rate this month: turku, january 1987

Same for me too. Luckily it wasn't that extreme here due to the lower latitude and proximity to the southerly sea so I think it ended 3-4°C less cold here.

I'm reluctant to give it F- since that's reserved for the Oymyakons of the world, so a standard F will have to do for me!

What was Umeå like in 1987, Baba? Any idea?

My mum says even Eskilstuna was outrageous that month. By the looks of it Örebro seems like a proper nasty job too. Looking at the weather station in Oxelösund however, it was pretty clear that the parts of the Baltic down here that still were ice-free, certainly aided the coastal areas and archipelago and made the month no less severe than a typical Bothnia Bay January even under that cold onslaught.

I've seen that 1985 was in many ways worse up there, but perhaps Umeå got luckier than Luleå that January?

crazy cold at utö as well.

D-. Far too cold and boring but livable and at least there’s no rain.