Skagsudde
Skagsudde
Lighthouse
Skagsudde, is a Swedish lighthouse. It was built to replace to old light station Skag located on the island Gråklubben nearby.
The current and the first Skagsudde lighthouse | |
| Location | Skagsudde, southeast of Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 63.188085°N 19.016077°E / 63.188085; 19.016077 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1871 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1957 |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with lantern attached to the keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower with one red band, with lantern |
| Power source | electricity  |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] [2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1957 (current) |
| Focal height | 38.5 metres (126 ft) |
| Lens | AGA 105 and 107 |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 12s. |
| Sweden no. | SV-1128 |
Skag lighthouse was designed by engineer Nils Gustaf von Heidenstam and lit in 1877 and is now relocated complete with a Fresnel lens as a tourist attraction outside the town of Piteå.
The modern tower is of typical 1950's functionalistic design and its top holds many antennas and communications gear. Skagsudde is frequently reported as a weather station in shipping news by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. It is owned and remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration. It is the main lighthouse to reach the ports of Örnsköldsvik and Husum.
Skagsudde has a humid continental climate due to recent mildening of the climate. It retains strong maritime influence, resulting in cool summers and milder winters than in surrounding interior low-lying areas. As typical of east coast maritime stations in Sweden, precipitation is generally low even though the climate is humid.
| Climate data for Skagsudde (2002–2018); extremes since 1964 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.8 (46.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.5 (−22.9) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.1 (0.99) |
19.3 (0.76) |
16.6 (0.65) |
23.5 (0.93) |
32.6 (1.28) |
38.9 (1.53) |
48.9 (1.93) |
68.6 (2.70) |
49.7 (1.96) |
49.4 (1.94) |
37.9 (1.49) |
36.7 (1.44) |
447.2 (17.6) |
| Source 1: SMHI[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002-2018[4] | |||||||||||||
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Västernorrland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- Leuchtturm Skagsudde www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
- "SMHI Open Data" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- "Monthly and Yearly Statistics" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Southern Bothnia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society