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degrees lower or more than during coastal or inland warm periods. Summers are rather short, with June being relatively chilly and rapid cooling starting from September onwards. In spite of the cool summer days, Landsort has never reported September frost, a very unusual occurrence for Swedish weather stations. Overnight lows can be extremely mild. During a late summer 2002 heat wave, Landsort did not fall below 16.2 Â°C (61.2 Â°F) the entire August. On the other extreme, during a 2006 heat wave affecting the entire southern mainland, Landsort never rose above 24.3 Â°C (75.7 Â°F) in spite of frequent hot days in its vicinity.
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In summer, Landsort is isolated from heat waves affecting the east coast, with temperatures rarely going above 25 Â°C (77 Â°F). Between 2002 and 2016 there were only 14 such occurrences, at a 0.9 days average. The chilly temperatures are especially marked by May temperatures often staying 10
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The drastic cooling in winter months has resulted in an all-time cold record of −28 Â°C (−18 Â°F), typical of inland locations, but the all-time record heat measured at just 29 Â°C (84 Â°F) is comparatively low, especially since nearby
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The first lighthouse in the modern sense was lit in 1651 and, until the current tower was raised, a couple of different buildings were used to support the light. The tower of 1689 was constructed to carry an open fire, which burned coal. In 1840, a
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operates a meteorological station at Landsort. The southern end of the island has either an
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two-stage tower: cylindrical lower part and conical roof with double balcony and lantern
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The tower was built in 1689, with an upper conical iron section added in 1870.
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During World War II and the Cold War, Landsort was a military base for the
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governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building 
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Climate data for Landsort (2002–2020 averages; extremes since 1901)
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For the mine warfare vessel operated by Sweden and Singapore, see
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recorded 35.4 Â°C (95.7 Â°F) that very day in 1975.
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from 1887 but in 1938 the beacon was electrified. Today the
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charcoal, rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity 
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Landsort Lighthouse
Landsort-class mine countermeasures vessel


Öja
Södermanland
Sweden
Coordinates
58°44â€Č23″N 17°51â€Č57″E / 58.7396°N 17.8658°E / 58.7396; 17.8658
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Fresnel lens
Characteristic
[ˈlĂąnːdsʊʈ]
lighthouse
Open fires
Stockholm archipelago
colza oil
paraffin
Swedish Maritime Administration
Swedish Coastal Artillery
SMHI
oceanic climate
Cfb
humid continental climate
seasonal lag
diurnal temperature variation
microclimate
Scotland
Stockholm

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