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December 2016 Weather History at Ålesund Airport, Vigra Norway

This report shows the past weather for Ålesund Airport, Vigra, providing a weather history for December 2016. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Ålesund Airport, Vigra temperature history for December 2016. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Ålesund Airport, Vigra Temperature History December 2016

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Temperature history in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°FNovJan
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Hourly Temperature in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Cloud Cover in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Observed Weather in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Thu, Dec 1 Recent Showers of Rain and Snow, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Recent Drizzle, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRESHRASN, SHRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, REDZ, REUP, VCSH
Fri, Dec 2 Light Rain and Snow, Showers of Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the Vicinity, Unknown Precipitation-RASN, SHRASN, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH, UP
Sat, Dec 3 Drizzle and Rain, Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the Vicinity, Unknown PrecipitationDZRA, RERA, SHRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH, UP
Sun, Dec 4 Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRERA, SHRA, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR, VCSH
Mon, Dec 5 Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRERA, SHRA, -RA, DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Tue, Dec 6 Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Unknown PrecipitationDZ, REDZ, REUP
Wed, Dec 7 Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRA, RADZ, SHRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Thu, Dec 8 Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain and Drizzle, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRA, RADZ, SHRA, SHRADZ, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, -SHRADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR, VCSH
Fri, Dec 9 Rain, Recent Rain, Showers of Rain and Drizzle, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist, Recent Unknown PrecipitationRA, RERA, SHRADZ, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR, REUP
Sat, Dec 10 Rain, Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRA, -DZRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Sun, Dec 11 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent DrizzleRADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, -DZ, REDZ
Mon, Dec 12 Light Rain, Light Drizzle-RA, -DZ
Tue, Dec 13 Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RESHRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Thu, Dec 15 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Fri, Dec 16 Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle-RA, DZ, -DZ
Sat, Dec 17 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, Dec 18 Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle-RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ
Mon, Dec 19 Showers of Rain, Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent DrizzleSHRA, -DZRA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ
Tue, Dec 20 Showers of RainSHRA
Wed, Dec 21 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Rain, Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityTS, VCTS, RA, RERA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Thu, Dec 22 Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Recent Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Showers in the VicinityVCTS, RESHRAGS, RESHRASN, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, -SHRADZ, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, VCSH
Fri, Dec 23 Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Recent Rain and Snow, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGS, RERASN, RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Sat, Dec 24 Thunderstorm with Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain and Snow, Showers of Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Showers in the VicinityTSRAGS, RESHRAGS, RESHRASN, SHRASN, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, VCSH
Sun, Dec 25 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Mon, Dec 26 Light Rain and Snow, Showers of Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the Vicinity-RASN, SHRASN, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Tue, Dec 27 Recent Rain, Recent Rain and Drizzle, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RERADZ, RESHRA, -DZRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH
Wed, Dec 28 Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Recent Showers, Unknown PrecipitationRESHRA, -RADZ, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, RESHUP, UP
Thu, Dec 29 Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RADZ, SHRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Dec 30 Light Snow, Showers of Small Hail, Light Rain and Snow, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, SHGS, -RASN, RA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Sat, Dec 31 Recent Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Recent Showers, Recent Unknown Precipitation, Showers in the VicinityRESHRAGS, +RA, RA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, RESHUP, REUP, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 214 hr, 55 minDec 214 hr, 55 minnightnightdaydayDec 15 hr, 38 minDec 15 hr, 38 minDec 315 hr, 6 minDec 315 hr, 6 minDec 115 hr, 6 minDec 115 hr, 6 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan9:35 AM9:35 AMDec 13:13 PMDec 13:13 PM10:03 AM10:03 AMDec 173:00 PMDec 173:00 PM10:07 AM10:07 AMDec 253:04 PMDec 253:04 PM10:05 AM10:05 AMDec 313:12 PMDec 313:12 PM9:55 AM9:55 AMDec 113:02 PMDec 113:02 PM
The solar day over the course of December 2016. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, VigraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0000
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2016. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 291:19 PMNov 291:19 PMDec 141:06 AMDec 141:06 AMDec 297:54 AMDec 297:54 AM8:35 AM8:35 AM4:09 PM4:09 PM3:34 PM3:34 PM9:35 AM9:35 AM9:25 AM9:25 AM4:08 PM4:08 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2016IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
4%10:38 AMSE5:22 PMSW-2:00 PMS249,910 mi
2
9%11:26 AMSE6:15 PMSW-2:51 PMS248,252 mi
3
15%12:04 PMSE7:19 PMSW-3:41 PMS246,195 mi
4
23%12:33 PMSE8:31 PMSW-4:32 PMS243,733 mi
5
33%12:55 PMESE9:49 PMWSW-5:21 PMS240,884 mi
6
43%1:13 PMESE11:12 PMWSW-6:11 PMS237,709 mi
7
50%1:29 PMESE--7:01 PMS234,328 mi
8
66%-12:37 AMW1:43 PME7:51 PMS230,931 mi
9
76%-2:06 AMW1:58 PME8:43 PMS227,776 mi
10
86%-3:37 AMWNW2:14 PMENE9:36 PMS225,163 mi
11
93%-5:11 AMWNW2:33 PMENE10:32 PMS223,401 mi
12
98%-6:46 AMWNW2:59 PMNE11:31 PMS222,741 mi
13
100%-8:16 AMNW3:34 PMNE--
14
100%-9:35 AMNW4:24 PMNE12:31 AMS223,323 mi
15
99%-10:37 AMNW5:29 PMNE1:31 AMS225,131 mi
16
94%-11:21 AMNW6:46 PMNE2:30 AMS227,990 mi
17
87%-11:52 AMNW8:09 PMENE3:26 AMS231,600 mi
18
79%-12:14 PMWNW9:33 PMENE4:18 AMS235,601 mi
19
69%-12:31 PMWNW10:54 PMENE5:08 AMS239,632 mi
20
59%-12:45 PMW-5:54 AMS243,380 mi
21
50%12:13 AME12:57 PMW-6:38 AMS246,603 mi
22
39%1:29 AME1:09 PMW-7:22 AMS249,144 mi
23
29%2:44 AMESE1:21 PMWSW-8:04 AMS250,920 mi
24
21%3:58 AMESE1:35 PMWSW-8:48 AMS251,921 mi
25
14%5:11 AMESE1:52 PMWSW-9:32 AMS252,191 mi
26
8%6:23 AMSE2:13 PMSW-10:18 AMS251,816 mi
27
3%7:31 AMSE2:42 PMSW-11:06 AMS250,907 mi
28
1%8:32 AMSE3:19 PMSW-11:56 AMS249,579 mi
29
0%9:25 AMSE4:08 PMSW-12:46 PMS247,940 mi
30
1%10:07 AMSE5:09 PMSW-1:38 PMS246,075 mi
31
5%10:39 AMSE6:19 PMSW-2:29 PMS244,043 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Wind Speed in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph20 mph20 mph40 mph40 mph60 mph60 mph80 mph80 mphNovJan
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Hourly Wind Speed in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra

History:20182017JFMAMJJASONDec20152014
Atmospheric Pressure in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgNovJan
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

Reports by Month

Reports by Month at Ålesund Airport, Vigra19401950196019701980199020002010202019731973197419741975197519761976197719771978197819791979198019801981198119821982198319831984198419851985198619861987198719881988198919891990199019911991199219921993199319941994199519951996199619971997199819981999199920002000200120012002200220032003200420042005200520062006200720072008200820092009201020102011201120122012201320132014201420152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
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The number of reports per month over the entire history of this station.

Number of Reports by Day in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra Winter 2016

Number of Reports by Day in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131005050100100NovJan
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The number of reports per day.

Reports by Hour in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra Winter 2016

Reports by Hour in December 2016 at Ålesund Airport, Vigra18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
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Indication of what types of reports were recorded during each hour.

This report graphically illustrates the historical weather reports recorded by the weather station at Ålesund Airport, Vigra in December 2016.

METAR Reports

Airport weather stations throughout the world routinely issue METAR weather reports . Such reports are used by pilots, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, climatologists, and other researchers. They are published via radio transmission and on the internet. We have been collecting and archiving published METAR reports since 2011, and have found third-party sources for archived reports from years prior to that.

ISD Reports

The Integrated Surface Database (ISD), maintained and published by NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information , consists of hourly and synoptic weather reports from a variety of sources. We use ISD data to complement and backfill for our METAR archive.

Other Data

The sources for the averages shown in the daily temperature chart are discussed in greater detail on this station's Averages Report.

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