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 | |
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  Torpshammar  Torpshammar | |
| Coordinates: 62°29′N 16°20′E / 62.483°N 16.333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Ånge Municipality |
| Area | |
• 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) |
Climate
editTorpshammar 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
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