Sorsele Weather Records (SWE00140550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sorsele (SWE00140550), Sweden, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Sorsele

Sorsele (SWE00140550) is a weather station in Sweden at 65.54 latitude and 17.55 longitude, 360 m (1,181 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2022, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sorsele still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sorsele set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.1 C (48.4 F) on 26 May 2022.

About the Station

Location: Sweden, 65.54 latitude, 17.55 longitude.
Elevation: 360 m (1,181 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2022, 74 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Sorsele. 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 Sorsele, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.6 C (47.5 F)	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.6 C (45.7 F)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	11.5 C (52.7 F)	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.6 C (65.5 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.5 C (86.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.5 C (74.3 F)	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	18.2 C (64.8 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.5 C (47.3 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sorsele still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 57.

Standing records at Sorsele by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	29
1950	9
1951	39
1952	21
1953	11
1969	22
1970	30
1971	57
1972	29
1973	36
1974	14
1975	34
1976	39
1977	37
1978	41
1979	24
1980	43
1981	53
1982	15
1983	15
1984	22
1985	26
1986	21
1987	31
1988	22
1989	22
1990	25
1991	15
1992	52
1993	20
1994	14
1995	29
1996	20
1997	18
1998	25
1999	29
2000	24
2001	21
2002	48
2003	35
2004	14
2005	32
2006	35
2007	32
2008	13
2009	24
2010	9
2011	28
2012	10
2013	15
2014	23
2015	18
2016	11
2017	14
2018	13
2019	25
2020	16
2021	5
2022	10

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Sorsele between 16 July 2003 and 31 July 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Sorsele set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2003-07-16	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 30.5 C (86.9 F)
2006-07-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 19.9 C (67.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 58.1 mm (2.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sorsele. The most was 58.1 mm (2.3 in) on 28 July 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sorsele
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 January 2015
Feb	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 February 2017
Mar	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 March 1981
Apr	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 April 1989
May	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 May 1982
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 June 1980
Jul	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 July 1976
Aug	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 August 2011
Sep	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 September 1985
Oct	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 October 1981
Nov	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 November 1973
Dec	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2022

59 years of record at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1953, 1969, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 and others.

Days with data per year at Sorsele
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	214	59%	No
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	90	25%	No
1969	153	42%	No
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	334	92%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	336	92%	Yes
1985	333	91%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	334	92%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	350	96%	Yes
1996	360	98%	Yes
1997	291	80%	No
1998	354	97%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	345	94%	Yes
2001	357	98%	Yes
2002	354	97%	Yes
2003	358	98%	Yes
2004	345	94%	Yes
2005	345	95%	Yes
2006	341	93%	Yes
2007	356	98%	Yes
2008	329	90%	No
2009	319	87%	No
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	326	89%	No
2012	359	98%	Yes
2013	356	98%	Yes
2014	313	86%	No
2015	340	93%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	259	71%	No
2018	122	33%	No
2019	232	64%	No
2020	240	66%	No
2021	211	58%	No
2022	152	42%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sorsele
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily low max	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high max (Tie)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2022	Sorsele, SE	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily low min (Tie)	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily low min	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily high min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2021	Sorsele, SE	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

37 complete years, 1950 to 2016

One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Sorsele, 1950 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -0.1 C (31.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at -2.1 C (28.2 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 2.1 C (35.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sorsele as warming stripes, 1950 to 2016
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	-0.3 C	-0.22 C
1951	-1.3 C	-1.23 C
1952	-1.9 C	-1.80 C
1970	-0.7 C	-0.63 C
1971	-0.9 C	-0.85 C
1972	0.8 C	+0.90 C
1973	-0.2 C	-0.08 C
1974	1.0 C	+1.13 C
1975	1.1 C	+1.14 C
1976	-1.3 C	-1.18 C
1977	-0.8 C	-0.68 C
1978	-2.1 C	-2.02 C
1979	-1.2 C	-1.08 C
1980	-1.7 C	-1.65 C
1981	-1.9 C	-1.85 C
1983	-0.2 C	-0.08 C
1986	-0.9 C	-0.79 C
1987	-1.5 C	-1.39 C
1988	-0.1 C	-0.02 C
1989	1.3 C	+1.43 C
1990	1.7 C	+1.82 C
1992	0.8 C	+0.85 C
1993	0.0 C	+0.05 C
1994	-0.6 C	-0.55 C
1996	-0.7 C	-0.65 C
1998	-0.1 C	+0.02 C
1999	0.4 C	+0.46 C
2000	2.1 C	+2.18 C
2001	0.1 C	+0.20 C
2002	1.3 C	+1.37 C
2003	1.0 C	+1.08 C
2007	1.2 C	+1.26 C
2010	-1.5 C	-1.42 C
2012	0.0 C	+0.11 C
2013	0.9 C	+0.94 C
2015	1.9 C	+2.00 C
2016	1.1 C	+1.21 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1950 to 2016. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sorsele
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade	1950 to 2016	37	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade	1950 to 2016	37	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade	1950 to 2016	37	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

1949 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Sorsele: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.5 C (86.9 F)	2003	27.0 C (80.6 F)	59
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1950	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	59
Wettest day (Rx1day)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	1976	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	2004	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	59
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	2013	21 days	59

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. The record is 30.5 C (86.9 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 C (80.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sorsele by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1950	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1951	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1952	29.1 C (84.4 F)
1953	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1969	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1970	27.3 C (81.1 F)
1971	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1972	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1973	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1974	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1976	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1978	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1979	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1980	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1982	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1983	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1985	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1986	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1988	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1990	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1991	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1992	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1993	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1994	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1995	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1996	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1997	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1998	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1999	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2000	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2001	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2002	27.9 C (82.2 F)
2003	30.5 C (86.9 F)
2004	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2005	27.9 C (82.2 F)
2006	29.3 C (84.7 F)
2007	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2008	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2009	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2010	24.5 C (76.1 F)
2011	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2012	23.0 C (73.4 F)
2013	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2014	29.8 C (85.6 F)
2015	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2016	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2017	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2018	26.4 C (79.5 F)
2019	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2020	25.5 C (77.9 F)
2021	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2022	20.9 C (69.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sorsele by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1950	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1951	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1952	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1953	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1969	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1970	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1971	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1972	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1973	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1975	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1976	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1977	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1978	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1979	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1981	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1982	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1983	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1984	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1985	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1986	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1987	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1988	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1989	-37.1 C (-34.8 F)
1990	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1991	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1992	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1993	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1994	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1995	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1996	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1997	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
1998	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1999	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
2000	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)
2001	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
2002	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)
2003	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)
2004	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
2005	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
2006	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2007	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)
2008	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
2009	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)
2010	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
2011	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2012	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2013	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
2014	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2015	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2016	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2017	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)
2018	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2019	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)
2020	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
2021	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
2022	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. The record is 58.1 mm (2.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.8 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sorsele by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1951	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1952	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1953	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1971	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1974	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1975	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1976	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1977	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1978	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1985	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1986	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1990	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1992	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1995	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1996	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1997	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1998	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
2000	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2004	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2005	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2006	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2007	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2008	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2009	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
2011	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2012	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2013	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2014	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2015	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2016	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2017	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2018	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2019	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2021	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
2022	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. The record is 112.2 mm (4.4 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.3 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sorsele by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1951	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1952	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1953	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1969	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1971	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1974	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1975	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1977	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1980	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1982	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1983	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1987	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1988	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1989	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1990	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1991	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1993	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1995	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1998	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2000	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2002	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2003	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2005	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2006	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
2007	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2009	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2011	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2012	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2014	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2015	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2016	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2017	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
2018	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2019	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2020	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2021	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2022	25.5 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sorsele, 1949 to 2022. The record is 43 days in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sorsele by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	18 days
1950	17 days
1951	30 days
1952	18 days
1953	15 days
1969	13 days
1970	16 days
1971	20 days
1972	27 days
1973	13 days
1974	34 days
1975	24 days
1976	27 days
1977	26 days
1978	21 days
1979	16 days
1980	22 days
1981	21 days
1982	20 days
1983	22 days
1984	16 days
1985	18 days
1986	21 days
1987	16 days
1988	33 days
1989	14 days
1990	18 days
1991	29 days
1992	34 days
1993	13 days
1994	22 days
1995	18 days
1996	31 days
1997	18 days
1998	14 days
1999	32 days
2000	24 days
2001	20 days
2002	16 days
2003	25 days
2004	18 days
2005	19 days
2006	34 days
2007	22 days
2008	27 days
2009	21 days
2010	22 days
2011	17 days
2012	14 days
2013	43 days
2014	27 days
2015	19 days
2016	20 days
2017	23 days
2018	21 days
2019	23 days
2020	19 days
2021	36 days
2022	43 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

37 years with a frost

Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sorsele falls on 29 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 September, which leaves a median of 98 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sorsele
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1974 to 2016)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	29 May	n/a	30 May	n/a	-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	4 September	n/a	4 September	n/a	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	98 days	n/a	98 days	n/a	+1.9 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, 1950 to 2016

A day with at least 30.1 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 65.1 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sorsele: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	65.1 mm (2.6 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 1950 to 2016.

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: 58.1 mm (2.3 in) in 1976; 52.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1988; 49.6 mm (2.0 in) in 2011.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).