Vuoggatjålme
Vuoggatjålme | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Arjeplog Municipality |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vuoggatjålme is today a tourist facility in the mountain area in Arjeplog Municipality, located slightly off Swedish National Road 95 (Silver Road). Vuoggatjålme is on the shore of the lake Vuoggatjålmjaure, just above the northern tip of lake Sädvajaure. is Jäkkvik, National Highway 95 to the south, along the shores of Sädvajaure
Going south along National Road 95 is Jäkkvik, Hornavan and Arjeplog. To the north goes past Mierkenis to the border with Norway.
Climate
The lowest temperature measured at an official Swedish weather station is -52.6°C in Vuoggatjålme on Febuary 2nd 1966.[1][2] There is some uncertainty around the accuracy of this figure, as there is a substantial discrepancy between the other temperature recordings taken at the time but it is still the official record. On February the 4th 1966, the station recorded -52.1°C.[2][3]
| Climate data for Vuoggatjålme 1991-2020 normals (500m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.0 (39.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.1 (31.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.8 (2.16) |
43.4 (1.71) |
43.8 (1.72) |
27.8 (1.09) |
34.0 (1.34) |
54.8 (2.16) |
78.5 (3.09) |
69.4 (2.73) |
57.2 (2.25) |
45.7 (1.80) |
46.7 (1.84) |
54.5 (2.15) |
610.6 (24.04) |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Mierkenis A 1991-2020 normals (614m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−0.9 (30.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−5.2 (22.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.3 (2.85) |
58.0 (2.28) |
63.1 (2.48) |
37.3 (1.47) |
39.8 (1.57) |
55.6 (2.19) |
83.3 (3.28) |
70.6 (2.78) |
70.2 (2.76) |
62.6 (2.46) |
62.3 (2.45) |
71.2 (2.80) |
746.3 (29.37) |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
66°34′N 16°21′E / 66.567°N 16.350°E
References
- ^ "The Swedish Cold Record". SMHI. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Weather Data: Sweden, Vuoggatjalme, 1966, February". geographic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Lowest temperatures in February". SMHI. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Vuoggatjålme". SMHI / NOAA. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Mierkenis A". SMHI / NOAA. Retrieved 27 August 2023.