Sun shines in the Netherlands for the first time in 11 days; longest wait since 1990
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Sun shines in the Netherlands for the first time in 11 days; longest wait since 1990

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The longest consecutive days without sun at the Netherlands’ national weather station, De Bilt since 1990 ended today. The last time that there was a longer period without sunshine at De Bilt was in 1990. This period was only one day short of the longest days without sun in December, when there was no sunshine for 12 days from December 17, 1934, to December 28. January’s record is also 12 days without sunshine, which took place from January 16 to January 27.

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Longest period without sunshine at national weather station since 1990 ended on Friday
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Longest period without sunshine at national weather station since 1990 ended on Friday

NL Times  

The longest consecutive days without sun at the Netherlands’ national weather station, De Bilt since 1990 ended today. The last time that there was a longer period without sunshine at De Bilt was in 1990. This period was only one day short of the longest days without sun in December, when there was no sunshine for 12 days from December …

Remarkably cloudy December gives Netherlands longest stretch of sunless days in 31 years
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Remarkably cloudy December gives Netherlands longest stretch of sunless days in 31 years

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The Netherlands is in the midst of the gloomiest period in 31 years. It has been eight days with no sunshine in De Bilt, the longest sunless period since 1993, Weeronline reported. In 1993, the national weather station in De Bilt saw no sunshine for ten days, from February 2 to February 11. “If it remains sunless on Tuesday, Wednesday, …

Dutch heat record broken for third day in a row; warm and sunny weekend ahead
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch heat record broken for third day in a row; warm and sunny weekend ahead

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The Netherlands broke the warm weather record for the third day in a row on September 8. As of 3:30 p.m. on Friday, the official temperature in De Bilt, Utrecht, was 29.8 degrees, according to the weather station at the headquarters of the Dutch meteorological institute, KNMI. The temperature in De Bilt peaked at 29.6 degrees on Wednesday, shattering a …

Temps to climb as high as 32°C on Monday; New drought record likely
1 year, 6 months ago

Temps to climb as high as 32°C on Monday; New drought record likely

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The thermometer's brief dip in the Netherlands will be short-lived, with high temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend, and peaking at about 32 degrees on Monday. Combined with the wind and extremely low chance of precipitation, tens of thousands of children should be able to easily participate in Outdoor Play Day, activities around the country were …

New record: 2022 is sunniest year in the Netherlands
1 year, 11 months ago

New record: 2022 is sunniest year in the Netherlands

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The year 2022 was a record-breaking sunny year for the Netherlands, according to Weeronline. In Den Helder in Noord-Holland, the sun shone extremely often, nearly 2,400 hours compared to an average of 1,888 hours. "That means that the sun in the northwest of the country shone 500 hours, or 26 percent more than usual," the weather service said. Despite the …

Winter Solstice: Shortest day of the year marked by clouds, rain & fog
2 years ago

Winter Solstice: Shortest day of the year marked by clouds, rain & fog

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Wednesday marks the shortest day of the year, with just 7 hours and 43 minutes of daylight in the Netherlands between sunrise, at 8:46 a.m., and sunset at 4:29 p.m. An official national White Christmas only occurs when snowfall blankets De Bilt, Utrecht on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but even localized regions are unlikely to see snowfall during …

Netherlands to set sunniest year on record this week
2 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands to set sunniest year on record this week

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The Netherlands will likely set a national record this week for the most hours of sunshine in a single calendar year. Where the Netherlands would normally enjoy 141 hours of sunshine in March, that figure rose to 245 hours this year. The sunniest spot in the Netherlands this year is Den Helder, where the weather station recorded 2,250 hours of …

Sunniest March ever recorded in Netherlands
2 years, 8 months ago

Sunniest March ever recorded in Netherlands

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Today is the 17th sunny day this month in the Netherlands. With that, the previous record for sunniest March on record - 208 hours of sunshine in 2014 - is officially broken, Weer.nl reports. As this month still has nearly a week to go, Weer.nl expects the record to be around 250 hours of sunshine in March - almost 50 …

It’s official: The Netherlands is gripped by a heatwave that could last eight days
4 years, 4 months ago

It’s official: The Netherlands is gripped by a heatwave that could last eight days

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The Netherlands is officially in the grip of a heatwave after the temperature topped 25 Celsius at the De Bilt weather station near Utrecht at around 10am. To be classed as a nationwide heatwave, the De Bilt weather station must record a five-day period of temperatures over 25 Celsius, of which three are over 30 Celsius. The KNMI weather bureau, …

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