Friday, March 12, 2010

Record Cold Winter In Sweden

The record cold winter in Sweden is warming into Spring. Some parts of Sweden broke records for cold that dated to 1875.


Record sub-zero temperature suite broken

The recent thaw has loosened winter's stranglehold on Sweden with mild weather finally breaking a record long period of sub-zero temperatures in many parts of the country, according to the Meteorological Agency, SMHI.

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The Härjedalen town of Sveg had until Sunday endured sub-zero temperatures from December 13th to March 6th - the longest consecutive period since records began in 1875.

In several areas of southern Sweden the sub-zero spell has been the longest since the 1980s, and in Växjö in southern Sweden, since the 1940s.

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