October was warmer than usual in the entire country
According to the statistics of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, October was unusually warm throughout the country, even exceptionally warm in Northern Finland. Average temperatures for the month varied between approximately +1.5 degrees Celsius in Enontekiö and +10 degrees in the Southwest Archipelago. Consequently, October was between 1 to 3.5 degrees warmer than the average for the 1991–2020 comparison period, in the entire country.
The highest temperature of the month, 15.7 degrees, was recorded on 6 October at the Vänö observation station in Kimito. The lowest temperature of the month, ‒13.4 degrees, was recorded on 21 October at the Oustajärvi observation station in Muonio and at Enontekiö Airport.
According to preliminary information, precipitation was highest in Kaakkuri, Tornio, where it reached 114.6 millimetres. The lowest amount of precipitation, 30.3 mm, was recorded at Lake Mekrijärvi, Ilomantsi. The precipitation in October was mainly lower than usual in the east and south, but slightly higher than usual in the west and southwest coasts, as well as largely in the north. In some parts in the east, precipitation remained about half of the normal amount of precipitation in October. The highest 24-hour rainfall, 30.2 millimetres, was recorded at the Kaakkuri observation station, in Tornio, on 23 October.
Lapland had less snow than usual
The first snow was recorded on 16 October at the Kilpisjärvi village centre, in Enontekiö; first snow came more than two weeks later than usual. In the second half of the month, there was little snow on the ground in Central and Northern Lapland, and at the end of October only in places in Northern Lapland. Snow cover in Lapland was slightly lower than usual for the time period. The highest snow depth, 17 centimetres, was recorded at the Kilpisjärvi village centre, in Enontekiö, on 24 October.
The number of sunshine hours was between 70 and 110 hours in the western part of the country, and 30 to 70 hours in the rest of the country. There was slightly less sunshine than usual in most parts of the country.
Further information
Weather statistics from the Climate Service on weekdays, tel. +358 600 1 0601 (€ 4.06/min + local network fee)
