SUÉCIA: - 41,2 ºC
Cold Snap: -41 in Sweden
Tuesday, 21 January 2014 - Residents living in far northern Sweden woke up to a temperature of -41.2 C on Sunday as the harsh winter continues to bite across the rest of the country. The village of Karesuando, right at the very northern tip of Sweden, clocked the epic cold temperature during Sunday reports the Swedish weather agency SMHI.
"It is also a seasonal record," said SMHI meteorologist Lars Unnerstad to the TT news agency. The recorded temperature of -41.2 was a record for that region which is right on the Finnish border. Unnerstad added that he expected more cold records to break during the next 24 hours due to the high pressure, lack of wind and the continuing clear weather.
The deep freeze has had an impact on local transport in the region with train and bus services being cancelled as a result. "The limit for the trains to operate is -30 C and the buses we can drive until it is -35. If it is colder then we think it is a safety hazard," said Annelie Lindeblad of Arriva.
In the rest of Sweden the cold is not as severe but SMHI added that the whole country was covered in snow on Saturday for the first time this winter.
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