A summer like no other

Never before in recorded history have there been less sunshine in Oslo in July, according to Statistics Norway. Clouds blocking the sun also brought Many Norwegians have spent all summer longing for sunshine.

Before the rough weather starts

Winter is finally arriving across Norway

Freeze arrives
Norwegians have spent most of the winter complaining about the lack of snow and skiing, but now bitterly cold weather is on the way.
School had to close because the temperature in the classrooms was below + 10C.
Parts of inland eastern Norway must prepare for temperatures below -20C (-4F) as the weekend approaches.
The meteologs expects temperatures in Oslo and the mountains in southern Norway to hover around -15 to -20C (+5 to -4F). brrrrrrrrr.......... I'm longing for the summer.

Strange weather

Brrrrrrr.......... I'm freezing. From + 10°C (50F) a few days ago to - 15°C (5F) today...brrrrr....

84 days of rains in Bergen

I'ts been raining the last 84 days in Bergen, Norway. This is the final record. Today the weather was sunny and bright. It's a new record.
The old record was 59 days.
During this time the people here has not been able to see the sun, except for a few hours.
A joke is told in Bergen about a tourist asking a local boy if it ever stops raining. "I don't know," replies the boy, "I'm only twelve."
For some years there were paraplyautomater (umbrella vending machines) installed in the streets, however, they did not turn out to be a success.

The record in Norway was set at a weather station at Horni in Bærum, west of Oslo, during the period September 24 to December 19, 2000, when it rained at least once a day for 87 days.

Mild,wet weather frustrates skiers

It's almost December, but weeks of rain and relatively warm temperatures are washing away the start of the skiing season in southern Norway.


Several ski resorts in the mountains opened for the season a few weeks ago, but even there, the weather has simply been too warm for good skiing conditions.
I don't like snow, for that matter the snow can stay away the entire winter..

Snow trouble

Traffic chaos has resulted in southern Norway as the first real snowfall of winter arrived, and travelers are warned of icy roads.

Warmest September on record

It's official: Oslo residents just experienced their warmest September in recorded history. Meteorologists confirmed over the weekend that average temperatures last month were fully 4.2 degrees centigrade higher than normal.
Locals are calling it the "endless summer." Not only did areas all over southern Norway have a long and unusually warm summer, now it seems like autumn has been postponed indefinitely.
My hope is that the summer last to Christmas.....

Wettest August in 43 years

After one of the warmest and dryest summers in years, residents of southern Norway have had to wade through the wettest month of August since 1963.

With just a few days left in August, meteorologists feel they already can report that large portions of the southeastern districts are setting precipitation records.
Heavy rains are expected over the next few days as well.
Flood warnings remain, but there's some good news: The sudden deluge has raised water levels in several reservoirs, in turn raising hopes that skyrocketing electricity prices may ease.

Oslo warmest capital city

Yesterday, Oslo was the warmest capital city in Europe. The temperature reach 24.2 degrees. (76 degrees Fahrenheit)

Snow Hell

Snow record

Arctic summer in January

It may still be January, but the arctic region is seeing record temperatures of a level usually seen during the summer.

Norway's Meteorological Institute reported that the ice line on Svalbard is extremely far north for the season. The waters around Svalbard are nearly free of ice and there are large areas of open sea up to near 84 degrees north.
The reason is that the usual winter wind from the east or northeast has been replaced by winds from the south or southwest more usually seen in the summer. As the sea becomes freer of ice, this in turn helps warm up the air.

Svalbard

LandscapeThe name Svalbard means “cold coasts” and was first mention in Icelandic texts in the 12th century. The Svalbard Islands offer great, wild nature, old mines and polar bears. The Svalbard Islands are located between between 74° - 81° N and 10° - 35° E. They constitute 63 000 sq.km, and close to 65% of the surface of Svalbard consists of protected areas, including 3 nature reserves, 6 national parks, 15 bird sanctuaries and 1 geotopical protected area. The largest islands are Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Barentsøya, Edgeøya and Prins Karls Forland.Norway is given sovereignty over Svalbard
Cities of Svalbard
Longyearbyen (Norwegian administrative centre) 1 700 inhabitants. the seat of local government and Norway’s main administrative centre on Svalbard. The small colourful community of approx. 1700 inhabitants has developed from being a typical mining company town into a modern community with different kinds of business and industry and with a wide range of cultural activities and opportunities.
Barentsburg (Russian mining community) 900 inhabitants.
Ny-Ålesund (Norw. international research centre) 40 inhabitants
Sveagruva (Norwegian mining community) 210 commuters.
Hornsund (Polish research station) 8 inhabitants
Infrastructure
There is no regular boat transportation between the mainland of Norway and Svalbard. The easiest way to get to Spitsbergen is by plane. Most of the year, there are daily flights from Oslo directly to Longyearbyen or through Tromsø. The airport is Svalbard Lufthavn, Longyear. There are no roads between the settlements.

Storm rage north to south

While residents of northern Norway were battening down the hatches in the face of hurricane-force winds, thousands at the southern tip of the country were without power after heavy snowfall.
The near-hurricane conditions in northern Norway forced the closure of numerous roads and highways, and the cancellation of ferry lines and flights. Emergency crews in Hammerfest worked through the night to help residents secure buildings, while construction ceased at most building sites in Bodø and other northern cities.
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