Finland sees more hot days than average in August

There were 13 hot days in the whole country in August, which is four days more than the average, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

The average temperature for August varied between 14 and 16.5 degrees Celsius in the northern part of the country and between 15.5 and 18.5 degrees in the rest of the country, said FMI in a press release on Thursday.

The weather was exceptionally warm at almost all the observation stations in Lapland.

In Central and Northern Lapland, the month was the warmest August in recording history at many observation stations.

Kevo in Utsjoki had the greatest deviation from the station’s average temperature for August, 4.5 degrees Celsius.

At several northern observation stations, where August was not the warmest of all times, it ranked second in the statistics.

In the southern and central parts of the country, August was warmer than usual, with some areas experiencing exceptionally warm weather.

There were 1–3 fewer hot days than usual in the southern and western parts of the country.

In Lapland, the number of hot days was within the usual range, or there were 1–2 more hot days than usual.

An exception to this was Kevo in Utsjoki, which, on average, has of one hot day in August, but this year, eight such days were recorded, which is Kevo’s new record for hot days in August.

The highest temperature of the month, 28.4 degrees Celsius , was measured in Kevo, Utsjoki on July 7 July.

The lowest temperature, minus 0.6 degrees, was recorded in Naruska, Salla.

Of all the lowest temperatures documented for August in the digital daily statistics from 1959 onwards, this month’s lowest temperature stands out as the highest.

Meanwhile, in the western part of the country, precipitation was higher than average in many places, and some parts were exceptionally rainy.

It rained less in the east and the north, and the monthly precipitation was unusually low at several stations.

According to preliminary results, the Tulkkila observation station in Kokemäki received the highest amount of rainfall during the month, 172.1 millimetres.

The lowest amount of precipitation, 31 mm, was recorded at Lake Mekrijärvi, Ilomantsi.

The highest amount of daily precipitation, 70.6 mm, was recorded at the Rausenkulma observation station in Savonlinna, on 10 August.

In August, the number of thunderstorms was lower than average. About 20,600 cloud-to-ground lightings were detected in Finland, which is about 3,700 less than average for August.

The number of sunshine hours was typical in the southern part of the country.

The Tähtelä observation station in Lapland recorded an unusually large number of sunshine hours, and the Kevo station in Utsjoki measured the highest number of sunshine hours in recording history for August, 256.4 hours.