Sorsele
Place in Lapland, Sweden
65°32′N 17°32′E / 65.533°N 17.533°E / 65.533; 17.533 (31 December 2010)[1]
Sorsele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɔ̌ʂːɛlɛ] ⓘ;[2] Southern Sami: Suarsa; Ume Sami: Suorssá) is a locality and the seat of Sorsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,277 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Sorsele is also the nearest town to the ski resort Nalovardo. It is known for containing a portion of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden.
Mercedes-Benz operate winter driving events on a series of Hermann Tilke-designed snow/ice courses in the area.[3][4]
Climate
| Climate data for Sorsele 1991−2020 (350m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.5 (27.5) | −5.5 (22.1) | 5.4 (41.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.3 (11.7) | −6.1 (21.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | −9.6 (14.7) | 0.8 (33.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −16.5 (2.3) | −11.9 (10.6) | −5.1 (22.8) | 0.9 (33.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | −2.3 (27.9) | −9.3 (15.3) | −13.9 (7.0) | −3.9 (25.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.2 (−38.6) | −40.6 (−41.1) | −37.3 (−35.1) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −11.5 (11.3) | −1.0 (30.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | −8.5 (16.7) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −32.5 (−26.5) | −37.9 (−36.2) | −40.6 (−41.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.0 (1.69) | 30.5 (1.20) | 28.5 (1.12) | 26.7 (1.05) | 40.9 (1.61) | 67.3 (2.65) | 90.1 (3.55) | 78.9 (3.11) | 53.4 (2.10) | 48.9 (1.93) | 47.0 (1.85) | 43.4 (1.71) | 598.6 (23.57) |
| Source: SMHI[5] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns
References
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- ^ 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. 22.
- ^ "Advanced Experience Sweden". mercedes-benz.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz Driving Events Sorsele, Sweden". www.tilke.de. Tilke Engineers & Architects. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "SMHI 1991-2020 Normals". Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
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