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lowlands cannot provide. Ideally, the station would have been placed on Triglav itself, as it is the most prominent peak. Given the available resources, the best compromise was to locate the meteorological station by the existing mountain house at Kredarica; the exact location of the instruments is 15m away from the building.
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In the early 20th century observations were carried out at Kredarica by a few university graduate meteorologists, with the intention of turning the meteorological station into an observatory. These plans did not materialize due to a lack of personnel and financial resources. By the mid 20th century,
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Measurements at Kredarica have been continuous since August 1954. For the first four months it was solely a climatic station, but since January 1955 it has been one of Slovenia's first-order weather stations with a wide range of recorded meteorological measurements and observations. Since September
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Few meteorological stations in Slovenia can boast a longer period of operation than the one at Kredarica. It was built to provide more accurate weather forecasts, seeing as most weather fronts approach Slovenia from the west, and high-altitude measurements give insights that weather stations in the
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The first meteorological observations were made in 1897, the year after the hut opened. The state meteorological service contributed meteorological instruments, while the caretaker of the hut, Anton Pekovec, recorded observations, only in the summers when the cottage was open.
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observations at Kredarica were handled by trained meteorological observers who were willing and able to spend the harsh winters at the mountain huts, as snow and weather conditions would prevent descent into the valley for weeks at a time.
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The lodge is open to visitors all year round. Most visitors come from the end of June to the end of September. Outside the main season the residential meteorologists handle the visitors. The hut is managed by
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Since the mountain hut is located within the bounds of a natural park, the surroundings do not vary much due to human causes over time. As such, observations from Kredarica are included in the
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The Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club's goal is to reduce the environmental impact of the hut. In 1992 they built a
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Due to the exceptional importance of the weather station at Kredarica, in the 21st century the
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Climate data for Kredarica, Slovenia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present)
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in the country. It stands on a small plateau just under the peak of
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1994, the meteorological station has been fully automated.
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expanded the hut and renamed it the Triglav Lodge (
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46°22′44.11″N 13°50′55.75″E / 46.3789194°N 13.8488194°E / 46.3789194; 13.8488194
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Triglav Lodge at Kredarica is located in Slovenia
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Julian Alps
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Kredarica
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Valentin Stanič Lodge
Planika Lodge at Triglav
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