Finnmark tend to be wettest in summer. The areas with the least precipitation are some inland valleys, like Dividalen in Målselv with only precip/year, and upper Saltdal and Skibotn with about the same. Inland Finnmark is the only large area with less than precipitation/year. The wettest areas are generally the Helgeland region; Lurøy on the west coast of Saltfjell averages /year. Record temperatures The coldest temperature recorded is in Karasjok on 1.January 1886, and the warmest recorded is at Mosjøen Airport on 27 July 2019. Many locations in North Norway have recorded what Norwegians know as "tropical nights" when the overnight low does not fall below . The warmest night ever recorded in Norway was 29 July 2019 at Sømna-Kvaløyfjellet (302 m) in Sømna near Brønnøysund with overnight low . The third warmest night recorded in Norway was at Makkaur in Båtsfjord with overnight low on 19 July 2018. Brønnøysund at 65 degrees north latitude has a temperate oceanic climate and few extremes even with 150 years of recording. Lakselv in Porsanger at 70 degrees north latitude has a continental boreal climate with cold winters and sparse precipitation. Towns Ranked by population in the town itself (not the municipality) as of 1. January 2008: Tromsø Bodø Towns with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants, ranked by population: Harstad Mo i Rana Narvik Alta Mosjøen Hammerfest Fauske Sandnessjøen Vadsø Towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, ranked by population: Sortland Brønnøysund Svolvær Finnsnes Kirkenes Stokmarknes Honningsvåg Leknes Vardø There are settlements larger than Vardø which are not included in the list as they have not been granted or applied for township (such as Rognan, Løding, Andenes, Setermoen and Skjervøy). Transportation Northern Norway, located at the very northern periphery of Europe, has seen great improvements in transportation infrastructure in recent decades. The road network connects virtually all villages and towns, the most important roads are the E6, E10, E8. Seven road sections in the region are National Tourist Routes in Norway due to their scenic surroundings, from Helgeland in the south to the Varanger Peninsula in the northeast, including two sections of the Norwegian County Road 17. Airports with long runways and direct flights to Oslo airport are located in Tromsø, Bodø, Evenes (near Harstad), Alta, Kirkenes and Bardufoss, and there are also directs flights connecting Brønnøysund and Sandnessjøen with Oslo. There are smaller airports with regional flights near most towns. For Bodø, Fauske, Mo