Weather winter 2010/2011

[Stephenb]

In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.

Wow, that's early!!

[Panu]

Length of the day 3 h 39 m, at least we donīt have polar night.

[Stephenb]

2 hrs 16 mins here!

[mark smyth]

very short days for you two. How do birds cope with that? Do they all move away?

[mark smyth]

Do you need black out blinds to be able to sleep in the summer

[Panu]

Mark, not necessarily, but I sleep better (and longer) in dark. Last night I slept 12 h, day before that 13 h. Usually itīs between 10-12 h in darkest time of the year

Stephenb, are you sure of the time? I think Malvik is SWW from here 

[Anthony Darby]

I know wives in the far north don't let their husband out for a drink in winter: "the last time you went out with your friends you stayed out all night. Didn't come back 'til February! "

[mark smyth]

sleeping a long time in the winter is understandable. I can sleep a long time also. Maybe we have the instinct to hibernate

[mark smyth]

and the old joke from my school days
did you hear about the eskimo who spent the night with her boyfriend? The next day she was six months pregnant

[Stephenb]

Mark, not necessarily, but I sleep better (and longer) in dark. Last night I slept 12 h, day before that 13 h. Usually itīs between 10-12 h in darkest time of the year

Stephenb, are you sure of the time? I think Malvik is SWW from here 

Yes, you're right - I misread what it said in the paper - should have been 4hr 29min! I have no clue as to when the sunrise is at this time of year as I don't see it for a couple of months as the hills block the view towards south. However, I can sometimes see the reflection of the sun from houses on the other side of the fjord! My effective length of day (defined by sun visibility) is then zero! The sunrise was apparently at 9:59 today and the elevation of the sun reached 3.3 degs. There's an online calculator here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunrise.html

[mark smyth]

I use that web site during the summer to work out when I should go out to do a bat survey

our sun is 12.2 degrees today. In the summer it will be 58.8 degrees

[Stephenb]

This should maybe be a puzzle. I've once experienced sunrise two times in the same day and I was not in a intercontinental jet and not in a high building taking the lift down. I was in the same position. Anyone know how and where I might be?

[Hoy]

In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.

Wow, that's early!!

Stephen, you still have some miles to the north pole! And I think I (usually) have milder winters than you
Today I have neither seen the sun nor the other side of the fjord. Strong wind and snow make everything disappear, I am glad I found the road when I drove to and from work.

The riddle: You looked in the mirror, Stephen!

[Stephenb]

  Good guess, but, no I didn't use any tricks...

[Hoy]

Good guess, but, no I didn't use any tricks...

I thought so! I think I have an idea, but must think a little more...