The average temperature in August varied between 12 and 17 degrees Celsius at most observation stations in Finland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).
In Lapland, August was warmer than usual, but in other parts of the country, the average temperature for the month was normal or lower than normal, said FMI in a press release on Wednesday.
In August, there were eight days when temperatures exceeded 25 degrees Celsius, which is one day less than average.
In the southern and western parts of the country, there were 1 to 2 days less than usual with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius per observation station, while in Lapland, there were 2–4 more days with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius than usual. This was exceptionally high in some places.
The highest temperature of the month, 31.1 degrees Celsius, was measured in the Rovaniemi train station on 1 August. The lowest temperature, minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, was recorded at the Tulppio observation station in Savukoski, on 31 August.
In many places in the eastern part of the country, precipitation levels were lower than usual in August. Rainfall on the western coast and in Lapland was more abundant than usual in places, its levels were even unusually or exceptionally high in Northern Lapland.
According to preliminary results, the Saariselkä travel centre observation station recorded the most precipitation for the month with a result of 142.6 mm. The lowest amount of precipitation was 27.8 mm, which was recorded at the Kestilä observation station in Siikalatva. The highest daily rainfall, 43.9 mm, was recorded at the Lampela observation station in Lieksa on 10 August.
The number of thunderstorms was normal in August. About 24,600 cloud-to-ground lightning discharges were observed in Finland, while the average is 24,300.
The number of hours of sunshine nation-wide was usual or higher than usual: the amount of sunshine was chiefly ranged from 180 to 270 hours.
- Lapland
- Warm
- August
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
