Målilla

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Field	Value
official_name	Målilla
image_skyline	Målilla.jpg
image_caption	Målilla roundabout, here in October 2005, has a large thermometer in its centre
pushpin_map	Sweden Kalmar#Sweden
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sweden
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Hultsfred Municipality
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Kalmar County
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Småland
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.26
population_as_of	31 December 2010
population_footnotes
population_total	1,524
population_density_km2	468
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
coordinates
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It is commonly known as the temperature capital of Sweden due to both high and low temperature records being set there. A Swedish record high temperature of +38 °C (100.4 °F) was set on June 29, 1947. This record is shared with Ultuna in Uppland. The lowest temperature recorded is −33.8 °C, one of the lowest ever recorded in southern Sweden.

Due to its fame for the extremes in temperature, the center of the town's main roundabout features a 15 metre high thermometer. Shortly after its construction in December 2000, it was hit by a motorist and its bulb had to be replaced.

Sport and leisure

Speedway

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Målilla is famous for motorcycle speedway and a team called Dackarna, who are six-time champions of Sweden.

The original name of the team changed several times due to sponsorship deals. Luxo Stars and Team Svelux were two passing names until the original name was reinstated. The team won the 2021 Swedish Speedway league and has raced at the Skrotfrag Arena since 1993.

The team also raced at the Gamla Målilla Motorstadion, which existed from 1935 to 1992 before being demolished.

Climate

Målilla has a humid continental climate for the reference period of 1961–1990 with a January and February mean of -3 C. The data from recent years shows the climate moving towards an oceanic climate, though still continental overall with significant differences between seasons. Whilst winter temperatures have been too cold to be oceanic, summers have become warmer on average. The 2002–2014 July average high was 23.4 C. The highest temperature recorded since the all-time record-high temperature has been 37.2 C measured in July 2022 according to SMHI's data series.

Despite being prone to temperature extremes, Målilla has a relatively normal climate, with slightly warmer days and colder nights than typical for the area, especially during spring, with April high temperatures averaging 13 C for 2002–2014, but with night time lows being around freezing point. Other official statistical records include exceeding 20 C in March, attaining 28.8 C in April, and reaching 23 C in October, all exceptionally warm by Swedish standards. In spite of this, the tied Swedish record of 38 C set in June 1947 is the only national monthly record currently held by Målilla.

|location = Målilla 2002–2018 (Extremes since 1946) |collapsed = |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 11.2 |Feb record high C = 16.2 |Mar record high C = 20.9 |Apr record high C = 28.8 |May record high C = 30.2 |Jun record high C = 38.0 |Jul record high C = 37.2 |Aug record high C = 36.2 |Sep record high C = 29.2 |Oct record high C = 24.0 |Nov record high C = 16.9 |Dec record high C = 13.2 |year record high C = 38.0 |Jan avg record high C = 7.4 |Feb avg record high C = 8.4 |Mar avg record high C = 15.3 |Apr avg record high C = 20.7 |May avg record high C = 25.6 |Jun avg record high C = 28.5 |Jul avg record high C = 29.9 |Aug avg record high C = 28.6 |Sep avg record high C = 23.9 |Oct avg record high C = 17.4 |Nov avg record high C = 12.0 |Dec avg record high C = 8.5 |year avg record high C = 31.0 |Jan high C = 0.9 |Feb high C = 1.9 |Mar high C = 6.4 |Apr high C = 12.8 |May high C = 18.0 |Jun high C = 21.4 |Jul high C = 23.6 |Aug high C = 22.2 |Sep high C = 17.9 |Oct high C = 11.0 |Nov high C = 5.9 |Dec high C = 2.6 |year high C = |Jan low C = -5.0 |Feb low C = -4.9 |Mar low C = -3.6 |Apr low C = 0.1 |May low C = 4.3 |Jun low C = 8.1 |Jul low C = 11.2 |Aug low C = 10.2 |Sep low C = 7.0 |Oct low C = 2.9 |Nov low C = 0.3 |Dec low C = -2.9 |year low C = |Jan avg record low C = -18.1 |Feb avg record low C = -16.6 |Mar avg record low C = -13.5 |Apr avg record low C = -7.3 |May avg record low C = -2.8 |Jun avg record low C = 1.3 |Jul avg record low C = 5.4 |Aug avg record low C = 2.9 |Sep avg record low C = -0.6 |Oct avg record low C = -5.8 |Nov avg record low C = -9.0 |Dec avg record low C = -13.6 |year avg record low C = -21.4 |Jan record low C = -27.2 |Feb record low C = -33.8 |Mar record low C = -28.5 |Apr record low C = -15.8 |May record low C = -7.2 |Jun record low C = -3.2 |Jul record low C = 0.9 |Aug record low C = -1.5 |Sep record low C = -8.0 |Oct record low C = -12.8 |Nov record low C = -22.8 |Dec record low C = -27.0 |year record low C = -33.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 35.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 29.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 25.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.6 |May precipitation mm = 43.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 67.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 93.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 72.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 35.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 53.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 47.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 36.8 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = SMHI Open Data{{cite web | url =https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=75240 | title=Precitipation Normals 1961–1990 | publisher =Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | language = sv}} |source 2 = SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2018{{cite web | url=http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 | title=Yearly and Monthly Statistics | publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute| date= 8 April 2019|language =sv}} |date=April 2019}}

Notable people

Janne Corax, adventurer and mountaineer, who is the only Swedish alpinist with first ascents in the Himalayas on the CV.
Andreas Harrysson, darts player who plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

References

(14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
(1979). "Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter".
"Svenska temperaturrekord". Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut.
. (23 July 2022). "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden".
"HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015".
"EUROPEAN PREVIEW - SGP Sweden".
"Dackarna Malilla".
"Temperature Normals 1961–1990". SMHI.
"Yearly and Monthly Statistics". SMHI.
"Swedish Temperature Records". SMHI.

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