	17
1	14
0	2
1	2
1	18
3	2
0	21
5	2
1	16
1	2
0	2
1	6
1	6
1	2
1	12
0	2
1	2
1	2
0	2
1	4
1	2
1	2
0	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024 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 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024 (this event)	185 records

Every Record Set

20 of 185

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 5 other countries, 21 to 24 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-21	Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	78	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Uddevalla	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	48	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Rygge	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	78	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Havelund	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Heden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48	41 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-21	Brekke Sluse	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21	Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21	Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-21	Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	148	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Suldalsvatn	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	123	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-22	Bessaker	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	60	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-01-22	Mustasaari Riimala	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Ristijarvi Mustavaara	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	2	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Siikajoki Revonlahti	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Pudasjarvi Sarakyla	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Kalix_D	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-01-22	Overtornea	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 185 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 2026-10-18. 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
18	123
6	148
6	64
11	78
14	48
17	2
16	36
7	48
7	48
9	78
12	2
12	60
6	78
1	132
17	12
10	17
12	48
8	17
4	64
12	30
17	40
14	80
10	2
8	33
10	2
9	52
5	58
1	88
2	80
11	17
6	20
1	84
16	20
8	2
1	52
2	80
13	50
6	56
7	48
1	80
8	14
7	29
23	29
7	21
15	30
2	64
1	68
0	68
5	20
8	2
5	50
13	12
1	69
5	48
3	37
6	30
1	68
11	25
6	21
5	21
5	21
6	2
8	37
5	50
18	24
4	33
15	30
4	17
4	21
3	24
1	50
6	30
5	2
9	33
5	16
1	54
7	30
13	29
1	2
1	48
3	30
4	14
0	50
6	14
1	54
4	36
10	33
2	17
2	30
3	14
4	2
7	12
14	24
11	25
7	12
1	48
2	36
11	29
6	29
2	36
6	2
4	6
2	30
2	21
2	21
2	21
4	2
4	30
1	30
1	24
5	2
1	30
3	6
4	2
6	29
2	30
2	30
4	30
0	30
13	2
3	21
1	30
2	28
2	2
2	6
6	2
4	2
1	21
2	21
2	14
3	2
5	2
8	2
5	12
3	2
1	24
3	2
1	21
1	21
1	21
1	17
1	30
1	29
1	24
0	21
0	17
2	12
3	2
3	2
1	16
1	2
1	12
1	20
2	2
2	2
10	2
5	8
1	12
3	2
3	2
1	2
1	2
1	17
1	14
0	2
1	2
1	18
3	2
0	21
5	2
1	16
1	2
0	2
1	6
1	6
1	2
1	12
0	2
1	2
1	2
0	2
1	4
1	2
1	2
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	123
6	148
6	64
11	78
14	48
17	2
16	36
7	48
7	48
9	78
12	2
12	60
6	78
1	132
17	12
10	17
12	48
8	17
4	64
12	30
17	40
14	80
10	2
8	33
10	2
9	52
5	58
1	88
2	80
11	17
6	20
1	84
16	20
8	2
1	52
2	80
13	50
6	56
7	48
1	80
8	14
7	29
23	29
7	21
15	30
2	64
1	68
0	68
5	20
8	2
5	50
13	12
1	69
5	48
3	37
6	30
1	68
11	25
6	21
5	21
5	21
6	2
8	37
5	50
18	24
4	33
15	30
4	17
4	21
3	24
1	50
6	30
5	2
9	33
5	16
1	54
7	30
13	29
1	2
1	48
3	30
4	14
0	50
6	14
1	54
4	36
10	33
2	17
2	30
3	14
4	2
7	12
14	24
11	25
7	12
1	48
2	36
11	29
6	29
2	36
6	2
4	6
2	30
2	21
2	21
2	21
4	2
4	30
1	30
1	24
5	2
1	30
3	6
4	2
6	29
2	30
2	30
4	30
0	30
13	2
3	21
1	30
2	28
2	2
2	6
6	2
4	2
1	21
2	21
2	14
3	2
5	2
8	2
5	12
3	2
1	24
3	2
1	21
1	21
1	21
1	17
1	30
1	29
1	24
0	21
0	17
2	12
3	2
3	2
1	16
1	2
1	12
1	20
2	2
2	2
10	2
5	8
1	12
3	2
3	2
1	2
1	2
1	17
1	14
0	2
1	2
1	18
3	2
0	21
5	2
1	16
1	2
0	2
1	6
1	6
1	2
1	12
0	2
1	2
1	2
0	2
1	4
1	2
1	2
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	123
6	148
6	64
11	78
14	48
17	2
16	36
7	48
7	48
9	78
12	2
12	60
6	78
1	132
17	12
10	17
12	48
8	17
4	64
12	30
17	40
14	80
10	2
8	33
10	2
9	52
5	58
1	88
2	80
11	17
6	20
1	84
16	20
8	2
1	52
2	80
13	50
6	56
7	48
1	80
8	14
7	29
23	29
7	21
15	30
2	64
1	68
0	68
5	20
8	2
5	50
13	12
1	69
5	48
3	37
6	30
1	68
11	25
6	21
5	21
5	21
6	2
8	37
5	50
18	24
4	33
15	30
4	17
4	21
3	24
1	50
6	30
5	2
9	33
5	16
1	54
7	30
13	29
1	2
1	48
3	30
4	14
0	50
6	14
1	54
4	36
10	33
2	17
2	30
3	14
4	2
7	12
14	24
11	25
7	12
1	48
2	36
11	29
6	29
2	36
6	2
4	6
2	30
2	21
2	21
2	21
4	2
4	30
1	30
1	24
5	2
1	30
3	6
4	2
6	29
2	30
2	30
4	30
0	30
13	2
3	21
1	30
2	28
2	2
2	6
6	2
4	2
1	21
2	21
2	14
3	2
5	2
8	2
5	12
3	2
1	24
3	2
1	21
1	21
1	21
1	17
1	30
1	29
1	24
0	21
0	17
2	12
3	2
3	2
1	16
1	2
1	12
1	20
2	2
2	2
10	2
5	8
1	12
3	2
3	2
1	2
1	2
1	17
1	14
0	2
1	2
1	18
3	2
0	21
5	2
1	16
1	2
0	2
1	6
1	6
1	2
1	12
0	2
1	2
1	2
0	2
1	4
1	2
1	2
0	2