Northern Norway had wetter summers, but also hot days, when the temperature was well above what can be experienced in eastern Norway.
Several trends from the spring season continued in the three summer months of June, July and August.
Large areas of the country, from Vestland to Finnmark, are described as very or extremely humid, while parts of Rogaland and østafjells areas were very to extremely dry.
In terms of temperature, the season is described as warm in the south and east Norway. In western Norway, Trøndelag and Nordland were normal, while Troms was hot or extremely hot and Finnmark was exceptionally hot.
Rainfall
When looking at the country as a whole, there was 15% more rainfall than normal. However, the differences between the various parts of the country were large. Northern Norway received 50 percent more rainfall than normal, the wettest summer recorded from 1900 to the present day.
The wettest stations
- Lurøy (Nordland) 1297,8 mm (122% larger than normal)
- Brekke in Sogn (Gulen, Vestland) 948,6 mm (49% larger than normal)
- Stadlandet (Vestland) 897,1 mm (82% larger than normal)
The driest stations
- Porsgrunn - Kjølnes (Vestfold and Telemark) 98,6 mm (61% less rain than normal)
- Roverud (Kongsvinger, Inlandet) 107,0 mm (50% smaller than normal)
- Jomfruland (Kragerø, Vestfold and Telemark) 107,3 mm (there is no normal here yet)
Lurøy, Nordland, was the place with the most rainfall in one day. This was recorded on August 11, with 156,7 millimeters of precipitation.
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temperatures
Overall, summer was the 15th warmest recorded since 1900, and the average temperature was 0,7 degrees above normal.
The Northern Norway region registered the seventh warmest summer in the series.
Hottest stations
- Drammen - Berskog (Viken) 17,6 ° C (1,0 ° C above normal)
- Sarpsborg (Viken) 17,5 ° C (1,2 ° C above normal)
- Oslo - Hovin (Oslo), Gullholmen (Moss, Viken) and Færder lighthouse (Vestfold and Telemark) 17,3 ° C (0,6 ° C, 0,7 ° C and 0,6 ° C above normal, respectively)
Coldest stations
- Juvvasshøe (Lom and Innlandet, 1894 meters above sea level) 4,3 ° C (0,4 ° C above normal)
- Climate Park Juvflye - Mimisbrunnr (Lom and Innlandet, 1844 m above sea level) 4,4 ° C (0,2 ° C above normal)
- Spørteggbu (Vestland Luster, 1566 meters above sea level) 5,3 ° C (0,5 ° C above normal)
The highest maximum temperature, 33,6 ° C, was recorded on July 20 in Lysebotn (Sandnes, Rogaland).
The lowest minimum temperature was -4,6 ° C and was measured at Folldal - Fredheim (Innlandet) on August 31.
Photo: Wojtek Sobieski / Lysebotn. Lysebotn is the starting point for Kjerag
Source: meteorologisk institutt
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