Vittangi
Vittangi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌tːaŋɡɪ])[2] is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Vittangi | |
|---|---|
 Vittangi welcome sign in July 2015 | |
  Vittangi  Vittangi | |
| Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Kiruna Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 784 |
| • Density | 346/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital insensitivity to pain. In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.
Climate
| Climate data for Vittangi, mean 1961-1990, extremes 1961-2011 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−7.9 (17.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.0 (−52.6) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
−42.4 (−44.3) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 27.
- "Climate Explorer, KNMI".
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