The previous record was set in 1906 (representative)
Stockholm, Sweden:
Sweden has experienced its earliest “summer” on record, with average temperatures in three towns in the country’s south exceeding 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days, the Swedish meteorological agency said on Thursday.
SMHI said on its website: “Weather records were broken in Sweden on Saturday 6 April 2024. From 6 to 10 April, SMHI’s weather stations in Malmö, Kristianstad and Karlshavn averaged daily The temperature is at least 10 degrees.”
“These three stations meet the summer meteorological conditions,” the report said.
It added: “This is the earliest observed onset of summer in Sweden, with statistics dating back to the late 1800s.”
The previous record was set in 1906, when summer was officially recorded as arriving on April 10.
“Inevitably, as global warming progresses, the likelihood of summer arriving earlier will increase,” SMHI said.
Although summer is officially here, mild weather is not expected in much of Sweden next week, with temperatures expected to remain in the single digits.
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