The heatwaves in Norway in 2018 were record-breaking. According to meteorologists, record temperatures were recorded at 21 measuring sites. Moreover, there were also 40 tropical days during which the temperature did not drop below 30 degrees Celsius during the day. According to climate scientist Rasmus Benestad, this is what the summer seasons in Norway will look like in the near future.
The heatwaves in Norway in 2018 - what do they announce?
According to Rasmus Benestad, higher temperatures should be expected, which will last even longer than recently. This does not mean, however, that the Norwegian winter will also be distinguished by higher temperatures. According to the climatologist, the annual average will remain at the same level.
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It was no accident
Rasmus Benestad is also of the opinion that the 2018 heatwaves in Norway were not accidental and can be put into a repeating pattern. It is enough to trace the weather in the years 1948-2018 to conclude that this type of weather phenomena had already taken place several times in the past.
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There are also different opinions
Bente Wahl, who works at the Institute of Meteorology, has a slightly different opinion. He described the past summer as follows - “May started quite cold, but on the 7th day of the month the temperatures exceeded 20 degrees Celsius in Oslo. On May 15, the temperatures exceeded 27 degrees and it has never been so warm this time of year in the capital of Norway. In Bergen on May 8, we had 24 degrees, and in Tromsø, the mercury was 23 degrees on May 10. At the same time, this month was distinguished by exceptionally low rainfall.
Temperatures in May above the norm
Overall, the recorded average temperatures in May were 4,4 degrees above normal. It was determined from over 300 measurement results, which were then summed up and divided by 31 days. The exceedance of the norm by 4,4 degrees Celsius was defined by meteorologists as "very high".
Slightly less than the norm was exceeded in June and the temperatures during that month were on average 0,5 degrees higher than usual. July brought temperatures that exceeded the norm by 4,3 degrees Celsius.
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Record lot of sun
Meteorologists also summarized the number of sunny days in May, June and August. The result turned out to be record-breaking for Oslo - according to calculations, 1067 hours of clear skies were recorded over the capital of Norway. Thus, the record from 1959, when the sun shone for 950 hours, was broken. It should be mentioned that the measurements have been carried out since 1952.
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There were drier years
The 2018 heatwave in Norway was record-breaking in many respects. The temperature norm was exceeded in all three last months - by 4,4 degrees in May, by 0,5 in June and by 4,3 in July. The record for the number of hours in which the sun was shining was also broken - there were 1067 hours of sunshine. It turns out, however, that in terms of rainfall, this year's summer was ranked 8th in the classification of the driest in the history of measurements.
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