Just before 5am this morning the temperature hit 5.9C at Jyväskylä Airport. This is the warmest December temperature in the period since 2008. The previous record of 5.8C was measured on December 27 2011 during the Tapani storm.
This morning's temperature was also the warmest in a month; 6.4C was recorded on November 17. It's quite a contrast to December 17 2009 when the daily minimum and maximum read -26.1C and -18.3C. These were responsible for both the lowest monthly minimum and the lowest monthly maximum for December that year.
Winds weren't quite as strong as predicted yesterday. The strongest gust in Finland this morning of 23m/s was recorded in Niinisalo, 175km southwest of Jyväskylä. In addition to the winds, rain fell in Jyväskylä for the first time in a few weeks.
There is pretty much no snow left in Jyväskylä. Only random chunks of ice are visible in gutters, parking areas and on some footpaths. Unless there is a surprise snowfall on or just before Christmas Eve, it looks like it'll be a black Christmas for most of the country.
No comments:
Post a Comment