May 1
Weather - April 2008
As far as Aprils go, this was fairly typical. The month started with a period of snowfall, but the temperatures kept above freezing during the day so the snow didn’t stay around for long. From the month’s highest of 51.5 cm it only took 16 days to go to zero. There were still patches of snow around in shaded places at the end of the month, and the lakes are mostly covered with ice. Towards the end of the month we got a long sunny period and the spring flowers started to come up for real.
Some other signs of spring:
- 4th: first cranes in Korskrogen
- 6th: coltsfoot
- 19th: a queen wasp sighting
- 24th: the crane couple arrives to Norrbyn
- 24th: hepatica
- 25th: snow cover reaches 0 cm at my snow meter
- 27th: pied wagtail sighting, lupine leaves, siberian scillas
- 30th: wood anemone buds
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Temperature (High): 15°C
Temperature (Low): -2°C
Temperature (Average): 5°C
Barometer (High): 1018 mbar
Barometer (Low): 992 mbar
Barometer (Avg): 1009 mbar
Total of sunny days: 7
Snow cover (High): 51.5 cm
Snow cover (Low): 0 cm
Snow cover (Avg): 28 cm
New snow: 23 cm
Days with snowfall: 9
Rain: 8 mm
Days with rain: 7
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