278:. Summers do remain cool in spite of the midnight sun due to similar maritime effects. With prevailing low-pressure systems taking precedence, the climate is snowy and cloudy. The deep snow cover and the time it takes for thawing prolongs the skiing season to the midnight sun window. The snow depth can be above 200 centimetres (6.6 ft) in unshovelled areas during spring. The snow depth charts have sometimes ended during late May when the pack has been shrinking, which skews the June readings that likely are a bit higher. In 2020, a 145 centimetres (4.76 ft) snow depth was measured in that month.
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Riksgränsen is a popular location for the winter testing of pre-production cars by various
European manufacturers. Photo-snipers are prevalent, attempting to get the first spy-shots of new models, though their activities are frowned upon by local hoteliers who value the custom of the manufacturers.
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The village was founded around 1900 in connection with the construction of the railway, whose traffic began 1902. Due to railway politics and limited range for steam locomotives, trains changed locomotives and crew and a roundhouse for locomotives was built. Later, after electrification 1923, this
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1055:"Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer för Katterjåkk"
1037:"World's Most Northerly Ski Area Opens for 2022 Season"
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614:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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166:Selected days (under
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334:Record high °C (°F)
754:Record low °C (°F)
544:Daily mean °C (°F)
201:Kiruna Municipality
189:The National Border
107:Base elevation
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46:Lift in Riksgränsen
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125:Total length
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199:-resort in
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134:Lift system
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35:Riksgränsen
18:Riksgransen
1110:Categories
1023:References
152:Snowmaking
66:18°07′20″E
63:68°25′40″N
1015:Source:
181:Norwegian
893:(34.49)
824:Average
819:(−31.4)
814:(−27.4)
809:(−13.0)
774:(−11.2)
769:(−23.6)
764:(−31.4)
759:(−30.1)
749:(−18.4)
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205:Lappland
91:Vertical
888:(3.27)
883:(2.57)
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873:(4.16)
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858:(2.82)
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833:(3.13)
804:(−4.0)
799:(16.2)
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789:(31.1)
784:(15.8)
744:(−5.6)
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714:(31.3)
709:(18.5)
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262:Climate
253:History
195:, is a
193:Swedish
1080:"SMHI"
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290:Month
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116:Trails
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762:−35.2
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