In article ,
Anne Burgess writes:
Apologies for top-posting, but surely the figures for Ny Alesund
must be a mistake? they are so out of kilter with all the rest.

No mistake. This map does a good job of showing why it can be far colder
than the other European stations:

http://www.vacationstogo.com/images/...aps/1735_w.gif

Though the Svalbard Archipelago is part of Norway, calling it part of
Europe is arguably a bit of a stretch.
--
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands G.K.Chesterton:
Why, he laughs like anything." from "Song Against Grocers"