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Winter 1980 Weather History in Longyearbyen Svalbard & Jan Mayen

The data for this report comes from the Svalbard Airport, Longyear. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Longyearbyen, providing a weather history for the winter of 1980. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Longyearbyen temperature history for the winter of 1980. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Longyearbyen Temperature History in the Winter of 1980

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Temperature history in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb-40°F-40°F-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°FFallSpring
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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Cloud Cover in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Observed Weather in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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
Tue, Dec 2 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC36
Fri, Dec 5 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Sat, Dec 6 SnowIWC22
Tue, Dec 9 SnowIWC22
Wed, Dec 10 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Thu, Dec 11 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Fri, Dec 12 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Mon, Dec 15 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Tue, Dec 16 Snow, Snow GrainsIWC22, SG, IWC77
Wed, Dec 17 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC36
Thu, Dec 18 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Sun, Dec 21 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Mon, Dec 22 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Tue, Dec 23 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Wed, Dec 24 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Thu, Dec 25 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sat, Dec 27 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Dec 28 Light Snow, Low Drifting Snow-SN, IWC71, IWC36
Mon, Dec 29 Light Snow, Low Drifting Snow-SN, IWC71, IWC36
Tue, Dec 30 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Sat, Jan 3 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN
Sun, Jan 4 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN
Mon, Jan 5 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Tue, Jan 6 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Wed, Jan 7 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Thu, Jan 8 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC36
Fri, Jan 9 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sat, Jan 10 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Mon, Jan 12 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN
Tue, Jan 13 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Wed, Jan 14 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN, IWC36
Thu, Jan 15 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Fri, Jan 16 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Sat, Jan 17 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IC, IWC76
Sun, Jan 18 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Mon, Jan 19 Snow, Light SnowIWC22, -SN, IWC71
Tue, Jan 20 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowSN, IWC73, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN
Wed, Jan 21 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Distant Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Patches of FogIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC40, VCFG, BCFG, IWC41
Thu, Jan 22 Intermittent Snow, Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC72, IWC22, SN, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Fri, Jan 23 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowSN, IWC73, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sat, Jan 24 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Sun, Jan 25 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN
Mon, Jan 26 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC38, -BLSN
Tue, Jan 27 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC38, -BLSN, IWC36
Thu, Jan 29 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Fri, Jan 30 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Sat, Jan 31 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Feb 1 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowSN, IWC73, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN
Mon, Feb 2 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN, IWC36
Tue, Feb 3 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC36
Wed, Feb 4 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Thu, Feb 5 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Fri, Feb 6 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Sat, Feb 7 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Sun, Feb 8 Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity, Low Drifting SnowIWC22, IWC15, IWC36
Mon, Feb 9 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC15
Wed, Feb 11 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Thu, Feb 12 Fog, Increasing FogFG, IWC44, IWC46
Fri, Feb 13 Distant Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Patches of FogIWC40, VCFG, BCFG, IWC41
Sat, Feb 14 Precipitation in the VicinityIWC15
Sun, Feb 15 Precipitation in the Vicinity, Low Drifting SnowIWC15, IWC36
Mon, Feb 16 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC70, -SN, IWC15
Tue, Feb 17 Intermittent Snow, Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC72, SN, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC15
Wed, Feb 18 Intermittent Snow, Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowIWC72, SN, IWC70, -SN, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC15, IWC38, -BLSN
Thu, Feb 19 Showers of Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinitySHSN, IWC86, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC15
Fri, Feb 20 Showers of Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Snow/Sleet, Precipitation in the VicinitySHSN, IWC86, IWC70, -SN, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC26, IWC15
Sat, Feb 21 Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowSN, IWC73, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN
Sun, Feb 22 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC15, IWC38, -BLSN
Mon, Feb 23 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC38, -BLSN
Thu, Feb 26 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Fri, Feb 27 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC36
Sat, Feb 28 Light Snow, Low Drifting Snow-SN, IWC71, IWC36

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 210 minDec 210 minDec 10 minDec 10 minFeb 287 hr, 9 minFeb 287 hr, 9 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 and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring8:37 AM8:37 AMFeb 283:45 PMFeb 283:45 PM11:16 AM11:16 AM
The solar day over the course of the Winter of 1980. 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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 1980. 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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 79:43 PMNov 79:43 PMDec 217:08 PMDec 217:08 PMJan 208:39 AMJan 208:39 AMFeb 1811:59 PMFeb 1811:59 PMMar 611:31 AMMar 611:31 AMMar 204:23 PMMar 204:23 PM9:12 AM9:12 AM1:20 PM1:20 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM9:20 AM9:20 AM3:44 PM3:44 PM5:04 PM5:04 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM
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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Wind Speed in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphFallSpring
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Hourly Wind Direction in 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 1980 in Longyearbyen

History:198419831982198119801979197819771976
Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 1980 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgFallSpring
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Svalbard Airport, Longyear page.

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