Editing Troms (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Musvaer troms norway.jpg|thumb|left|Musvær; islands north of Kvaløya. The coast has fairly mild winters but cool summer days.]]
Located at a latitude of nearly 70°N, Troms has short, cool summers, but fairly mild winters along the coast due to the temperate sea; [[Torsvåg Lighthouse]] in [[Karlsøy Municipality]] has January 24-hr average of {{convert|-1|C}}. Tromsø averages {{convert|-4|C}} in January with a daily high of {{convert|-2|C}}, while July averages {{convert|12|C}} with high of {{convert|15|C}}. Temperatures are typically below freezing for about 5&nbsp;months (8&nbsp;months in the mountains), from early November to the beginning of April, but coastal areas are moderated by the sea: with more than 130&nbsp;years of official weather recordings, the coldest winter temperature ever recorded in Tromsø is {{convert|-20.1|C}} in February 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.6479678 |title=Yr coldest recordings in February |access-date=2010-02-16 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070453/http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.6479678 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The all-time high for Troms is {{convert|33.5|C}} recorded in [[Bardufoss]] 18 July 2018. Thaws can occur even in mid-winter. There is often snow in abundance, and [[avalanche]]s were not uncommon in winter. With the prevailing westerlies, lowland areas east of mountain ranges have less precipitation than areas west of the mountains.

[[Skibotn]] (elevation: {{convert|46|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}) in [[Storfjord Municipality]] is the location in Norway which has recorded the most days per year with clear skies (no clouds). Winter temperatures in [[Målselv Municipality]] and [[Bardu Municipality]] can get down to {{convert|-35|C}}, while summer days can reach {{convert|30|C}} in inland valleys and the innermost fjord areas, but {{convert|15|to|22|C|F}} is much more common. Along the outer seaboard, a summer day at {{convert|15|C}} is considered fairly warm.

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|location = [[Tromsø]], Troms county, Norway 1961-1990
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
|Jan high C=-2.2
|Feb high C=-2.1
|Mar high C=-0.4
|Apr high C=2.7
|May high C=7.5
|Jun high C=12.5
|Jul high C=15.3
|Aug high C=13.9
|Sep high C=9.3
|Oct high C=4.7
|Nov high C=0.7
|Dec high C=-1.3
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<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-4.4
|Feb mean C=-4.2
|Mar mean C=-2.7
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|May mean C=4.8
|Jun mean C=9.1
|Jul mean C=11.8
|Aug mean C=10.8
|Sep mean C=6.7
|Oct mean C=2.7
|Nov mean C=-1.1
|Dec mean C=-3.3
|year mean C=2.5
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|Jan low C=-6.5
|Feb low C=-6.5
|Mar low C=-5.1
|Apr low C=-2.3
|May low C=2.0
|Jun low C=6.1
|Jul low C=8.7
|Aug low C=7.8
|Sep low C=4.5
|Oct low C=0.7
|Nov low C=-3.0
|Dec low C=-5.4
|year low C=0.1
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|Jan precipitation mm=95
|Feb precipitation mm=87
|Mar precipitation mm=72
|Apr precipitation mm=64
|May precipitation mm=48
|Jun precipitation mm=59
|Jul precipitation mm=77
|Aug precipitation mm=82
|Sep precipitation mm=102
|Oct precipitation mm=131
|Nov precipitation mm=108
|Dec precipitation mm=106
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|Nov precipitation days=14.8
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<!-- Average monthly sunshine hours, monthly totals are preferred, and will produce colours, but percentages are accepted. Use either the monthly or daily sunshne (depending on the source) but not both. -->
|Jan sun=3
|Feb sun=32
|Mar sun=112
|Apr sun=160
|May sun=218
|Jun sun=221
|Jul sun=205
|Aug sun=167
|Sep sun=92
|Oct sun=49
|Nov sun=6
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