Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025
Start: 2025-01-23
End: 2025-01-25
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025: 112 records at 112 stations, peak on 23 January 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025 set or tied 112 station records at 112 stations.
It ran from 23 January 2025 to 25 January 2025 (3 days) and its peak day was 23 January 2025.
Status: closed.
Sorbytorp set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 23 January 2025.
The busiest day was 23 January 2025 with 76 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

23 to 25 January 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025 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 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-23
Saffle	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-23
Lesjofors	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-23
Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2025-01-25
Sandane	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	2025-01-25
Gjengedal	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	2025-01-25
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-23
Einavatn	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-23
Godegard	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2025-01-23
Kristinehamn	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-23
Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-23
Soderbarke_D	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2025-01-23
Ludvika	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-23
Spansberget	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-23
Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2025-01-23
Hamra	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2025-01-23
Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2025-01-23
Fagelsjo_D	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2025-01-23
Sveg	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2025-01-23
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2025-01-25

Records per Day

Peak day 76

Records set or tied each day from 23 January 2025 to 25 January 2025. The most in one day was 76 on 23 January 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025 ranked by margin
Gjengedal, 01-25	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Nordfjordeid - Nymark, 01-25	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll, 01-23	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Sorbytorp, 01-23	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Sandane, 01-25	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Saffle, 01-23	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kristinehamn, 01-23	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Lesjofors, 01-23	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Spansberget, 01-23	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
Soderbarke_D, 01-23	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Riddarhyttan, 01-23	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Einavatn, 01-23	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Ludvika, 01-23	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Hamra, 01-23	6.7 mm (0.26 in)
Delsbo, 01-23	5.4 mm (0.21 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

112 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 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	57
16	27
9	81
4	89
3	125
3	94
5	67
5	54
12	32
10	40
11	35
8	40
11	17
7	40
7	45
5	45
20	52
13	52
10	27
24	52
6	37
7	40
5	40
5	35
12	32
10	17
2	66
3	65
21	30
9	17
5	35
15	42
12	50
5	32
5	40
2	62
2	66
9	30
2	61
3	45
18	7
5	32
6	32
8	32
8	17
5	37
7	24
10	1
10	52
4	40
5	27
4	27
4	20
14	42
6	7
4	19
7	7
5	32
3	40
5	35
4	23
7	7
3	40
2	35
2	35
6	17
5	7
6	1
2	35
13	7
8	22
5	42
1	35
4	27
2	27
5	7
3	17
3	24
6	7
1	37
0	40
4	7
1	39
1	32
1	35
4	7
3	7
0	37
7	22
1	42
2	7
4	24
3	17
1	35
4	4
0	41
0	23
2	22
2	26
3	7
1	17
2	7
1	7
1	24
1	7
0	7
0	7
1	7
1	1
0	7
3	2
1	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025 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 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025 (this event)	112 records

Every Record Set

20 of 112

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 2 other countries, 23 to 25 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-01-23	Sorbytorp	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	27	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-23	Saffle	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	32	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-23	Lesjofors	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	35	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-23	Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Einavatn	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Godegard	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	125	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Kristinehamn	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Riddarhyttan	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	81	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Soderbarke_D	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	27	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Ludvika	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Spansberget	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Lillhamra	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	94	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Hamra	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Delsbo	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Fagelsjo_D	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-23	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-25	Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-25	Sandane	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	52	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-25	Gjengedal	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52	35 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-25	Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 112 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
16	57
16	27
9	81
4	89
3	125
3	94
5	67
5	54
12	32
10	40
11	35
8	40
11	17
7	40
7	45
5	45
20	52
13	52
10	27
24	52
6	37
7	40
5	40
5	35
12	32
10	17
2	66
3	65
21	30
9	17
5	35
15	42
12	50
5	32
5	40
2	62
2	66
9	30
2	61
3	45
18	7
5	32
6	32
8	32
8	17
5	37
7	24
10	1
10	52
4	40
5	27
4	27
4	20
14	42
6	7
4	19
7	7
5	32
3	40
5	35
4	23
7	7
3	40
2	35
2	35
6	17
5	7
6	1
2	35
13	7
8	22
5	42
1	35
4	27
2	27
5	7
3	17
3	24
6	7
1	37
0	40
4	7
1	39
1	32
1	35
4	7
3	7
0	37
7	22
1	42
2	7
4	24
3	17
1	35
4	4
0	41
0	23
2	22
2	26
3	7
1	17
2	7
1	7
1	24
1	7
0	7
0	7
1	7
1	1
0	7
3	2
1	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	57
16	27
9	81
4	89
3	125
3	94
5	67
5	54
12	32
10	40
11	35
8	40
11	17
7	40
7	45
5	45
20	52
13	52
10	27
24	52
6	37
7	40
5	40
5	35
12	32
10	17
2	66
3	65
21	30
9	17
5	35
15	42
12	50
5	32
5	40
2	62
2	66
9	30
2	61
3	45
18	7
5	32
6	32
8	32
8	17
5	37
7	24
10	1
10	52
4	40
5	27
4	27
4	20
14	42
6	7
4	19
7	7
5	32
3	40
5	35
4	23
7	7
3	40
2	35
2	35
6	17
5	7
6	1
2	35
13	7
8	22
5	42
1	35
4	27
2	27
5	7
3	17
3	24
6	7
1	37
0	40
4	7
1	39
1	32
1	35
4	7
3	7
0	37
7	22
1	42
2	7
4	24
3	17
1	35
4	4
0	41
0	23
2	22
2	26
3	7
1	17
2	7
1	7
1	24
1	7
0	7
0	7
1	7
1	1
0	7
3	2
1	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	57
16	27
9	81
4	89
3	125
3	94
5	67
5	54
12	32
10	40
11	35
8	40
11	17
7	40
7	45
5	45
20	52
13	52
10	27
24	52
6	37
7	40
5	40
5	35
12	32
10	17
2	66
3	65
21	30
9	17
5	35
15	42
12	50
5	32
5	40
2	62
2	66
9	30
2	61
3	45
18	7
5	32
6	32
8	32
8	17
5	37
7	24
10	1
10	52
4	40
5	27
4	27
4	20
14	42
6	7
4	19
7	7
5	32
3	40
5	35
4	23
7	7
3	40
2	35
2	35
6	17
5	7
6	1
2	35
13	7
8	22
5	42
1	35
4	27
2	27
5	7
3	17
3	24
6	7
1	37
0	40
4	7
1	39
1	32
1	35
4	7
3	7
0	37
7	22
1	42
2	7
4	24
3	17
1	35
4	4
0	41
0	23
2	22
2	26
3	7
1	17
2	7
1	7
1	24
1	7
0	7
0	7
1	7
1	1
0	7
3	2
1	7