2010 |Estonian Environment Agency Weather Services

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Estonian weather events in 2010
Period	Region	Strong anomalies	Observed values and their effects
January	Estonia	very cold	Monthly mean temperature anomaly −6…−9 ºC
January	Jõgeva	very cold	Absolute minimum temperature −32,4 ºC (absolute minimum temperature -43,5 ºC)
February	Jõhvi and Alajõe (north-eastern part of Estonia)	records of snow depth	78 cm (previous record 64 cm)
February	Kihnu Island	high precipitation totals	Monthly total 54 mm (257% of normal)
March	Estonia	high precipitation totals	Mean of monthly total 46 mm (153% of normal)
April	Estonia	floods	Melting snow caused local floods in many districts of Estonia
May	Johvi	high precipitation totals	Monthly total 95 mm (238% of normal)
May	Pärnu	high precipitation totals	Monthly total 81 mm (213% of normal)
June	Võru	high precipitation totals	Monthly total 123 mm (192% of normal)
July	Estonia	very warm	Monthly mean temperature 21,8 ºC (anomaly 5,4 ºC)
July 15	Estonia	thunderstorms	Many fires
July	Tallinn	high precipitation totals	Monthly total 147 mm (186 % of the normal)
August	Estonia	high precipitation totals	Mean of monthly total 124 mm (159% of normal) During the second decade in most districts of Estonia the amount of precipitation was 200-313% of normal
August	Kihnu Island	heavy precipitation	81 mm during 24 hours
August	Ruhnu Island	heavy precipitation	97 mm during 24 hours
August 8	Estonia	derecho, tornadoes	Wind gusts reached 40 m/s, causing significant damages in towns, villages and forests (about 1100 ha). Electricity was disrupted in 60 thousand households and several people were injured
December 9-10	Estonia	snowstorm	Wind gusts until 22-25 m/s. Road and rail transport were seriously affected and many trees, roofs and power lines damaged
December 9-10	Väike-Maarja	snowstorm	Increase in snow depth 38 cm in 24 hours

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