Dagali

Dagali is a small mountain village in Buskerud, Norway.

Dagali Church

Summary

Dagali is located in Hol municipality. The village stretches from Pålsbufjorden on the east to the border of the Hardangervidda National Park in the west, a distance of approximately 40 km. The river Numedalslågen runs through the village. Dagali had an airport, Geilo Airport, Dagali, that is no longer in use. The site is currently used by Dagali Opplevelser, which offers outdoor recreational activities including water rafting and snowmobiling.[1][2]

Dagali Church (Dagali kirke) dates from 1850. The church was constructed of wood and has the seating capacity of around 200 people. Dagali church was rebuilt and restored during 1972–73. Dagali Church is located off Norwegian National Road Rv 40, about 25 kilometres from Geilo.[3]

Climate

Dagali features a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with cold, extremely snowy winters and somewhat cool summers, typical of higher altitudes (798m asl). Dagali airport weather station has some of the coldest temperatures in Southern Norway with a mean temperature in the coldest month (January) of -11,2 °C for the period 2001 to present. This is especially true considering how much the climate of Norway has warmed only in the last decades. Precipitation remains moderate at 515mm yearly (Fagerlund 871m asl - 1958-88) for one of the two weather stations there (one no longer in usage).[4]

Weather charts
Climate data for Dagali-Airport (2001-present) for temperatures and Dagali-Fagerlund for precipitation (1958-88), Norway
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.2
(11.8)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 4.4
(39.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 11.0
(51.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 5.1
(41.2)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 0.0
(32.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33
(1.3)		 23
(0.9)		 27
(1.1)		 23
(0.9)		 37
(1.5)		 54
(2.1)		 69
(2.7)		 65
(2.6)		 51
(2.0)		 53
(2.1)		 42
(1.7)		 38
(1.5)		 515
(20.4)
Source: [4]

Averages from the no longer operational Dagali-Fagerlund and extremes. Back then, January averaged -8.9 and July averaged 10.8 making it still a subarctic (Dfc) climate.

Climate data for Dagali-Fagerlund 1961-1990, extremes 1885-2015
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.6
(56.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 28.0
(82.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 20.8
(69.4)		 10.0
(50.0)		 7.2
(45.0)		 28.0
(82.4)
Average high °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.0
(37.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 15.7
(60.3)		 14.8
(58.6)		 10.2
(50.4)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 4.9
(40.8)
Average low °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)		 −12.3
(9.9)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 0.2
(32.4)		 4.5
(40.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 5.4
(41.7)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −3.4
(25.9)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9)		 −30.3
(−22.5)		 −28.6
(−19.5)		 −21.0
(−5.8)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −17.3
(0.9)		 −25.9
(−14.6)		 −34.0
(−29.2)		 −35.5
(−31.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33
(1.3)		 23
(0.9)		 27
(1.1)		 23
(0.9)		 37
(1.5)		 54
(2.1)		 69
(2.7)		 65
(2.6)		 51
(2.0)		 53
(2.1)		 42
(1.7)		 38
(1.5)		 515
(20.4)
Average precipitation days 8.9 5.8 7.2 6.0 7.3 9.4 11.2 10.4 9.3 9.7 9.5 9.2 103.9
Source: Met Norway Eklima

References
  1. Dagali Church (visitnorway.com)
  2. DagaliOpplevelser Om oss (DagaliOpplevelser)
  3. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Dagali kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. "Norwegian Meteorological Institute". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19.


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