Skrova Lighthouse
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Skrova Lighthouse (Norwegian:Skrova fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small skerry southwest of the island of Skrova which is in the Vestfjorden south of the island of Austvågøya.
History
Skrova Lighthouse was designed by Carl Wiig in 1920, and a team of carpenters from Volda was hired to build it. It was first established in 1922 and it was automated in 2005. It was listed as a protected site in 1999. The 24.5-metre (80ft) tall tower is red with two white horizontal stripes. The light on top gives two white flashes every 45 seconds at an elevation of 41 metres (135ft). The 2,298,000-candela light can be seen for up to 18nmi (33km; 21mi).
Climate
| Climate data for Skrova 1991-2020 (14 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1934-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10 (50) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13 (55) | 11.2 (52.2) | 30.4 (86.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9 (48) | 13 (55) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12 (54) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.8 (46.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 4 (39) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1 (30) | −1.6 (29.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 4.2 (39.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −15.1 (4.8) | −12.3 (9.9) | −8.5 (16.7) | −3.4 (25.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −10.7 (12.7) | −11.9 (10.6) | −15.1 (4.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89 (3.5) | 81 (3.2) | 65 (2.6) | 49 (1.9) | 46 (1.8) | 37 (1.5) | 50 (2.0) | 48 (1.9) | 79 (3.1) | 88 (3.5) | 97 (3.8) | 90 (3.5) | 819 (32.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0mm) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 147 |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway |
See also
External links
- (in Norwegian)
- Media related toSkrova fyrat Wikimedia Commons