Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salla Varriotunturi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Salla Varriotunturi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
4.0 C (39.2 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
Feb
4.2 C (39.6 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
Mar
7.4 C (45.3 F)
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
5.2 C (41.4 F)
-15.4 C (4.3 F)
Apr
15.5 C (59.9 F)
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
11.3 C (52.3 F)
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
May
26.0 C (78.8 F)
-13.4 C (7.9 F)
19.5 C (67.1 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
Jun
29.0 C (84.2 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
Jul
30.4 C (86.7 F)
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
26.6 C (79.9 F)
3.4 C (38.1 F)
Aug
30.3 C (86.5 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
20.3 C (68.5 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Sep
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
12.5 C (54.5 F)
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
7.7 C (45.9 F)
-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
4.5 C (40.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salla Varriotunturi still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Salla Varriotunturi by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
3
1975
33
1976
38
1977
48
1978
43
1979
37
1980
41
1981
48
1982
28
1983
15
1984
21
1985
38
1986
34
1987
39
1988
19
1989
24
1990
25
1991
15
1992
67
1993
23
1994
16
1995
13
1996
21
1997
15
1998
38
1999
36
2000
20
2001
26
2002
13
2003
24
2004
27
2005
40
2006
47
2007
44
2008
15
2009
12
2010
20
2011
19
2012
15
2013
19
2014
33
2015
14
2016
23
2017
9
2018
31
2019
35
2020
16
2021
29
2022
31
2023
29
2024
44
2025
34
2026
17
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Salla Varriotunturi between 12 July 2011 and 31 July 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Salla Varriotunturi set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-07-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2018-07-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 29.9 C (85.8 F)
2018-07-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 20.1 C (68.2 F)
2018-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2018-07-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.5 C (70.7 F)
2018-08-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.3 C (86.5 F)
2023-09-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2025-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.4 C (86.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 54.4 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salla Varriotunturi. The most was 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 19 September 2023.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salla Varriotunturi
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
8 January 2014
Feb
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
17 February 2022
Mar
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2 March 2010
Apr
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
13 April 2002
May
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
15 May 2004
Jun
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
13 June 1998
Jul
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
12 July 2011
Aug
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
3 August 2021
Sep
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
19 September 2023
Oct
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
13 October 1993
Nov
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
21 November 1986
Dec
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
31 December 2008
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Salla Varriotunturi, 1975 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -0.2 C (31.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at -2.4 C (27.6 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 1.5 C (34.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salla Varriotunturi as warming stripes, 1975 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1975
-0.2 C
-0.05 C
1976
-1.7 C
-1.52 C
1977
-1.7 C
-1.53 C
1978
-2.3 C
-2.09 C
1979
-1.2 C
-1.05 C
1980
-1.5 C
-1.33 C
1981
-1.9 C
-1.70 C
1982
-0.9 C
-0.68 C
1983
-0.7 C
-0.46 C
1984
-0.1 C
+0.06 C
1985
-2.4 C
-2.25 C
1986
-1.4 C
-1.16 C
1987
-2.0 C
-1.80 C
1988
-0.8 C
-0.65 C
1989
1.1 C
+1.31 C
1990
0.0 C
+0.18 C
1991
-0.3 C
-0.13 C
1992
-0.1 C
+0.14 C
1993
-0.8 C
-0.57 C
1994
-0.3 C
-0.10 C
1995
-0.4 C
-0.21 C
1996
-0.5 C
-0.34 C
1997
-0.6 C
-0.41 C
1998
-2.0 C
-1.83 C
1999
-0.6 C
-0.39 C
2000
1.0 C
+1.16 C
2001
-0.5 C
-0.29 C
2002
-0.4 C
-0.22 C
2003
0.4 C
+0.57 C
2004
0.3 C
+0.53 C
2005
1.0 C
+1.20 C
2006
0.4 C
+0.58 C
2007
0.6 C
+0.83 C
2008
0.0 C
+0.18 C
2009
0.1 C
+0.27 C
2010
-0.9 C
-0.66 C
2011
1.2 C
+1.39 C
2012
-0.5 C
-0.33 C
2013
1.2 C
+1.39 C
2014
0.8 C
+1.00 C
2015
1.0 C
+1.23 C
2016
1.3 C
+1.47 C
2017
-0.3 C
-0.10 C
2018
1.2 C
+1.43 C
2019
-0.2 C
+0.02 C
2020
1.5 C
+1.70 C
2021
-0.3 C
-0.10 C
2022
1.1 C
+1.33 C
2023
0.6 C
+0.77 C
2024
1.4 C
+1.60 C
2025
1.5 C
+1.68 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade over 1975 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salla Varriotunturi
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade
1975 to 2025
51
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1.0 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade
1975 to 2025
51
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade
1975 to 2025
51
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
1974 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Salla Varriotunturi: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.4 C (86.7 F)
2025
26.3 C (79.3 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1999
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2023
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1996
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1980
18 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. The record is 30.4 C (86.7 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.3 C (79.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salla Varriotunturi by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1974
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1975
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1976
24.2 C (75.6 F)
1977
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1978
23.8 C (74.8 F)
1979
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1980
26.8 C (80.2 F)
1981
23.8 C (74.8 F)
1982
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1983
24.2 C (75.6 F)
1984
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1985
25.2 C (77.4 F)
1986
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1987
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1988
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1989
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1990
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1991
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1992
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1993
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1994
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1995
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1996
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1997
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1998
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1999
27.6 C (81.7 F)
2000
28.7 C (83.7 F)
2001
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2002
25.7 C (78.3 F)
2003
28.1 C (82.6 F)
2004
26.3 C (79.3 F)
2005
27.9 C (82.2 F)
2006
28.5 C (83.3 F)
2007
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2008
22.4 C (72.3 F)
2009
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2010
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2011
28.7 C (83.7 F)
2012
23.4 C (74.1 F)
2013
26.9 C (80.4 F)
2014
28.8 C (83.8 F)
2015
24.1 C (75.4 F)
2016
26.3 C (79.3 F)
2017
23.9 C (75.0 F)
2018
30.3 C (86.5 F)
2019
29.7 C (85.5 F)
2020
26.3 C (79.3 F)
2021
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2022
29.9 C (85.8 F)
2023
25.5 C (77.9 F)
2024
29.0 C (84.2 F)
2025
30.4 C (86.7 F)
2026
26.6 C (79.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.5 C (-15.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salla Varriotunturi by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1974
-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
1975
-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
1976
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1978
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1979
-29.8 C (-21.6 F)
1980
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1981
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1982
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1983
-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
1984
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1985
-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
1986
-29.7 C (-21.5 F)
1987
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1988
-26.2 C (-15.2 F)
1989
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1991
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1992
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1993
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1995
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1996
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1997
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1998
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2000
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
2001
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
2002
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
2003
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
2004
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
2005
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
2007
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
2009
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
2010
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
2011
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
2012
-30.3 C (-22.5 F)
2013
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
2014
-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
2015
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2016
-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
2017
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
2018
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
2019
-29.3 C (-20.7 F)
2020
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2021
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2022
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
2024
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
2025
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2026
-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. The record is 54.4 mm (2.1 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.6 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salla Varriotunturi by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1974
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975
20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1976
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1978
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1983
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1986
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1988
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1989
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1990
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1991
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1992
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1993
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1994
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1996
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1998
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2000
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
2001
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2002
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2004
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2006
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2007
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2009
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2011
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2012
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2013
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
2014
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
2015
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2016
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2017
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2018
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2019
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
2020
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
2021
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2022
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
2023
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2024
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2025
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2026
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. The record is 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.4 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salla Varriotunturi by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1974
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1975
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1976
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1979
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1983
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1985
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1987
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1988
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1989
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1990
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1991
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1992
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1994
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1995
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1996
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1999
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
2003
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2004
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2006
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2007
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2008
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2009
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2011
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2013
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2014
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
2015
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
2016
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2017
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2018
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2019
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
2020
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2021
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2022
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2023
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2024
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2025
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2026
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salla Varriotunturi, 1974 to 2026. The record is 37 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salla Varriotunturi by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1974
12 days
1975
16 days
1976
28 days
1977
16 days
1978
35 days
1979
25 days
1980
37 days
1981
16 days
1982
27 days
1983
14 days
1984
13 days
1985
28 days
1986
22 days
1987
16 days
1988
11 days
1989
15 days
1990
18 days
1991
15 days
1992
21 days
1993
30 days
1994
14 days
1995
15 days
1996
23 days
1997
15 days
1998
14 days
1999
18 days
2000
16 days
2001
23 days
2002
14 days
2003
21 days
2004
25 days
2005
15 days
2006
19 days
2007
20 days
2008
18 days
2009
20 days
2010
22 days
2011
23 days
2012
16 days
2013
17 days
2014
23 days
2015
13 days
2016
22 days
2017
16 days
2018
20 days
2019
22 days
2020
21 days
2021
19 days
2022
22 days
2023
18 days
2024
19 days
2025
14 days
2026
18 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
51 years with a frost
Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salla Varriotunturi falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 94 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salla Varriotunturi
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1996 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 June
n/a
2 June
n/a
-2.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
+4.3 days per decade
Growing days
94 days
n/a
102 days
n/a
+6.8 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
51 years, 1975 to 2025
A day with at least 27.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 59.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salla Varriotunturi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
100 years
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1975 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: 54.4 mm (2.1 in) in 2023; 47.4 mm (1.9 in) in 2011; 44.5 mm (1.8 in) in 1998.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salla Varriotunturi, at 1989. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1989 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salla Varriotunturi, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1989
-0.3
-0.5
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Climate Twins
2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2011 to 2025, Salla Varriotunturi had a mean temperature of 0.8 C (33.4 F) and 602.3 mm (23.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Glommerstrask (Sweden, 518 km away), Tegeltrask (Sweden, 678 km away) and Bardufoss (Norway, 475 km away).
Climate twins of Salla Varriotunturi: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
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Data for Salla Varriotunturi threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.