Kittila Pallasjarvi Weather Records (FIE00146453)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kittila Pallasjarvi (FIE00146453), Finland, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Kittila Pallasjarvi

Kittila Pallasjarvi (FIE00146453) is a weather station in Finland at 68.02 latitude and 24.17 longitude, 303 m (994 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2002, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kittila Pallasjarvi still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Finland, 68.02 latitude, 24.17 longitude.
Elevation: 303 m (994 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2002, 44 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kittila Pallasjarvi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kittila Pallasjarvi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.2 C (43.2 F)	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	5.9 C (42.6 F)	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	7.9 C (46.2 F)	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	11.4 C (52.5 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.6 C (85.3 F)	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	21.4 C (70.5 F)	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	12.7 C (54.9 F)	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	5.9 C (42.6 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kittila Pallasjarvi still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 133.

Standing records at Kittila Pallasjarvi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	80
1960	82
1961	71
1962	65
1963	95
1964	58
1965	73
1966	133
1967	69
1968	108
1969	47
1970	61
1971	89
1972	83
1996	7
1997	35
1998	59
1999	92
2000	73
2001	76
2002	8

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 52.1 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kittila Pallasjarvi. The most was 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 11 July 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kittila Pallasjarvi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 January 1960
Feb	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 February 1961
Mar	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 March 1965
Apr	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 April 1972
May	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 May 1972
Jun	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 June 1967
Jul	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 July 1967
Aug	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 August 1967
Sep	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 September 1965
Oct	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 October 1965
Nov	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	10 November 1972
Dec	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	15 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2002

21 years of record at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1996, 1997, 2002.

Days with data per year at Kittila Pallasjarvi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	245	67%	No
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1996	70	19%	No
1997	291	80%	No
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	357	98%	Yes
2000	355	97%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	55	15%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1960 to 2001

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1960 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -1.1 C (30.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at -3.4 C (25.8 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 1.0 C (33.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kittila Pallasjarvi as warming stripes, 1960 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	-0.4 C	+0.66 C
1961	0.2 C	+1.23 C
1962	-1.6 C	-0.50 C
1963	-0.9 C	+0.17 C
1964	-0.5 C	+0.59 C
1965	-2.0 C	-0.91 C
1966	-3.4 C	-2.36 C
1967	-0.6 C	+0.46 C
1968	-2.3 C	-1.27 C
1969	-1.9 C	-0.82 C
1970	-1.2 C	-0.14 C
1971	-2.2 C	-1.11 C
1972	0.2 C	+1.30 C
1998	-1.8 C	-0.70 C
1999	-0.6 C	+0.50 C
2000	1.0 C	+2.03 C
2001	-0.2 C	+0.86 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1959 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Kittila Pallasjarvi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1972	27.4 C (81.3 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	1999	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1967	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	1967	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1964	20 days	14

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. The record is 29.7 C (85.5 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 C (81.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kittila Pallasjarvi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1960	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1961	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1962	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1963	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1964	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1965	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1966	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1967	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1968	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1969	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1970	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1971	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1972	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1996	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998	23.4 C (74.1 F)
1999	28.2 C (82.8 F)
2000	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2001	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2002	5.3 C (41.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. The record is -44.3 C (-47.7 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kittila Pallasjarvi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1961	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)
1962	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1963	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
1964	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
1965	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1966	-41.9 C (-43.4 F)
1967	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1968	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
1969	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)
1970	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)
1971	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1972	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
1996	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
1997	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)
1998	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
1999	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)
2000	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2001	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2002	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. The record is 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.5 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kittila Pallasjarvi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1960	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1967	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1969	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1970	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. The record is 63.4 mm (2.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kittila Pallasjarvi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1960	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1961	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1965	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1968	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1970	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1971	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kittila Pallasjarvi, 1959 to 2002. The record is 43 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kittila Pallasjarvi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	23 days
1960	39 days
1961	19 days
1962	29 days
1963	21 days
1964	43 days
1965	18 days
1966	14 days
1967	18 days
1968	19 days
1969	20 days
1970	20 days
1971	26 days
1972	19 days
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).