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1 Description  



1.1  Description  





1.2  Precipitation  





1.3  Vegetation and land use  





1.4  Neighboring regions  







2 Distribution  



2.1  Dfc and Dfd distribution  





2.2  Dsc and Dsd distribution  





2.3  Dwc and Dwd distribution  







3 Charts of selected sites  





4 See also  





5 References  














Subarctic climate






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Subarctic climate worldwide
  Dsc
  Dsd
  Dwc
  Dwd
  Dfc
  Dfd

The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50°N to 70°N, poleward of the humid continental climates. Subarctic or boreal climates are the source regions for the cold air that affects temperate latitudes to the south in winter. These climates represent Köppen climate classification Dfc, Dwc, Dsc, Dfd, Dwd and Dsd.

Description[edit]

This type of climate offers some of the most extreme seasonal temperature variations found on the planet: in winter, temperatures can drop to below −50 °C (−58 °F) and in summer, the temperature may exceed 26 °C (79 °F). However, the summers are short; no more than three months of the year (but at least one month) must have a 24-hour average temperature of at least 10 °C (50 °F) to fall into this category of climate, and the coldest month should average below 0 °C (32 °F) (or −3 °C (27 °F)). Record low temperatures can approach −70 °C (−94 °F).[1]

With 5–7 consecutive months when the average temperature is below freezing, all moisture in the soil and subsoil freezes solidly to depths of many feet. Summer warmth is insufficient to thaw more than a few surface feet, so permafrost prevails under most areas not near the southern boundary of this climate zone. Seasonal thaw penetrates from 2 to 14 ft (0.6 to 4.3 m), depending on latitude, aspect, and type of ground.[2] Some northern areas with subarctic climates located near oceans (southern Alaska, the northern fringe of Europe, Sakhalin Oblast and Kamchatka Oblast), have milder winters and no permafrost, and are more suited for farming unless precipitation is excessive. The frost-free season is very short, varying from about 45 to 100 days at most, and a freeze can occur anytime outside the summer months in many areas.

Description[edit]

The first D indicates continentality, with the coldest month below 0 °C (32 °F) (or −3 °C (27 °F)).

The second letter denotes precipitation patterns:

The third letter denotes temperature:

Precipitation[edit]

Most subarctic climates have little precipitation, typically no more than 380 mm (15 in) over an entire year due to the low temperatures and evapotranspiration. Away from the coasts, precipitation occurs mostly in the summer months, while in coastal areas with subarctic climates the heaviest precipitation is usually during the autumn months when the relative warmth of sea vis-à-vis land is greatest. Low precipitation, by the standards of more temperate regions with longer summers and warmer winters, is typically sufficient in view of the very low evapotranspiration to allow a water-logged terrain in many areas of subarctic climate and to permit snow cover during winter, which is generally persistent for an extended period.

A notable exception to this pattern is that subarctic climates occurring at high elevations in otherwise temperate regions have extremely high precipitation due to orographic lift. Mount Washington, with temperatures typical of a subarctic climate, receives an average rain-equivalent of 101.91 inches (2,588.5 mm) of precipitation per year.[3] Coastal areas of Khabarovsk Krai also have much higher precipitation in summer due to orographic influences (up to 175 millimetres (6.9 in) in July in some areas), whilst the mountainous Kamchatka peninsula and Sakhalin island are even wetter, since orographic moisture isn't confined to the warmer months and creates large glaciers in Kamchatka. Labrador, in eastern Canada, is similarly wet throughout the year due to the semi-permanent Icelandic Low and can receive up to 1,300 millimetres (51 in) of rainfall equivalent per year, creating a snow cover of up to 1.5 metres (59 in) that does not melt until June.

Vegetation and land use[edit]

Vegetation in regions with subarctic climates is generally of low diversity, as only hardy tree species can survive the long winters and make use of the short summers. Trees are mostly limited to conifers, as few broadleaved trees are able to survive the very low temperatures in winter. This type of forest is also known as taiga, a term which is sometimes applied to the climate found therein as well. Even though the diversity may be low, the area and numbers are high, and the taiga (boreal) forest is the largest forest biome on the planet, with most of the forests located in Russia and Canada. The process by which plants become acclimated to cold temperatures is called hardening.

Agricultural potential is generally poor, due to the natural infertility of soils[4] and the prevalence of swamps and lakes left by departing ice sheets, and short growing seasons prohibit all but the hardiest of crops. Despite the short season, the long summer days at such latitudes do permit some agriculture. In some areas, ice has scoured rock surfaces bare, entirely stripping off the overburden. Elsewhere, rock basins have been formed and stream courses dammed, creating countless lakes.[2]

Neighboring regions[edit]

Should one go northward or even toward a polar sea, one finds that the warmest month has an average temperature of less than 10 °C (50 °F), and the subarctic climate grades into a tundra climate not at all suitable for trees. Southward, this climate grades into the humid continental climates with longer summers (and usually less-severe winters) allowing broadleaf trees; in a few locations close to a temperate sea (as in northern Norway and southern Alaska), this climate can grade into a short-summer version of an oceanic climate, the subpolar oceanic climate, as the sea is approached where winter temperatures average near or above freezing despite maintaining the short, cool summers. In China and Mongolia, as one moves southwestwards or towards lower elevations, temperatures increase but precipitation is so low that the subarctic climate grades into a cold semi-arid climate.

Distribution[edit]

Dfc and Dfd distribution[edit]

The Dfc climate, by far the most common subarctic type, is found in the following areas:[5][6]

View of pines in the Kuysumy mountains in Siberia

Further north and east in Siberia, continentality increases so much that winters can be exceptionally severe, averaging below −38 °C (−36 °F), even though the hottest month still averages more than 10 °C (50 °F). This creates Dfd climates, which are mostly found in the Sakha Republic:

Subarctic climate in Alaska, near Yukon

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Dfc climate is found only in small, isolated pockets in the Snowy MountainsofAustralia, the Southern AlpsofNew Zealand, and the Lesotho Highlands. In South America, this climate occurs on the western slope of the central AndesinChile and Argentina, where climatic conditions are notably more humid compared to the eastern slope. The presence of the Andes mountain range contributes to a wetter climate on the western slope by capturing moisture from the Pacific Ocean, resulting in increased precipitation, especially during the winter months. This climate zone supports the presence of temperate rainforests, mostly on highest areas of the Valdivian rainforest in Chile and the subantarctic forest in Argentina.

Dsc and Dsd distribution[edit]

Climates classified as DscorDsd, with a dry summer, are rare, occurring in very small areas at high elevation around the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Alaska and other parts of the northwestern United States (Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Southern Idaho, California's Eastern Sierra), the Russian Far East, Seneca, Oregon, and Atlin, British Columbia. Turkey and Afghanistan are exceptions; Dsc climates are common in Northeast Anatolia, in the Taurus and Köroğlu Mountains, and the Central Afghan highlands.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Dsc climate is present in South America as a subarctic climate influenced by Mediterranean characteristics, often considered a high-altitude variant of the Mediterranean climate. It is located on the eastern slopes of the central Argentine Andes and in some sections on the Chilean side. While there are no major settlements exhibiting this climate, several localities in the vicinity experience it, such as San Carlos de Bariloche, Villa La Angostura, San Martín de los Andes, Balmaceda, Punta de Vacas, and Termas del Flaco.[7]

Dwc and Dwd distribution[edit]

Climates classified as DwcorDwd, with a dry winter, are found in parts of East Asia, like China, where the Siberian High makes the winters colder than places like Scandinavia or Alaska interior but extremely dry (typically with around 5 millimeters (0.20 in) of rainfall equivalent per month), meaning that winter snow cover is very limited. The Dwc climate can be found in:

In the Southern Hemisphere, small pockets of the Lesotho Highlands and the Drakensberg Mountains have a Dwc classification.

Charts of selected sites[edit]

Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

19

 

 

−5

−12

 

 

19

 

 

−3

−10

 

 

15

 

 

1

−7

 

 

12

 

 

7

−2

 

 

19

 

 

14

4

 

 

24

 

 

18

9

 

 

46

 

 

19

11

 

 

82

 

 

18

10

 

 

76

 

 

13

5

 

 

52

 

 

5

−2

 

 

30

 

 

−2

−9

 

 

28

 

 

−4

−10

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: NOAA
Imperial conversion
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0.7

 

 

23

11

 

 

0.7

 

 

27

14

 

 

0.6

 

 

35

19

 

 

0.5

 

 

45

29

 

 

0.7

 

 

57

39

 

 

0.9

 

 

64

47

 

 

1.8

 

 

66

52

 

 

3.2

 

 

64

50

 

 

3

 

 

55

42

 

 

2

 

 

41

29

 

 

1.2

 

 

28

17

 

 

1.1

 

 

24

13

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

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O

N

D

 

 

18

 

 

−11

−19

 

 

12

 

 

−8

−18

 

 

10

 

 

−1

−12

 

 

7

 

 

7

−5

 

 

16

 

 

14

1

 

 

32

 

 

19

6

 

 

38

 

 

21

8

 

 

36

 

 

19

7

 

 

33

 

 

12

2

 

 

23

 

 

4

−3

 

 

20

 

 

−6

−13

 

 

16

 

 

−9

−17

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Environment Canada[8]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.7

 

 

12

−3

 

 

0.5

 

 

18

0

 

 

0.4

 

 

31

11

 

 

0.3

 

 

44

24

 

 

0.6

 

 

56

34

 

 

1.3

 

 

66

42

 

 

1.5

 

 

69

46

 

 

1.4

 

 

65

44

 

 

1.3

 

 

54

36

 

 

0.9

 

 

40

26

 

 

0.8

 

 

21

9

 

 

0.6

 

 

17

2

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

14

 

 

−23

−31

 

 

13

 

 

−19

−28

 

 

13

 

 

−11

−23

 

 

11

 

 

0

−11

 

 

19

 

 

11

1

 

 

27

 

 

18

9

 

 

35

 

 

21

12

 

 

41

 

 

18

10

 

 

33

 

 

10

4

 

 

35

 

 

1

−4

 

 

24

 

 

−10

−18

 

 

16

 

 

−20

−28

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Environment Canada[9]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.6

 

 

−9

−24

 

 

0.5

 

 

−1

−19

 

 

0.5

 

 

12

−10

 

 

0.4

 

 

33

12

 

 

0.8

 

 

51

33

 

 

1.1

 

 

65

48

 

 

1.4

 

 

70

54

 

 

1.6

 

 

65

51

 

 

1.3

 

 

51

39

 

 

1.4

 

 

34

24

 

 

0.9

 

 

14

0

 

 

0.6

 

 

−3

−18

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Samedan, Graubünden, Switzerland
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

30

 

 

−2

−18

 

 

25

 

 

0

−17

 

 

31

 

 

3

−12

 

 

44

 

 

6

−6

 

 

81

 

 

12

−1

 

 

87

 

 

16

2

 

 

89

 

 

18

3

 

 

99

 

 

18

3

 

 

72

 

 

15

0

 

 

59

 

 

11

−4

 

 

54

 

 

4

−11

 

 

31

 

 

−2

−16

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: MeteoSchweiz[10]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

1.2

 

 

28

0

 

 

1

 

 

32

1

 

 

1.2

 

 

37

11

 

 

1.7

 

 

44

22

 

 

3.2

 

 

53

30

 

 

3.4

 

 

60

35

 

 

3.5

 

 

65

37

 

 

3.9

 

 

64

37

 

 

2.8

 

 

59

32

 

 

2.3

 

 

51

24

 

 

2.1

 

 

38

13

 

 

1.2

 

 

29

3

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Luleå, Sweden
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

32

 

 

−7

−13

 

 

26

 

 

−6

−13

 

 

23

 

 

−1

−9

 

 

18

 

 

4

−3

 

 

23

 

 

11

2

 

 

32

 

 

17

9

 

 

42

 

 

20

12

 

 

42

 

 

18

11

 

 

31

 

 

12

6

 

 

34

 

 

6

0

 

 

31

 

 

−2

−6

 

 

27

 

 

−6

−11

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: World Weather Information[11]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

1.3

 

 

19

9

 

 

1

 

 

21

9

 

 

0.9

 

 

30

16

 

 

0.7

 

 

39

27

 

 

0.9

 

 

52

36

 

 

1.3

 

 

63

48

 

 

1.7

 

 

68

54

 

 

1.7

 

 

64

52

 

 

1.2

 

 

54

43

 

 

1.3

 

 

43

32

 

 

1.2

 

 

28

21

 

 

1.1

 

 

21

12

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Nerdal/Mo i Rana, Norway
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

146

 

 

−3

−8

 

 

117

 

 

−2

−7

 

 

112

 

 

2

−4

 

 

74

 

 

5

−1

 

 

64

 

 

12

4

 

 

70

 

 

16

8

 

 

97

 

 

18

10

 

 

110

 

 

16

9

 

 

155

 

 

11

6

 

 

186

 

 

6

2

 

 

136

 

 

1

−4

 

 

163

 

 

−1

−6

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: met.no/klimastatistikk/eklima
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

5.7

 

 

27

17

 

 

4.6

 

 

29

19

 

 

4.4

 

 

35

24

 

 

2.9

 

 

42

30

 

 

2.5

 

 

53

38

 

 

2.8

 

 

61

46

 

 

3.8

 

 

64

51

 

 

4.3

 

 

62

49

 

 

6.1

 

 

52

42

 

 

7.3

 

 

43

35

 

 

5.4

 

 

34

26

 

 

6.4

 

 

30

20

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Tromsø, Norway
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

108

 

 

−1

−5

 

 

97

 

 

−1

−6

 

 

96

 

 

1

−4

 

 

70

 

 

4

−2

 

 

56

 

 

9

3

 

 

57

 

 

13

6

 

 

72

 

 

16

9

 

 

89

 

 

15

8

 

 

111

 

 

11

5

 

 

126

 

 

5

1

 

 

90

 

 

2

−2

 

 

109

 

 

0

−4

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Meteo climat stats 1991-2020
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

4.3

 

 

30

23

 

 

3.8

 

 

30

22

 

 

3.8

 

 

33

24

 

 

2.8

 

 

39

29

 

 

2.2

 

 

48

37

 

 

2.3

 

 

55

43

 

 

2.9

 

 

61

48

 

 

3.5

 

 

59

47

 

 

4.4

 

 

51

42

 

 

4.9

 

 

41

34

 

 

3.6

 

 

35

29

 

 

4.3

 

 

32

25

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Kiruna, Sweden
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

30

 

 

−11

−22

 

 

25

 

 

−9

−20

 

 

26

 

 

−5

−18

 

 

27

 

 

−1

−9

 

 

34

 

 

8

−2

 

 

49

 

 

15

5

 

 

86

 

 

18

7

 

 

74

 

 

15

5

 

 

49

 

 

10

1

 

 

47

 

 

−2

−11

 

 

42

 

 

−7

−13

 

 

34

 

 

−9

−20

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: SMHI[12]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

1.2

 

 

12

−7

 

 

1

 

 

16

−4

 

 

1

 

 

23

−1

 

 

1.1

 

 

30

15

 

 

1.3

 

 

47

29

 

 

1.9

 

 

59

41

 

 

3.4

 

 

64

45

 

 

2.9

 

 

59

42

 

 

1.9

 

 

49

33

 

 

1.9

 

 

28

13

 

 

1.7

 

 

20

8

 

 

1.3

 

 

16

−4

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

6

 

 

−43

−49

 

 

6

 

 

−37

−46

 

 

5

 

 

−20

−39

 

 

6

 

 

−3

−22

 

 

12

 

 

10

−3

 

 

23

 

 

20

6

 

 

33

 

 

23

9

 

 

32

 

 

18

4

 

 

14

 

 

9

−3

 

 

13

 

 

−9

−19

 

 

10

 

 

−32

−40

 

 

8

 

 

−40

−47

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Pogoda.ru.net
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.2

 

 

−45

−56

 

 

0.2

 

 

−34

−51

 

 

0.2

 

 

−4

−37

 

 

0.2

 

 

26

−8

 

 

0.5

 

 

50

27

 

 

0.9

 

 

68

43

 

 

1.3

 

 

74

48

 

 

1.3

 

 

65

40

 

 

0.6

 

 

47

27

 

 

0.5

 

 

16

−3

 

 

0.4

 

 

−26

−40

 

 

0.3

 

 

−40

−52

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Mohe, Heilongjiang, China
Climate chart (explanation)

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

5

 

 

−22

−36

 

 

4.4

 

 

−13

−33

 

 

6.9

 

 

−3

−24

 

 

24

 

 

8

−8

 

 

33

 

 

18

0

 

 

68

 

 

24

8

 

 

99

 

 

26

12

 

 

107

 

 

23

9

 

 

50

 

 

16

1

 

 

16

 

 

5

−10

 

 

13

 

 

−11

−25

 

 

7.4

 

 

−21

−34

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Weather China[13]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.2

 

 

−7

−33

 

 

0.2

 

 

9

−28

 

 

0.3

 

 

26

−12

 

 

0.9

 

 

46

19

 

 

1.3

 

 

64

33

 

 

2.7

 

 

76

46

 

 

3.9

 

 

78

53

 

 

4.2

 

 

74

49

 

 

2

 

 

62

35

 

 

0.6

 

 

41

14

 

 

0.5

 

 

13

−14

 

 

0.3

 

 

−6

−29

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Lukla, Nepal
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

11

 

 

1

−18

 

 

18

 

 

2

−16

 

 

22

 

 

5

−12

 

 

28

 

 

8

−7

 

 

34

 

 

12

−3

 

 

96

 

 

15

2

 

 

154

 

 

14

4

 

 

145

 

 

13

4

 

 

81

 

 

13

1

 

 

37

 

 

9

−7

 

 

6.2

 

 

6

−13

 

 

13

 

 

3

−16

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: weatherbase.com[14]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.4

 

 

34

−1

 

 

0.7

 

 

35

3

 

 

0.9

 

 

40

10

 

 

1.1

 

 

47

19

 

 

1.4

 

 

53

26

 

 

3.8

 

 

58

35

 

 

6.1

 

 

58

39

 

 

5.7

 

 

56

38

 

 

3.2

 

 

55

33

 

 

1.5

 

 

48

20

 

 

0.2

 

 

42

10

 

 

0.5

 

 

38

3

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Crater Lake, Oregon, United States
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

267

 

 

1

−8

 

 

205

 

 

2

−8

 

 

196

 

 

3

−7

 

 

123

 

 

6

−5

 

 

84

 

 

10

−2

 

 

57

 

 

15

2

 

 

20

 

 

21

5

 

 

25

 

 

21

5

 

 

52

 

 

17

3

 

 

127

 

 

11

−1

 

 

239

 

 

4

−5

 

 

290

 

 

2

−7

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: SHMI[15]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

11

 

 

34

18

 

 

8.1

 

 

35

18

 

 

7.7

 

 

37

19

 

 

4.8

 

 

43

23

 

 

3.3

 

 

50

29

 

 

2.2

 

 

58

35

 

 

0.8

 

 

69

41

 

 

1

 

 

69

41

 

 

2

 

 

63

37

 

 

5

 

 

52

31

 

 

9.4

 

 

40

24

 

 

11

 

 

35

20

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

22

 

 

−25

−34

 

 

17

 

 

−24

−33

 

 

20

 

 

−17

−29

 

 

21

 

 

−9

−21

 

 

21

 

 

−1

−10

 

 

45

 

 

9

1

 

 

52

 

 

17

8

 

 

61

 

 

14

5

 

 

64

 

 

6

0

 

 

44

 

 

−6

−13

 

 

35

 

 

−18

−26

 

 

34

 

 

−22

−31

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: SHMI[16]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.9

 

 

−13

−29

 

 

0.7

 

 

−11

−27

 

 

0.8

 

 

1

−20

 

 

0.8

 

 

16

−6

 

 

0.8

 

 

30

14

 

 

1.8

 

 

48

34

 

 

2

 

 

63

46

 

 

2.4

 

 

57

41

 

 

2.5

 

 

43

32

 

 

1.7

 

 

21

9

 

 

1.4

 

 

0

−15

 

 

1.3

 

 

−8

−24

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Östersund, Sweden
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

19

 

 

−6

−13

 

 

16

 

 

−4

−12

 

 

14

 

 

1

−8

 

 

20

 

 

5

−3

 

 

23

 

 

13

3

 

 

47

 

 

18

8

 

 

61

 

 

19

10

 

 

48

 

 

17

9

 

 

34

 

 

12

5

 

 

25

 

 

6

1

 

 

19

 

 

0

−5

 

 

18

 

 

−3

−10

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: yr.no
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

0.7

 

 

22

9

 

 

0.6

 

 

25

11

 

 

0.6

 

 

33

18

 

 

0.8

 

 

42

27

 

 

0.9

 

 

55

37

 

 

1.9

 

 

64

46

 

 

2.4

 

 

66

50

 

 

1.9

 

 

63

48

 

 

1.3

 

 

53

41

 

 

1

 

 

44

34

 

 

0.7

 

 

32

23

 

 

0.7

 

 

26

15

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Oulu, Finland
Climate chart (explanation)

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

 

 

33

 

 

−6

−14

 

 

28

 

 

−6

−13

 

 

23

 

 

−1

−9

 

 

34

 

 

6

−3

 

 

32

 

 

13

3

 

 

49

 

 

18

9

 

 

70

 

 

21

12

 

 

65

 

 

18

10

 

 

57

 

 

13

5

 

 

46

 

 

6

1

 

 

41

 

 

0

−6

 

 

36

 

 

−4

−11

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Tilastokeskus: Tilastoja Suomen ilmastosta 1981-2010
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND

 

 

1.3

 

 

21

8

 

 

1.1

 

 

22

8

 

 

0.9

 

 

30

16

 

 

1.3

 

 

42

27

 

 

1.3

 

 

55

38

 

 

1.9

 

 

64

48

 

 

2.8

 

 

70

54

 

 

2.6

 

 

65

50

 

 

2.2

 

 

55

42

 

 

1.8

 

 

42

33

 

 

1.6

 

 

31

22

 

 

1.4

 

 

25

13

Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stepanova, N.A. (1958). "On the Lowest Temperatures on Earth" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. 86 (1): 6–10. Bibcode:1958MWRv...86....6S. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1958)086<0006:OTLTOE>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  • ^ a b Subarctic Division Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Mount Washington Observatory: Normals, Means, and Extremes, Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Subarctic Division". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  • ^ Geography of climate Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated Köppen-Geiger Climate Map of the World". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus Publications. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  • ^ Sanchez Davila, Gabriel (2021). "Clasificación climática de Sudamérica". StoryMaps. ArcGIS. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  • ^ "Whitehorse A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. 2011-01-19. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  • ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  • ^ "Normwert-Tabellen 1961–1990" (in German, French, and Italian). MeteoSchweiz. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  • ^ "Luleå, SWE". World Weather Information. Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  • ^ "Nederbörd, normalvärden 1961–90". SMHI. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  • ^ "Mohe County, 1971-2000". Weather.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  • ^ "Lukla, Nepal Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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  • ^ "Norilsk Weather Averages and Climate". weather2travel. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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