Estonian weather events in 2020 (normal for period 1981-2010)
|
Period |
Region |
Strong anomalies |
Observed values and their effects |
Winter – December(2019), January, February, 2020 |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the three-month mean temperature +2,5 ºC (normal –3,3 ºC) the 1st place since the winter of 1961/62. The last record warm winter was 2007/2008, when the mean temperature was +1,0 ºC |
Winter – December(2019), January, February, 2020 |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
178 mm (normal 138 mm) 5th place from the wettest winter since 1961/62 |
Spring – March, April, May, 2020 |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
5,4 ºC (normal 4,6 ºC) the 14th warmest spring since 1961 |
Spring – March, April, May, 2020 |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
113 mm (normal 110 mm) |
Spring – March, April, May, 2020 |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
720 hours (normal 597 hours) the 6th place sunniest since 1961 |
Summer – June, July, August, 2020 |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the three-month mean temperature 16,9 °C (anomaly +0,9 °C) |
Summer – June, July, August, 2020 |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
222 mm (99% of normal) |
Summer – June, July, August, 2020 |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
862 hours (normal 790 hours) the 14th place among the sunniest summers since 1961 |
Autumn – September, October, November, 2020 |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the three-month mean temperature 9,6 ºC (normal 6,5 ºC) the warmest autumn in Estonia |
Autumn – September, October, November, 2020 |
Tartu |
warmer than normal |
the three-month mean temperature 9,0 °C (anomaly +3,2 °C) the 1st place since 1866, when observations were started in the meteorological observatory in Tartu |
Autumn – September, October, November, 2020 |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
175 mm (normal 201 mm) the 18th place among drier years since 1961 |
Autumn – September, October, November, 2020 |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
284 hours (normal 267 hours) |
January |
Estonia |
the warmest January in Estonia |
the monthly mean temperature +3,1 °C (anomaly +6,6 °C) the 1st place since 1961, warm January was exceptional for all stations – all had the monthly mean temperature anomaly +6,0 °C or more, regardless of the length of the data series, either 50 or 150 years, January was warmest at all stations |
January |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal and scarce in snow |
26 mm (87% of normal) |
February |
Estonia |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature +1,7 °C (anomaly +6,2 °C) the 2nd place since 1961, in the first place is 1990, when the mean temperature for the country was +2,4 °C |
February |
Vilsandi |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 3,4 °C (anomaly +5,2 °C) the 2nd place since 1866 |
February |
Kuusiku |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 0,9 °C (anomaly +6,0 °C) the 3rd-4th place since 1926 |
February |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal, but scarce in snow) |
78 mm (223% of normal) the 2nd place from wettest years since 1961 |
February |
Virtsu |
very high precipitation total |
110 mm (307% of normal) the 1st place since 1911 |
February |
Tallinn |
very high precipitation total |
105 mm (293% of normal) the 1st place since 1883 |
March |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature +2,4 °C (anomaly +3,5 °C) the 4th-5th place since 1961 |
March, first decade |
Estonia |
very warm |
2,9 °C (anomaly +5,6 °C) the 1st place since 1961 |
March |
Sõrve |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 3,9 °C (anomaly +4,3 °C) the 1st place since 1901 |
March |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
45 mm (122% of normal) |
March |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
180 hours (132 % of normal) |
April |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 4,8 °C (anomaly +0,2 °C) |
April, first decade |
Estonia |
very warm |
4,9 °C (anomaly +2,2 °C) the 7th place since 1961 |
April |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
36 mm (116% of normal) |
April |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
241 hours (124 % of normal) the 10th place since 1961 |
May |
Estonia |
colder than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 9,0 °C (anomaly –1,4°C) |
May, second decade |
Estonia |
colder than normal |
6,3 °C (anomaly –3,9 °C) the 1st place since 1961 |
May 11th-13th
|
Estonia |
very rare timing for snowfall |
ground was covered with snow |
May, second decade |
Jõgeva |
colder than normal |
5,7 °C (anomaly –5,0 °C) the 3rd place since 1922 |
May, second decade |
Jõhvi |
colder than normal |
5,1 °C (anomaly –4,8 °C) the 1st place since 1959 |
May |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
312 hours (113% of normal) |
May |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
32 mm (76% of normal) |
June |
Estonia |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 17,4 °C (anomaly +3,0 °C) the 3rd place since 1961 |
June |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
77 mm (111% of normal) |
June |
Ristna |
variable in precipitation – low precipitation total |
26 mm (56% of normal) |
June |
Tooma |
variable in precipitation – high precipitation total |
145 mm in Tooma (183% of normal) |
June, 8 |
Estonia |
thunderstorm and heavy rain, hail, strong winds |
– |
June, second decade |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
18,3 °C (anomaly +4.2 °C) the 4th place since 1961 |
June, second half of month |
Estonia |
heat wave |
the maximum air temperature rose in many places to 30 °C and above |
June, third decade |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
19,8 °C (anomaly +4,3 °C) the 2nd place since 1961 |
June |
Lääne-Nigula |
heat record for station |
the maximum air temperature rose to 31,3 °C |
June |
Heltermaa |
heat record for station |
the maximum air temperature rose to 29,4 °C |
July |
Estonia |
colder than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 16,3 °C (anomaly –1,1 °C) |
July |
Estonia |
precipitation total higher than normal |
89 mm (123% of normal) |
July, 20 |
Tallinn |
heavy rainfall |
floods in Tallinn |
July, 28 |
Võru |
heavy rainfall |
floods in Võru |
July |
Estonia |
sunshine duration close to normal |
294 hours (102% of normal) |
July, 1 |
Estonia |
spout |
the spout broke trees and roofs |
August |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 16,9 °C (anomaly +0,6 °C) |
August |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
57 mm (68% of normal) |
September |
Estonia |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 14,0 °C (anomaly +2,5 °C) the 3rd place since 1961 |
September, third decade |
Estonia |
very warm |
14,8 °C (anomaly +4,6 °C) the 1st place since 1961 |
September |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
53 mm (83% of normal) |
October |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 9,5 °C (anomaly +2,8 °C) the 2nd place since 1961 |
October |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
66 mm (89% of normal) |
October |
Tallinn |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 9,3 °C (anomaly +2,8 °C) the 1st place since 1883 |
October |
Pärnu |
warmer than normal |
the monthly mean temperature 10,0 °C (anomaly +3,1 °C) the 4th place since 1842 |
October first decade |
Tartu |
warmer than normal |
12,6 °C (anomaly +4,2 °C) the 2nd place since 1866 |
October first decade |
Sõrve |
warmer than normal |
14,0 °C (anomaly +3,4 °C) the 1st place since 1865 |
October third decade |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
8,8 °C (anomaly +3,9 °C) the 1st place since 1961 |
October third decade |
Võru |
warmer than normal |
8,8 °C (anomaly +4,5 °C) the 1st place since 1920 |
October third decade |
Ristna |
warmer than normal |
10,0 °C (anomaly +3,2 °C) the 3rd place since 1945 |
November |
Estonia |
very warm |
the monthly mean temperature 5,4 °C (anomaly +4,0 °C) the warmest since 1961 |
November |
Vilsandi |
warm record for station |
7,7 °C (anomaly +3,7 °C) the 1st place since 1866 |
November |
Tallinn |
warm record for station |
5,3 °C (anomaly +4,0 °C) the 1st place since 1883 |
November |
Tõravere |
warm record for station |
4,3 °C (anomaly +3,9 °C) the 2nd place since 1866, it was little warmer in November 1877 (the monthly mean temperature was 4,4 °C) |
November |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
55 mm (84% of normal) |
December |
Estonia |
warmer than normal |
+0,6 ºC (anomaly +2,6 ºC) |
December |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
37 mm (70% of normal) |
The year 2020 |
Estonia |
the warmest in Estonian climate history |
the annual mean temperature 8,4 ºC (normal 6,0 ºC, reference period – 1981–2010) the 1st place since 1961 |
Estonia |
precipitation total lower than normal |
the annual precipitation amount 665 mm (normal 672 mm) |
Estonia |
high values of sunshine duration |
the mean annual sunshine duration 1995 hours (normal 1766 hours) the 6th place since 1961 |