April was even exceptionally warm
Weather|In April, the sunshine was enjoyed more than usual.
April was widely warmer than usual, tells Meteorological Institute. On the southern and west coasts, the month was exceptionally warm.
The highest temperature in April was 22.9 degrees Celsius in Rauma in Satakunta on 16 April. The lowest temperature of the month -23.8 degrees was measured in Lapisjärvi on April 11.
The temperature rose to up to 19.1 degrees in the first days of the month, which was measured in Helsinki and Jomala in Åland. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, such temperatures in the early spring are very exceptional.
« The temperature deviation of the 1991-2020 average was 1-2 degrees, but in Eastern and northern Lapland, it was not below the average, » according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s bulletin.
Another heat pulse after the heat pulse in early April hit the Easter week, which measured the highest temperature of the month in Rauma.
Terrestrial In the southern and northern Lapland it rained more than usual. The areas between them were drier than usual. Particularly from Central Ostrobothnia to Kainuu, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, there was even exceptionally low rainfall.
In April, the most water was rained in Northern Lapland in Nuorgam, Utsjoki, where 71.6 millimeters of water collected. The least rainfall in Paltaniemi in Kajaani, where 3.1 millimeters of water was measured. The maximum amount of 29.6 millimeters over a day was measured in the Åland Islands in the Långnäs port.
At the end of April, there was still snow in Central and Northern Lapland and Northeast. The thickness of the snow ranged from 30 cents to over a meter.
In April, the sunshine was enjoyed more than usual.
