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Can the east coast of Sweden get heavy lake-effect snow off the Gulf of Bothnia then? That 80 cm in mid-October (no.29) sounds seriously impressive considering it was relatively recent! That place in no.6 getting a metre of snow in June deserves some respect too, even if it's presumably high up.
Can the east coast of Sweden get heavy lake-effect snow off the Gulf of Bothnia then? That 80 cm in mid-October (no.29) sounds seriously impressive considering it was relatively recent! That place in no.6 getting a metre of snow in June deserves some respect too, even if it's presumably high up.
The eastern part of Sweden definitely gets more frequent snowstorms than the western half. The western half records its deepest snow in the mountainous regions bordering Norway.
I was in Gävle around a week after the snowstorm hit it (No.33) and it is one of the most impressive snow storms I have ever seen in Sweden, probably the best one.
139cm in the first half of December is very impressive. That's the amount of snow the northern half of Sweden record in February-April each year, so for December, that's very impressive. Here's a video of the chaos
Brrr. I can't really imagine what it is like to live near 60N. Is winter really a enjoyable experience that far north?
Gävle's average minimums for Dec-Mar are, -6.3C, -7.8C, -8.0C, -4.8C respectively. 1961-1990
-5.1C, -7.7C, -8.0C, -5.4C 2002-2013
It gets around 10 to 20cm more snow than Stockholm. Yes it's very enjoyable. Especially in Gävle! I've spotted so many Lynx there in December, it made it really feel like winter
Can the east coast of Sweden get heavy lake-effect snow off the Gulf of Bothnia then? That 80 cm in mid-October (no.29) sounds seriously impressive considering it was relatively recent! That place in no.6 getting a metre of snow in June deserves some respect too, even if it's presumably high up.
yes. same goes for jönköping (southern end of lake vättern) and vänersborg (southern end of lake vänern). both these lakes are big enough to have snow-lake effects. it can be 50cm of fresh snow in vänersborg, while it can be 5-10 cm of snow 30km southwards. it's a fascinating phenomena. extreme snow amounts very locally.
Not Stockholm then with that longer stretch of sea directly to the east?
Very rare I think. The Baltic warms up the front too much, and it doesn't have time to turn into snow again before hitting Stockholm. Strong very cold SE systems are not very common either.
Not that lake-effect snow is a common phenomenon here anyway. I highlighted the areas that have a possibility of generating lake-effect snow on a regular basis.
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