Exceptionally warm summer in Finnmark in Arctic Norway
4 to 6 degrees Celsius higher than normal and the warmest August ever on record in northern-Norway.
“That so many stations have set temperature records with such a wide margin in northern Norway is very unusual,” says Jostein Mamen, climate researcher with the Meteorological Institute.
The institute has published an alarming overview of highest temperatures on record inside the Arctic Circle. 60 stations, mainly in northern Norway and at Svalbard, August saw the warmest ever measured.
Warm summer days lasted all August along the coast to the Barents Sea, from Hammerfest in the west to Kirkenes in the east. The latter is now experiencing the warm weather to last into September with several days reaching maximum temperatures up to 20 degrees Celsius.
Neighbouring Murmansk region also had the warmest summer on record, news-outlet Hibiny reports.
Lapland region in northernmost Finland saw record highs at most of the weather stations in June, July and August, according broadcaster YLE who reports with reference to the country’s meteorological service. Highest temperature was measured at Utsjoki on August 7 when the thermometer reached 28.4 degrees.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Makivvik launches climate adaptation strategy for Nunavik, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: Finland sees “exceptionally warm” July as global temperatures hit record highs, Yle News
Greenland: Alarming, above-average ice loss in Greenland due to rising temperatures, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Satellite images reveal worrying scale of Svalbard glaciers loss, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: NASA funding Swedish glacier research to understand climate change on Mars, CBC News
United States: Alaska’s North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state’s other climate oddities, Alaska Public Media
