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Sweden sees record heat for this late in the year

Swedish meteorologists said Saturday they had recorded the country's highest temperature ever measured this late into the autumn.

Sweden sees record heat for this late in the year
While not the highest temperature recorded for the month of October -- that was 24.5C on October 9, 1995 -- it has never been warmer than 19C this late in the year. Photo: Pixabay.

The record temperature of 19.5 degrees Celsius (67.1 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in the city of Kristianstad in the south of the country on Friday.

“This is the highest temperature ever recorded in Sweden this late in the year,” Erik Hojgard-Olsen, meteorologist at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) told AFP.

While not the highest temperature recorded for the month of October — that was 24.5C on October 9, 1995 — it has never been warmer than 19C this late in the year, and that temperature was last recorded in 1963, Hojgard-Olsen explained.

He said the October weather overall had been a few degrees warmer than normal in Sweden.

Though a direct link to climate change could not be drawn from a single day record, the meteorologist said that overall “we are continuing to observe high temperatures and that is in line with a warmer climate.”

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Weather warning as torrential rain set to batter Stockholm and central Sweden

Swedish weather agency SMHI warns of torrential rain set to hit Stockholm and central Sweden on Wednesday, with thunderstorms and harsh winds also on the cards.

Weather warning as torrential rain set to batter Stockholm and central Sweden

SMHI issued a yellow downpour warning for an area covering Stockholm, Uppsala, Örebro, Karlstad, Trollhättan, Skövde, Norrköping and Jönköping, among other cities.

Around 30-50 millimetres of rain could fall in some places, with the largest amounts expected in northern Västergötland, Östergötland, Sörmland and the Stockholm region.

SMHI warned basements and roads could be flooded, and slow down traffic.

“Thunder and strong gusts of wind may also occur,” it said on its website, but added that “large local variations” were expected, so many areas may not get that much rain.

The alert is currently in place from noon to 10pm on Wednesday.

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