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Eelde
Eelde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːldə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village.
Eelde | |
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Former townhall in 2010 | |
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eelde in the municipality of Tynaarlo. | |
| Coordinates: 53°08′00″N 6°34′00″E / 53.13333°N 6.56667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Tynaarlo |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
| Eelde-Paterswolde ca. 11,000 | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Vries and Zuidlaren.[1]
During the 20th century, the villages of Eelde and Paterswolde have merged into one, "Eelde-Paterswolde". In 2012, Eelde counted 6,660 inhabitants, and Paterswolde 3,680, together 10,340 inhabitants.[2]
Its major attractions are Groningen Airport Eelde, museum "De Buitenplaats", the annual flower parade and the lake "Paterswoldse meer".
Climate edit
| Climate data for Eelde (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1906−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | −0.1 (31.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 0.8 (33.4) | 5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −22.9 (−9.2) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −6.9 (19.6) | −13.6 (7.5) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −22.9 (−9.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.7 (2.86) | 54.7 (2.15) | 54.1 (2.13) | 41.3 (1.63) | 57.9 (2.28) | 65.0 (2.56) | 85.0 (3.35) | 77.8 (3.06) | 75.4 (2.97) | 71.4 (2.81) | 70.0 (2.76) | 79.4 (3.13) | 804.7 (31.68) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.5 | 87.0 | 82.8 | 77.5 | 77.3 | 79.0 | 79.8 | 81.3 | 84.8 | 87.6 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 84.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.7 | 86.1 | 139.0 | 188.7 | 218.0 | 198.6 | 212.3 | 196.3 | 150.7 | 112.9 | 63.4 | 56.1 | 1,682.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24.0 | 30.8 | 37.7 | 45.0 | 44.4 | 39.3 | 41.8 | 42.8 | 39.4 | 34.2 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 35.6 |
| Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, , KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
- ^ "Weerstatistieken Eelde". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Klimaatviewer 1991-2020". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
External links edit
- Media related to Eelde at Wikimedia Commons
- Eelde, een lied van George Welling on YouTube