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Photo: Andrés Barrios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Heat records, the last Eleven Cities skating tour and the eternal question of whether it really rains that much in the Netherlands. Ten questions about Dutch weather, with figures from weather institute KNMI.
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An official heatwave is at least five consecutive summer days (25 degrees or more), of which at least three are tropical (30 degrees or more). Source: KNMI.
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The fifteenth and currently last Elfstedentocht was on January 4, 1997, won by Henk Angenent. Since then, the ice has never been thick enough.
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On July 25, 2019, it reached 40.7 degrees Celsius in Gilze-Rijen: the first and so far only time the Netherlands touched 40. The previous record (38.6 degrees) had stood for almost 75 years. Source: KNMI.
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The Netherlands has an average of a few waterspouts per year, mostly small ones. The most severe, like those in Chaam and Tricht in 1967, caused significant damage.
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The coast, with Zeeland leading, gets the most sunshine hours in the country: the sea breeze blows clouds away faster. Inland, more cumulus clouds tend to form.
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Surprise: Amsterdam is wetter. About 840 mm falls per year, compared to over 600 mm in London. London's rainy image comes from the large number of drizzle days, not the amount.
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On January 27, 1942, it froze 27.4 degrees in Winterswijk: the official cold record of the Netherlands. Source: KNMI.
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The KNMI was founded in 1854 by Buys Ballot, known for his law on wind and air pressure. The institute has been located in De Bilt since 1897. Source: KNMI.
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The famous temperature series from the middle of the Netherlands already starts in 1706 and is therefore one of the longest in the world. The official De Bilt series has been running since 1901.
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Officially, a Christmas is white if there is snow on both Christmas days in De Bilt. This last happened in 2010, and only a handful of times since 1900. Source: KNMI.
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