– This rainfall is unusual, says climate researcher Jostein Mamen. In April, several records were set for both the largest daily rainfall and monthly rainfall, and they were mainly set in Eastern Norway. The wettest measuring station in the country was Lifjell Øysteinnatten. Where 231.4 millimeters of rainfall was measured. That is 189 percent more than normal, reports the Meteorological Institute. Had to shovel up several times At Lifjellstua, Gunhild Grav is the general manager and host. She is not surprised that the rainfall record was broken. – We have worked a lot with that snow. As far as I’m concerned, I think it’s perfectly fine to shovel. But I’d like to just shovel it once. The entrance to Lifjellstua was well covered with snow after a lot of rainfall in April. Photo: Gunhild Grav In addition to a lot of snow, there has also been a lot of wind, so that the same snow has been plowed time and time again, according to Grav. – He who shovels here believes that it is the very worst winter we have had. More rainfall than normal At some stations in Innlandet and Viken, the most rainfall fell within a day, with 200-300 per cent more than normal, according to the Meteorological Institute. While at a number of stations in Nordland and Vestland, there was 75 to 95 per cent less rainfall than normal. Several stations in Nordland had the driest April on record. Jostein Mamen is a researcher at the Department of Climate Services at the Meteorological Institute. Photo: met.no Climate researcher Mamen has worked with weather for many years, and says that there is not much that surprises him anymore. – But it is not often that we have such a distribution that Western Norway is dry, and Eastern Norway receives the rainfall. The entire country received an average of 20 percent more rainfall than normal. Wettest and driest stations: The wettest stations were: Lifjell – Øysteinnatten (Mid-Telemark, Vestfold and Telemark) 231.4 mm (189 per cent more rainfall than normal) Sortland – Kleiva (Nordland) 163.4 mm (59 per cent more rainfall than normal) Bjørnholt (Oslo) 153.7 mm (120 per cent more rainfall than normal) The average of the largest monthly rainfall in Norway in April in the normal period 1991-2020 is 287 mm. The driest stations were: Varntresk (Hattfjelldal, Nordland) 3.4 mm (94 percent less rainfall than normal) Finnesvatnet (Vardø, Troms and Finnmark) 4.1 mm (no normal yet) Mosjøen Airport (Vefsn, Nordland) 4.6 mm (95 per cent less rainfall than normal) The highest daily rainfall was 68.7 mm, and was registered on 25 April at Tofte – Rulleto (Asker, Viken). The average of the largest daily rainfall in Norway in April in the normal period 1991-2020 is 77 mm. Source: Meteorological Institute. Nice weather on the way After an April with a lot of rain, spring is now coming. Slowly but surely. The real spring heat can wait, but Central Norway and Eastern Norway will probably have a dry and nice weekend. – At least there are changes in sight. We have slightly warmer air heading closer to the weekend, and then we’ll see how far north it stretches, says meteorologist on duty Pernille Borander to NTB. In Trøndelag, Vestland and East Norway, there will be no or minimal rainfall this weekend. In these regions, the weather becomes quite similar, with rising temperatures. – It varies a little how much sun it gets, but it looks most promising in Eastern Norway, says Borander to NTB.
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