2015-16 Arctic polar low season

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The **2015-16 Arctic polar low season** was an average season, with 15 polar lows. The season started on October 1, 2015 and ended on April 30, 2016.

## Season Forecasts

 NPLWC
 BarentsWatch
 Average Polar Lows
 15

## Storms

*Main Article: Timeline of the 2015-16 Arctic polar low season*

### Polar Low Lykkelig

*Main Article: Polar Low Lykkelig (2015)*

 972 mbar

On October 26, a Polar Low rapidly formed and got the name "Lykkelig".

### Polar Low Jordbær

 999 mbar

On November 21, a weak Polar Low formed and it was named "Jordbær".

### Polar Low Uhyggelig

*Main Article: Polar Low Uhyggelig (2015)*

 960 mbar

On November 24, a strong Polar Low formed and it was given the name "Uhyggelig".

### Polar Low Slikstok

*Main Article: Polar Low Slikstok*

 980 mbar

Slikstok was a weak polar low that devastated Jan Mayen.

### Polar Low Fyrretræ

*Main Article: Polar Low Fyrretræ (2015)*

 951 mbar

Fyrretræ was one of the longest tracked polar lows on record.

### Polar Low Refroidissement

*Main Article: Polar Low Refroidissement (2015)*

 1001 mbar

Refroidissement means "chill" in French. The low hit Nunavut.

### Polar Low Nanuk

*Main Article: Polar Low Nanuk (2015)*

 981 mbar

Nanuk means "polar bear" in Inuit. Nanuk was the farthest traveling polar low ever, killing 2 people in Greenland. Nanuk also made landfall on Norway on December 13, causing a cold air outbreak.

### Polar Low Hofteholder

*Main Article: Polar Low Hofteholder*

 915 mbar

### Polar Low Honningkage

 959 mbar

Honningkage was a strong polar low that formed in the Barents Sea, and eventually absorbed the remnants of Polar Low Hofteholder before dissipating on December 17.

### Polar Low Utilstrækkelig

*Main Article: Polar Low Utilstrækkelig (2016)*

 895 mbar

### Polar Low Ild

*Main Article: Polar Low Ild*

 878 mbar

### Polar Low Regnbue

 958 mbar

### Polar Low Assez

 960 mbar

### Polar Low Regn

 962 mbar

## Other Storms

On January 16, the remnants of former Hurricane Alex entered the basin as a small, weak polar low. Alex soon dissipated the next day.

## Barents Sea Names

These names are assigned by Polære Amatørornitologer, which give them either Norwegian names or Danish Names. Iceland refused to use Icelandic names. Italicized names mean they are not used.

* Lykkelig
* Jordbær
* Uhyggelig
* Slikstok
* Fyrretræ
* Hofteholder
* Honningkage
* Utilstrækkelig
* Ild
* Regnbue
* Regn
* *Vingård*
* *Mina*
* *Sukkerrør*
* *Sköldpadda*

## Hudson Bay Names

* Refroidissement
* Nanuk
* Assez
* *Saartok*

## Retirement

Polære Amatørornitologer immediately retired Hofteholder after devastating Iceland. PA decided to replace the name with **Overskyet** for 2021-22. PA also retired Slikstok after causing distress in Jan Mayen. Slikstok was replaced with **Hvirvelpøl** for 2021-22. Ild was immediately retired after devastating Ireland and the UK. The replacement name for Ild is **Klocka**.

## See also

* Polar Low
* Polar Low Scale
* 2015-16 Antarctic polar low season
* 2015-16 Bering Strait polar low season
* Polar Low Names

## References

1. ↑ https://polarlows.wordpress.com/
2. ↑ https://polarlows.wordpress.com/
3. ↑ https://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=20357
4. ↑ Google Earth
5. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome-psyapi2&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&q=chill%20in%20french&oq=chill%20in%20french&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9060j0j7
6. ↑ http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/Imageanis.php
7. ↑ https://polarlows.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/multiple-polar-lows-over-the-barents-sea/
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane\_Alex\_(2016)

## External Links

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* Arusk