Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-21
End: 2025-05-24
Location: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany

Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025: 115 records at 107 stations, peak on 23 May 2025. 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, 21 to 24 May 2025 set or tied 115 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 21 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 (4 days) and its peak day was 23 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Trondheim - Voll set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 23 May 2025.
The busiest day was 23 May 2025 with 57 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 90 years.

Footprint

21 to 24 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 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 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-23
Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2025-05-23
Buran	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-23
Malmagen	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-05-23
Loksmyr	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-23
Hillsand	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-23
Almdalen	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-24
Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2025-05-23
Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2025-05-23
Morsil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2025-05-23
Ostas I Hegra	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-23
Lovberga_D	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2025-05-23
Kaxas-Aflo_D	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-05-23
Hallstaberg	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2025-05-21
Vallnora_D	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	2025-05-21
Hagshults_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2025-05-22
Virserum-Rodmossa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2025-05-22
Savsjo	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2025-05-22
Hallsberg	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	2025-05-22
Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2025-05-24

Records per Day

Peak day 57

Records set or tied each day from 21 May 2025 to 24 May 2025. The most in one day was 57 on 23 May 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025 ranked by margin
Buran, 05-23	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Almdalen, 05-24	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Loksmyr, 05-23	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Malmagen, 05-23	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Hillsand, 05-23	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Marby_D, 05-23	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Virserum-Rodmossa, 05-22	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Ostas I Hegra, 05-23	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Hallsberg, 05-22	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Hallstaberg, 05-21	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Vallnora_D, 05-21	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Jarpstrommen, 05-23	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Hagshults_Flygplats, 05-22	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Savsjo, 05-22	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Kaxas-Aflo_D, 05-23	6.8 mm (0.27 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

115 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, 21 to 24 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	90
6	76
21	19
16	30
16	44
16	30
18	24
9	72
14	15
7	72
12	30
3	76
9	30
6	36
12	19
10	35
4	76
13	24
11	22
7	15
7	59
3	40
3	75
8	30
3	71
8	30
6	52
8	19
2	70
4	59
7	28
1	75
1	71
3	59
10	8
5	9
3	50
8	22
7	32
6	30
0	71
4	43
8	22
7	14
1	59
8	12
0	59
1	59
0	59
3	30
3	39
4	27
3	30
3	30
5	30
5	8
6	8
7	6
7	19
3	30
5	10
8	8
2	28
4	19
5	10
4	20
1	43
1	43
7	8
6	6
4	8
2	24
5	6
5	6
2	14
2	24
1	11
3	19
2	19
3	22
4	12
3	8
1	24
0	35
4	2
1	30
0	24
3	10
1	20
2	12
3	8
2	19
2	12
2	16
1	8
2	12
2	16
1	20
0	10
1	19
4	6
1	10
0	12
1	8
0	24
1	20
1	2
2	8
1	8
2	6
2	6
1	8
1	16
1	8
1	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 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 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025 (this event)	115 records

Every Record Set

20 of 115

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Sweden and 3 other countries, 21 to 24 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-21	Hallstaberg	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-21	Vallnora_D	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Hagshults_Flygplats	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Virserum-Rodmossa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Savsjo	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22	Hallsberg	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	30	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-23	Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	90	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Vallbo	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Buran	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	19	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Malmagen	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Loksmyr	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Hillsand	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Marby_D	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Jarpstrommen	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	30	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Morsil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	36	38 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Ostas I Hegra	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	19	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Lovberga_D	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	76	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-23	Kaxas-Aflo_D	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	15	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-24	Almdalen	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-24	Mierkenis_A	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 115 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
6	90
6	76
21	19
16	30
16	44
16	30
18	24
9	72
14	15
7	72
12	30
3	76
9	30
6	36
12	19
10	35
4	76
13	24
11	22
7	15
7	59
3	40
3	75
8	30
3	71
8	30
6	52
8	19
2	70
4	59
7	28
1	75
1	71
3	59
10	8
5	9
3	50
8	22
7	32
6	30
0	71
4	43
8	22
7	14
1	59
8	12
0	59
1	59
0	59
3	30
3	39
4	27
3	30
3	30
5	30
5	8
6	8
7	6
7	19
3	30
5	10
8	8
2	28
4	19
5	10
4	20
1	43
1	43
7	8
6	6
4	8
2	24
5	6
5	6
2	14
2	24
1	11
3	19
2	19
3	22
4	12
3	8
1	24
0	35
4	2
1	30
0	24
3	10
1	20
2	12
3	8
2	19
2	12
2	16
1	8
2	12
2	16
1	20
0	10
1	19
4	6
1	10
0	12
1	8
0	24
1	20
1	2
2	8
1	8
2	6
2	6
1	8
1	16
1	8
1	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	90
6	76
21	19
16	30
16	44
16	30
18	24
9	72
14	15
7	72
12	30
3	76
9	30
6	36
12	19
10	35
4	76
13	24
11	22
7	15
7	59
3	40
3	75
8	30
3	71
8	30
6	52
8	19
2	70
4	59
7	28
1	75
1	71
3	59
10	8
5	9
3	50
8	22
7	32
6	30
0	71
4	43
8	22
7	14
1	59
8	12
0	59
1	59
0	59
3	30
3	39
4	27
3	30
3	30
5	30
5	8
6	8
7	6
7	19
3	30
5	10
8	8
2	28
4	19
5	10
4	20
1	43
1	43
7	8
6	6
4	8
2	24
5	6
5	6
2	14
2	24
1	11
3	19
2	19
3	22
4	12
3	8
1	24
0	35
4	2
1	30
0	24
3	10
1	20
2	12
3	8
2	19
2	12
2	16
1	8
2	12
2	16
1	20
0	10
1	19
4	6
1	10
0	12
1	8
0	24
1	20
1	2
2	8
1	8
2	6
2	6
1	8
1	16
1	8
1	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
6	90
6	76
21	19
16	30
16	44
16	30
18	24
9	72
14	15
7	72
12	30
3	76
9	30
6	36
12	19
10	35
4	76
13	24
11	22
7	15
7	59
3	40
3	75
8	30
3	71
8	30
6	52
8	19
2	70
4	59
7	28
1	75
1	71
3	59
10	8
5	9
3	50
8	22
7	32
6	30
0	71
4	43
8	22
7	14
1	59
8	12
0	59
1	59
0	59
3	30
3	39
4	27
3	30
3	30
5	30
5	8
6	8
7	6
7	19
3	30
5	10
8	8
2	28
4	19
5	10
4	20
1	43
1	43
7	8
6	6
4	8
2	24
5	6
5	6
2	14
2	24
1	11
3	19
2	19
3	22
4	12
3	8
1	24
0	35
4	2
1	30
0	24
3	10
1	20
2	12
3	8
2	19
2	12
2	16
1	8
2	12
2	16
1	20
0	10
1	19
4	6
1	10
0	12
1	8
0	24
1	20
1	2
2	8
1	8
2	6
2	6
1	8
1	16
1	8
1	8