New Norwegian climate normals - but has the climate changed?

The new normal values for the period 1961-1990 will be used as a reference for weather conditions in years to come. There has been a drop in temperature in most parts of Norway since the previous normal period 1931-1960. Annual precipitation has increased in most parts of the country. Moving average...

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Published in:Norsk geografisk tidsskrift 1992-01, Vol.46 (2), p.83-94
Main Authors: Førland, Eirik J., Hanssen-Bauer, Inger, Nordli, Per Øyvind
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The new normal values for the period 1961-1990 will be used as a reference for weather conditions in years to come. There has been a drop in temperature in most parts of Norway since the previous normal period 1931-1960. Annual precipitation has increased in most parts of the country. Moving averages indicate that a 30-year period is too short a time to obtain stable mean values of climatic parameters, and thus the standard normal values may be quite 'abnormal.' Trend-analysis is used to describe temperature and precipitation variations in Norway during the last 100 years.
ISSN:0029-1951
1502-5292
DOI:10.1080/00291959208552287