Osby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːsbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Osby | |
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Osby Church | |
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Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Scania |
County | Scania County |
Municipality | Osby Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,157 |
• Density | 866/km2 (2,240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Swedish ice hockey goaltender Magnus Åkerlund was born in Osby.
The toy manufacturer BRIO was based in Osby, but moved to Malmö in 2006. The company's toy museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, remains in Osby.
Osby has an oceanic climate that retains a four-season characteristic. It has resemblances of moderate continental, with summers sometimes being very warm and winter lows dropping below freezing with regularity for a few months. Its southerly inland position has rendered it to be one of the few locations in the country that has reached 30 °C (86 °F) in May. In spite of this summer averages are not exceptional when compared with adjacent coastal areas.
Climate data for Osby 2002–2018 (extremes since 1928; precipitation 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.2 (39.5) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −33.0 (−27.4) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.7 (2.74) |
51.4 (2.02) |
40.9 (1.61) |
38.6 (1.52) |
60.9 (2.40) |
76.5 (3.01) |
88.6 (3.49) |
79.6 (3.13) |
55.3 (2.18) |
80.5 (3.17) |
69.4 (2.73) |
70.5 (2.78) |
781.9 (30.78) |
Source 1: SMHI[3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2018[4] |
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