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So did Sweden beat its all-time temperature record on Thursday? Not quite

Sweden on Thursday came close to beating its 75-year-old temperature record, but fell short by just under one degree with a top temperature of 37.2C.

Published: 22 July 2022 08:30 CEST
So did Sweden beat its all-time temperature record on Thursday? Not quite
Aytan Aliyeva from Linköping cools off in the fountain by the Folke Filbyter statue in the city of Linköping. Photo: Jeppe Gustafsson/TT

The village of Målilla in Småland came close to beating the 38C heat record it set in 1947, logging a temperature of 37.2C. 

“It’s the highest temperature recorded in Sweden since 1947,” Mattias Lind, a meteorologist at Sweden’s state forecaster SMHI, told the country’s TT newswire. 

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As the punishing heat seen across the rest of Europe briefly rose up to touch Sweden, several cities beat their own records, with Linköping setting a new record with a 36.9C temperature. The city of Jönköping, with 35.3C, recorded the highest temperature since records began in 1858. 

Even the north of Sweden saw the mercury rise above 30C, with Gävle recording a temperature of 33.5C.

Temperatures are forecast to drop significantly on Friday, sinking below 20C across the country on Saturday, with thunder storms expected in many areas. 

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Swedish weather agency: Don’t drive if you have summer tyres

Sweden's weather agency SMHI warns of "extra difficult road conditions" today in central Svealand and Götaland, due to rain and snowfall.

Published: 18 April 2024 11:34 CEST
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“It’s worrying that so many people have already switched to summer tyres,” SMHI’s on-duty meteorologist Linnea Rehn Wittskog told TT newswire. “In some areas there will be winter road conditions, meaning that, if possible, you should avoid heading out on the roads if you’ve already switched to summer tyres.”

Wednesday night’s yellow snowfall warning was still in place on Thursday morning in an area stretching from north of Örebro, down over areas surrounding the Vättern lake and further into Småland. In some areas there could be as much as 10 centimetres of snow.

A fair amount of snow had fallen by 11am on Thursday, and is expected to melt throughout the day as temperatures rise.

At the same time, the snowfall is expected to move southeast, turning into rain as it moves further south. Cold temperatures are expected from Thursday and moving into the weekend, with night frosts in many areas.

On Thursday night, more snow is expected in Östergötland and in Örebro and its surrounding areas.

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