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Finland had its warmest March in history

Trine Jonassen
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This year, the average temperature in March was higher than any other month since records began, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

The average temperature throughout the country was 1.1 degrees Celsius, a new record for March, YLE reports. The previous record, 0.0 degrees Celsius, was set in 2007.

The average temperature for the month ranged from +3 in southwestern Finland to -2.5 in northern Lapland.

The heat caused the snow to melt rapidly in almost all of the country.

In Sodankylä in Lapland, the average temperature was the warmest in over a century, namely -0.7 degrees Celsius.

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