Umeå has been affected by a lot of snow in recent days. According to SMHI, during yesterday it was possible to measure record high levels of precipitation for November, that was The Västerbottens-Kuriren first to write about.
– There has been persistent precipitation during yesterday, which then came with these low pressures in combination with the fact that it was blowing a lot from the east, says TV4’s meteorologist Lovisa Svanberg.
During the last few days, large amounts of snow have fallen throughout Sweden. Primarily, the coast of Norrland has endured a lot of rainfall – mainly in Umeå, which reached record levels for the month of November, which The Västerbottens-Kuriren Be the first to write about.
According to TV4’s meteorologist Lovisa Svanberg, the large amount of snow and precipitation can be affected by various factors.
– It has been very windy and there have been many low pressures that can affect. But there could actually be several reasons, she says.
Low pressure may be behind it
The precipitation calculated in melted form reached high levels on Wednesday – 36.4 millimeters. The last record measured in Umeå was in November 1948. Erik Höjgård-Olsen, press contact at SMHI, also confirms the figures for TV4 Nyheterna.
Lovisa Svanberg explains that low pressure often moves in a similar pattern – from west to east. It is not very common for them to completely change direction, she says.
– We have had many low pressures from the east. Usually they come from the west and then Norway often has to take the hit before it moves in over Sweden.
Exposed position
Up to 30 centimeters of snow was also measured in Umeå yesterday. Since the city is located as it is, without protection from other countries, it is therefore not surprising that they have been extra exposed to the weather that has moved in, says TV4’s meteorologist.
– There has been persistent precipitation during yesterday, which then came with these low pressures in combination with a lot of wind from the east. The fact that Umeå is located there means that they had to receive it first, says Lovisa Svanberg.