Jauerling

Jauerling
	View from the observation tower over the plateau in northeast direction
height	960 m above sea level A.
location	Lower Austria , Austria
Mountains	High Waldviertel
Dominance	15.6 km → Weinsberger Forest
Notch height	459 m ↓ northwest. Zeining
Coordinates	48 ° 20 '23 " N , 15 ° 20' 17" E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '23 " N , 15 ° 20' 17" E
particularities	Sendeturm jauerling , Aussichtswarte Jauerling

The Jauerling is a mountain in the south-eastern Waldviertel in Lower Austria . At 960 m above sea level A. it is the highest point in the Wachau .

Naming

The name originated from the Slavic word Javornik , which means something like "Ahornberg".

topography

The summit region is flat and plateau-like, so that two points rise 960 m above sea level. A. reach, but summit crosses have been set up in other places. A point marked with a summit cross is explicitly named False Summit . The summit region is accessible via Oberndorf with a public road and then in several driveways. At its foot the Danube flows in the east and the Spitzer Bach in the north and west .

On the Jauerling there is a transmission system for VHF, radio relay and TV and a viewing point . The Jahn memorial is located in the western corner of the Jahnwiese, where the sports facilities are located . On the eastern slope there is also a small ski area with floodlights , in which the first World Cup race , a floodlit snowboard parallel slalom, took place on January 13, 2012 .

climate

At the Jauerling there is a transitional climate with continental influence from the east and oceanic influence from the west. The annual mean temperature in the 30-year mean 1971–2000 is 6.5 ° C, the annual precipitation is 729.4 mm. There are around 120 frost days and 50 ice days every year . Due to the altitude, the weather station on the Jauerling is often located above the cold air lakes or the inversion layer . As a result, the nocturnal lows and the hours of sunshine are higher than in lower-lying areas. Every year around 195 cm of snow falls . According to statistics, there are 15 thunderstorms per year, 14 of which occur between April and September. The monthly mean wind speed is hardly subject to fluctuations and is around 9 km / h on an annual average. The prevailing westerly winds are characteristic . The number of summer days is noticeably reduced compared to lower altitudes due to the lower daily warming. About 10 such days occur annually.

Average monthly temperatures, precipitation and sunshine hours for Jauerling (952 m)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	0.7	1.3	5.1	9.6	15.2	18.0	19.9	20.1	15.8	10.6	4.8	1.8	O	10.3
Min. Temperature (° C)	-4.7	-4.2	-1.1	2.3	7.2	10.0	12.0	12.3	8.8	4.3	-0.6	-3.5	O	3.6
Temperature (° C)	-2.3	-1.8	1.5	5.4	10.8	13.7	15.6	15.8	11.8	6.9	1.7	-1.1	O	6.5

Precipitation ( mm )	38.0	38.6	47.2	53.9	77.2	98.2	110.2	77.3	55.4	40.1	47.9	45.4	Σ	729.4

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	3.2	3.8	4.0	6.1	7.7	7.7	6.3	7.3	5.2	3.9	3.0	2.3	O	5

Rainy days ( d )	8.8	7.6	9.2	8.8	10.2	11.7	11.4	9.9	8.0	7.0	8.9	9.0	Σ	110.5

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0.7

-4.7

1.3

-4.2

5.1

-1.1

9.6

2.3

15.2

7.2

18.0

10.0

19.9

12.0

20.1

12.3

15.8

8.8

10.6

4.3

4.8

-0.6

1.8

-3.5

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

N i e d e r s c h l a g	38.0	38.6	47.2	53.9	77.2	98.2	110.2	77.3	55.4	40.1	47.9	45.4
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Source: Average from 1971-2000 according to ZAMG

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Franz Eppel: The Waldviertel, its works of art, historical forms of life and settlement , Salzburg 1989, p 12f, ISBN 3-900173-01-X
↑ NÖN-KW44 / 2011 - supplement "Ski-Extra", page 7

[1] Franz Eppel: The Waldviertel, its works of art, historical forms of life and settlement , Salzburg 1989, p 12f, ISBN 3-900173-01-X

[2] NÖN-KW44 / 2011 - supplement "Ski-Extra", page 7