Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kittila Pulju. 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 Pulju, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
5.2 C (41.4 F)
-50.5 C (-58.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
6.8 C (44.2 F)
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
9.7 C (49.5 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
29.2 C (84.6 F)
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
29.3 C (84.7 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
21.5 C (70.7 F)
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
12.5 C (54.5 F)
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
9.0 C (48.2 F)
-35.7 C (-32.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
6.3 C (43.3 F)
-41.4 C (-42.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kittila Pulju still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Kittila Pulju by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
1
1975
56
1976
55
1977
54
1978
48
1979
30
1980
55
1981
52
1982
32
1983
37
1984
37
1985
52
1986
40
1987
46
1988
37
1989
45
1990
40
1991
26
1992
73
1993
33
1994
28
1995
32
1996
31
1997
39
1998
45
1999
56
2000
53
2001
43
2002
44
2003
47
2004
41
2005
48
2006
55
2007
44
2008
9
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Kittila Pulju between 3 August 2018 and 3 August 2018. Each dot is a new record.
When Kittila Pulju set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2018-08-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 107.6 mm (4.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 107.6 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kittila Pulju. The most was 107.6 mm (4.2 in) on 3 August 2018.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kittila Pulju
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.1 mm (0.6 in)
16 January 2022
Feb
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
10 February 1998
Mar
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
10 March 1991
Apr
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
9 April 2001
May
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
17 May 2023
Jun
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
26 June 2000
Jul
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 July 2017
Aug
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
3 August 2018
Sep
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2 September 1992
Oct
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
5 October 1983
Nov
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
9 November 2005
Dec
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
10 December 1997
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Kittila Pulju, 1974 to 2008. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 2008.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Kittila Pulju, 1975 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -2.0 C (28.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at -4.2 C (24.5 F), and the warmest was 2005, at -0.2 C (31.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kittila Pulju as warming stripes, 1975 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1975
-1.4 C
+0.55 C
1976
-3.2 C
-1.29 C
1977
-2.8 C
-0.89 C
1978
-3.6 C
-1.60 C
1979
-2.4 C
-0.42 C
1980
-3.3 C
-1.32 C
1981
-3.8 C
-1.84 C
1982
-2.0 C
-0.01 C
1983
-2.3 C
-0.32 C
1984
-1.5 C
+0.49 C
1985
-4.2 C
-2.22 C
1986
-2.6 C
-0.68 C
1987
-3.5 C
-1.54 C
1988
-2.3 C
-0.34 C
1989
-0.2 C
+1.73 C
1990
-0.8 C
+1.15 C
1991
-2.0 C
-0.01 C
1992
-1.0 C
+0.93 C
1993
-2.0 C
-0.01 C
1994
-2.0 C
+0.00 C
1995
-2.1 C
-0.12 C
1996
-2.1 C
-0.11 C
1997
-1.6 C
+0.39 C
1998
-3.1 C
-1.13 C
1999
-1.9 C
+0.08 C
2000
-0.3 C
+1.66 C
2001
-1.5 C
+0.45 C
2002
-1.5 C
+0.46 C
2003
-1.2 C
+0.73 C
2004
-1.1 C
+0.85 C
2005
-0.2 C
+1.78 C
2006
-0.8 C
+1.18 C
2007
-0.6 C
+1.37 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.7 C (0.4 to 1.0) per decade over 1975 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 1.2 F (0.7 to 1.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kittila Pulju
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.7 C (0.4 to 1.0) per decade
1.2 F (0.7 to 1.8) per decade
1975 to 2007
33
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.7 C (0.4 to 1.0) per decade
1.2 F (0.7 to 1.7) per decade
1975 to 2007
33
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.7 C (0.3 to 1.0) per decade
1.2 F (0.6 to 1.9) per decade
1975 to 2007
33
Rise
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
1970 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Kittila Pulju: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2003
25.8 C (78.4 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-50.5 C (-58.9 F)
1999
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
2018
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
2018
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1971
22 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kittila Pulju, 1970 to 2026. The record is 29.3 C (84.7 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 C (78.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kittila Pulju by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1975
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1976
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1978
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1979
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1980
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1981
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1982
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1983
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1984
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1985
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1986
25.2 C (77.4 F)
1987
25.2 C (77.4 F)
1988
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1989
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1990
24.7 C (76.5 F)
1991
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1992
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1993
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1994
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1995
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1996
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1997
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1998
24.8 C (76.6 F)
1999
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2000
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2001
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2002
25.8 C (78.4 F)
2003
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2004
25.4 C (77.7 F)
2005
27.4 C (81.3 F)
2006
29.2 C (84.6 F)
2007
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2008
22.0 C (71.6 F)
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kittila Pulju, 1970 to 2026. The record is -50.5 C (-58.9 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.0 C (-36.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kittila Pulju by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1975
-38.6 C (-37.5 F)
1976
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1977
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1978
-44.5 C (-48.1 F)
1979
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1980
-42.6 C (-44.7 F)
1981
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1982
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983
-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1984
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1985
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1986
-41.4 C (-42.5 F)
1987
-41.4 C (-42.5 F)
1988
-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1989
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1990
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1991
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1992
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1993
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1994
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1995
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
1996
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1997
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1998
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1999
-50.5 C (-58.9 F)
2000
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
2001
-40.3 C (-40.5 F)
2002
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
2003
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
2004
-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
2005
-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
2006
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
2007
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
2008
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kittila Pulju, 1970 to 2026. The record is 107.6 mm (4.2 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kittila Pulju by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1970
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1972
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1973
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1974
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1975
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1977
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1978
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1979
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1980
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1981
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1985
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1987
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1988
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1989
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1990
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1992
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1994
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1995
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1996
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1997
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1998
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1999
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2000
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
2001
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2002
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2004
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2006
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2007
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2014
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2015
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2016
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2017
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
2018
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
2019
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2020
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2021
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
2022
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2023
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2024
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2025
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2026
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kittila Pulju, 1970 to 2026. The record is 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kittila Pulju by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1970
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1971
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1972
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1973
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1974
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1975
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1976
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1978
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1980
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1981
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1984
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1986
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1987
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1990
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1993
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1994
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1995
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1997
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1998
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1999
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2000
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
2001
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2003
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
2005
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2006
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2007
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
2008
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2014
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2015
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2016
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2017
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2018
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
2019
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
2020
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2021
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2022
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2023
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2024
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2025
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2026
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kittila Pulju, 1970 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kittila Pulju by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1970
25 days
1971
48 days
1972
20 days
1973
18 days
1974
33 days
1975
18 days
1976
32 days
1977
24 days
1978
44 days
1979
15 days
1980
23 days
1981
19 days
1982
25 days
1983
18 days
1984
21 days
1985
22 days
1986
16 days
1987
23 days
1988
17 days
1989
13 days
1990
22 days
1991
35 days
1992
24 days
1993
15 days
1994
17 days
1995
25 days
1996
20 days
1997
40 days
1998
20 days
1999
16 days
2000
29 days
2001
27 days
2002
33 days
2003
14 days
2004
30 days
2005
15 days
2006
24 days
2007
17 days
2008
24 days
2014
25 days
2015
16 days
2016
26 days
2017
18 days
2018
22 days
2019
26 days
2020
21 days
2021
16 days
2022
25 days
2023
17 days
2024
18 days
2025
14 days
2026
34 days
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kittila Pulju falls on 3 June and the median first autumn frost on 12 August, which leaves a median of 62 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kittila Pulju
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 June
n/a
4 June
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 August
n/a
12 August
n/a
+6.3 days per decade
Growing days
62 days
n/a
64 days
n/a
+7.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
49 years, 1970 to 2025
A day with at least 27.4 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.3 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kittila Pulju: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 49 years of values from 1970 to 2025.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 107.6 mm (4.2 in) in 2018; 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1982; 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1992.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.