Torpshammar (original) (raw)
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Place in Medelpad, Sweden
| Torpshammar | |
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| Coordinates: 62°29′N 16°20′E / 62.483°N 16.333°E / 62.483; 16.333 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Ånge Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 444 |
| • Density | 272/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Torpshammar (Swedish pronunciation: [tɔrpsˈhâmːar])[2] is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 444 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It was founded in 1797 as an iron milling community. It is known for being home to the first location of Boda Borg.[3]
Torpshammar has traditionally had a subarctic climate, although due to recent warming it is transitioning to a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons, cold winters and warm but short summers.
| Climate data for Torpshammar 2002–2018; extremes since 1931 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.8(49.6) | 11.6(52.9) | 18.2(64.8) | 24.2(75.6) | 29.0(84.2) | 33.6(92.5) | 33.9(93.0) | 34.6(94.3) | 26.7(80.1) | 21.9(71.4) | 14.2(57.6) | 9.6(49.3) | 34.6(94.3) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 4.4(39.9) | 6.6(43.9) | 11.5(52.7) | 17.9(64.2) | 24.7(76.5) | 27.0(80.6) | 29.4(84.9) | 27.1(80.8) | 22.2(72.0) | 15.2(59.4) | 8.9(48.0) | 6.1(43.0) | 30.4(86.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.8(25.2) | −1.7(28.9) | 3.9(39.0) | 10.1(50.2) | 15.9(60.6) | 19.6(67.3) | 22.7(72.9) | 20.5(68.9) | 15.6(60.1) | 8.0(46.4) | 1.7(35.1) | −2.1(28.2) | 9.2(48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1(17.4) | −6.3(20.7) | −1.6(29.1) | 4.0(39.2) | 9.3(48.7) | 13.3(55.9) | 16.4(61.5) | 14.8(58.6) | 10.3(50.5) | 3.8(38.8) | −1.5(29.3) | −5.9(21.4) | 4.0(39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.3(9.9) | −10.9(12.4) | −7.1(19.2) | −2.2(28.0) | 2.7(36.9) | 6.9(44.4) | 10.1(50.2) | 9.0(48.2) | 4.9(40.8) | −0.4(31.3) | −4.7(23.5) | −9.6(14.7) | −1.1(30.0) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −25.5(−13.9) | −24.0(−11.2) | −19.5(−3.1) | −8.7(16.3) | −4.3(24.3) | 0.2(32.4) | 3.8(38.8) | 2.0(35.6) | −2.0(28.4) | −8.0(17.6) | −14.6(5.7) | −21.4(−6.5) | −28.1(−18.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.0(−43.6) | −38.8(−37.8) | −37.8(−36.0) | −19.4(−2.9) | −9.0(15.8) | −2.2(28.0) | 0.2(32.4) | −1.6(29.1) | −7.9(17.8) | −20.0(−4.0) | −28.8(−19.8) | −41.7(−43.1) | −42.0(−43.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.7(1.25) | 21.2(0.83) | 18.3(0.72) | 22.9(0.90) | 46.5(1.83) | 61.1(2.41) | 72.9(2.87) | 81.9(3.22) | 41.5(1.63) | 43.6(1.72) | 32.5(1.28) | 36.2(1.43) | 510.3(20.09) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2018[5] |
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
- ^ "Torpshammar - Boda Borg". bodaborg.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Öppna data för Torpshammar" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
- ^ "SMHI climate data 2002–2018" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 May 2019.