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Värmland County

Coordinates: 59°25′32″N 13°16′17″E / 59.425522°N 13.271484°E / 59.425522; 13.271484
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Värmland
Värmlands län
County of Sweden
Coat of arms of Värmland
Coat of arms
Official logo of Värmland
 
CountrySweden
Founded1779
CapitalKarlstad
Government
 • GovernorKenneth Johansson
 • CouncilLandstinget i Värmland
Area
 • Total17,591.0 km2 (6,791.9 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2011)[1]
 • Total272,773
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-S
GDP/ NominalSEK 59,497 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 217,000
NUTS RegionSE311
Websitewww.s.lst.se

Värmland County (Värmlands län) is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west. Prince Carl Philip is Duke of Värmland.

Province

Main article: Värmland

The county has more or less the same boundaries as Värmland Province, except that the municipalities of Karlskoga and Degerfors are part of Örebro County.

Administration

Värmland County was formed in 1779, when it was separated from Närke and Värmland County.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Värmland Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Värmland is called Landstinget i Värmland.

Municipalities

Main page: Category:Municipalities of Värmland County

Climate

Värmland being a landlocked county results in greater temperature differences than at the nearby west coast of Sweden and south coast of Norway. As a result the southern areas of the county has a humid continental climate with strong oceanic influences. The latter climate type is prevalent in a small area at the shores of Lake Vänern due to recent warming. More northerly areas see a subarctic climate with relatively mild winters for the climate type. The subarctic classification of areas such as Hagfors and Torsby is more due to the cool summer nights that renders September below 10 °C (50 °F) in mean temperatures.

Climate data for Karlstad, 2002-2015, extremes from 1901, precipitation 1961-1990
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		12.6
(54.7) 		20.1
(68.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.0
(89.6) 		25.2
(77.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.7
(58.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		0.6
(33.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		10.8
(51.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		0.9
(33.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.3
(54.1) 		6.5
(43.7) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		6.7
(44.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		0.8
(33.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		7.7
(45.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		2.7
(36.9)
Record low °C (°F) −32.5
(−26.5) 		−36.0
(−32.8) 		−26.9
(−16.4) 		−18.4
(−1.1) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−19.9
(−3.8) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−36.0
(−32.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.1
(1.81) 		32.8
(1.29) 		38.8
(1.53) 		39.0
(1.54) 		43.9
(1.73) 		56.3
(2.22) 		65.4
(2.57) 		76.1
(3.00) 		73.0
(2.87) 		70.7
(2.78) 		72.6
(2.86) 		50.7
(2.00) 		665.3
(26.19)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 47 70 174 220 254 287 265 223 181 103 48 44 1,916
Source 1: [2]
Source 2: [3]
Climate data for Arvika (roughly 50 km north of Karlstad) — Extremes 1945-present, precipitation 1961-1990
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		29.8
(85.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		28.0
(82.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		33.9
(93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9) 		0.5
(32.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.9
(73.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		16.9
(62.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.9
(40.8) 		0.3
(32.5) 		10.9
(51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.9
(62.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		5.3
(41.5) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		5.6
(42.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		5.1
(41.2) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		0.4
(32.7)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9) 		−38.0
(−36.4) 		−30.0
(−22.0) 		−16.0
(3.2) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−31.9
(−25.4) 		−38.0
(−36.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.5
(1.71) 		30.8
(1.21) 		31.5
(1.24) 		37.6
(1.48) 		44.6
(1.76) 		62.0
(2.44) 		71.6
(2.82) 		80.8
(3.18) 		73.5
(2.89) 		71.5
(2.81) 		64.3
(2.53) 		44.5
(1.75) 		656.0
(25.83)
Source 1: [4]
Source 2: [5]
Climate data for Blomskog (southerly near Norwegian border) (2002-2015 temp averages, 1964-1990 precipitation, extremes since 1964)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0) 		12.7
(54.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.9
(91.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.8
(56.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		32.9
(91.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		4.7
(40.5) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		4.8
(40.6) 		0.9
(33.6) 		10.2
(50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		0.4
(32.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		6.2
(43.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.5
(52.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		6.9
(44.4) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		2.1
(35.8)
Record low °C (°F) −32.4
(−26.3) 		−36.5
(−33.7) 		−27.0
(−16.6) 		−15.3
(4.5) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−25.4
(−13.7) 		−30.3
(−22.5) 		−36.5
(−33.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.2
(2.06) 		37.1
(1.46) 		41.4
(1.63) 		38.1
(1.50) 		42.6
(1.68) 		55.9
(2.20) 		59.3
(2.33) 		70.1
(2.76) 		76.3
(3.00) 		78.8
(3.10) 		72.4
(2.85) 		52.1
(2.05) 		676.5
(26.63)
Source 1: SMHI Precipitation normals 1961-1990[6]
Source 2: SMHI average data 2002-2015[7]
Climate data for Gustavsfors (central Värmland) (2002-2015 temp averages, 1961-1990 precipitation, extremes since 1917)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		17.7
(63.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		28.5
(83.3) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.4
(92.1) 		34.4
(93.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		20.2
(68.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		3.4
(38.1) 		10.7
(51.3) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		8.7
(47.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		4.3
(39.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.8
(60.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.3
(39.7) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		4.4
(39.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.7
(36.9) 		6.3
(43.3) 		9.6
(49.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−0.7
(30.7)
Record low °C (°F) −42.0
(−43.6) 		−38.0
(−36.4) 		−31.7
(−25.1) 		−26.6
(−15.9) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−17.6
(0.3) 		−27.9
(−18.2) 		−35.4
(−31.7) 		−42.0
(−43.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.7
(1.64) 		29.4
(1.16) 		34.6
(1.36) 		39.3
(1.55) 		48.2
(1.90) 		68.0
(2.68) 		79.9
(3.15) 		80.2
(3.16) 		75.6
(2.98) 		65.2
(2.57) 		62.3
(2.45) 		47.0
(1.85) 		671.3
(26.43)
Source 1: SMHI Precipitation normals 1961-1990[8]
Source 2: SMHI average data Jan 2002 - Dec 2015[9]

Heraldry

The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden.
  2. ^ "Average Monthly & Yearly Data 2002-2014". SMHI. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Precipitation Normals 1961-1990". SMHI. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Monthly & Yearly Statistics". SMHI. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Precipitation normals 1961-1990 (Arvika code 9240)". SMHI. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Average Precipitation for Stations (Swedish)". Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Blomskog code 9213). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Annual and Monthly Statistics". SMHI. 14 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Average Precipitation for Stations" (in Swedish). Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Gustavsfors code 10 309). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Annual & Monthly Statistics 2002-2015". SMHI. 16 March 2016.

59°25′32″N 13°16′17″E / 59.425522°N 13.271484°E / 59.425522; 13.271484

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