Torpshammar
Place in Medelpad, Sweden
62°29′N 16°20′E / 62.483°N 16.333°E / 62.483; 16.333[1]
(31 December 2010)[1]
Torpshammar (Swedish pronunciation: [tɔrpsˈhâmːar])[2] is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 444 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It was founded in 1797 as an iron milling community. It is known for being home to the first location of Boda Borg.[3]
Climate
Torpshammar has traditionally had a subarctic climate, although due to recent warming it is transitioning to a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons, cold winters and warm but short summers.
Climate data for Torpshammar 2002–2018; extremes since 1931 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.6 (94.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 34.6 (94.3) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 30.4 (86.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 9.2 (48.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −6.3 (20.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | 4.0 (39.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) | −10.9 (12.4) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | −4.7 (23.5) | −9.6 (14.7) | −1.1 (30.0) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −8.7 (16.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | −8.0 (17.6) | −14.6 (5.7) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −28.1 (−18.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −42.0 (−43.6) | −38.8 (−37.8) | −37.8 (−36.0) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −9.0 (15.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 0.2 (32.4) | −1.6 (29.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −28.8 (−19.8) | −41.7 (−43.1) | −42.0 (−43.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.7 (1.25) | 21.2 (0.83) | 18.3 (0.72) | 22.9 (0.90) | 46.5 (1.83) | 61.1 (2.41) | 72.9 (2.87) | 81.9 (3.22) | 41.5 (1.63) | 43.6 (1.72) | 32.5 (1.28) | 36.2 (1.43) | 510.3 (20.09) |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2018[5] |
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
- ^ "Torpshammar - Boda Borg". bodaborg.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Öppna data för Torpshammar" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
- ^ "SMHI climate data 2002–2018" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 May 2019.
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