Vuoggatjålme is locality in the mountainous part of Arjeplog Municipality, Sweden, located slightly off Swedish national road 95 ("The Silver Road"). It is primarily a tourist facility. Vuoggatjålme is located on the shore of the lake Vuoggatjålmjaure, just above the northern tip of lake Sädvvájávrre.
Vuoggatjålme | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Arjeplog Municipality |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
South along National road 95 is Jäkkvik, Hornavan and Arjeplog. To the north the road goes past Mierkenis to the border with Norway.
Climate
editThe lowest temperature measured at an official Swedish weather station is -52.6 °C in Vuoggatjålme on February 2, 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 4, 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] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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.