Since yesterday, dec 9th, 2003 is the sunniest year ever recorded at the
Bilt. The old record (1959) with 1986,1 sunshine-hours at the Bilt has been
smashed. Today, dec 10th, the Bilt noted 2013,1 sun-hours. Den Helder (in
the NW of the country) is the sunniest place of the Netherlands; 2150.9 h
thusfar.
(Long term averages: for de Bilt 1523, 8 h (32% of max possible) and den
Helder 1648,8 hours, (35% of max. possible).

Of course the year had already a very sunny start; with records in February
and March, not to mention the summer that followed.

This record makes Den Helder sunnier than Venice or Remini, at least in 2003
:-).

http://www.knmi.nl/voorl/nieuws/lanimain.htm


Wijke
The Netherlands - ms 3 m asl
Sunny cavok-day again -- rather frosty, Tmin ms 6.3 C - Tmax + 2.0 C - Tc ms
1.2 C
But 1017.8 hPa, falling :-(