Bjørn Sørheim wrote:

As reported on the national news tonight, in Norway:
Tafjord at 62 deg. north set a new record for November for
any location in Norway.
The new record is 21.8 C!

Norway's weather can be very surprising indeed! I first visited Voss
back in May 1999 (over National Day) and experienced what I thought were
some unseasonably warm temperatures. Indeed, I ended up having to buy
some suncream! The raincoat that I'd taken went unused the whole week.

The second time was a little different - during a short stop in Narvik
in April 2001 (mainly to look at the wartime museum there) I ended up
wading around in getting on for 6" of slushy snow. (Well, 6" when I got
there and about 3" when I left!)

Last time (May/June 2002) was a little bit more seasonable and it rained
a fair bit too!

Absolutely awesome country and I might be visiting again soon now that
Ryan Air fly to Haugesund on the west coast.

Jonathan
Canterbury