Research Article

Temperature and Precipitation Development at Svalbard 1900–2100

Table 1

Average annual and seasonal temperatures (°C) during 1961–90 and 1981–2010.

Station1961–19901981–2010
AnnualWinterSpringSummerAutumnAnnualWinterSpringSummerAutumn

Ny-Ålesund−6.3−13.8−9.83.4−5.3−5.2−12−8.53.8−4.4
Svalbard Airport−6.7−15.1−10.84.2−5.2−4.6−11.7−8.35.2−3.5
Hopen−6.4−13.4−9.91.3−3.8−4.3−9.9−7.62.3−1.9
Bjørnøya−2.4−7.6−4.83.5−0.5−0.9−5.1−3.44.40.6