2015-16 Arctic polar low season

Discuss about the article on the talk page. 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.

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

Polar Low Lykkelig
Main Article: Polar Low Lykkelig (2015) On October 26, a Polar Low rapidly formed and got the name "Lykkelig".

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

Polar Low Uhyggelig
Main Article: Polar Low Uhyggelig (2015) On November 24, a strong Polar Low formed and it was given the name "Uhyggelig".

Polar Low Slikstok
Main Article: Polar Low Slikstok Slikstok was a weak polar low that devastated Jan Mayen.

Polar Low Fyrretræ
Main Article: Polar Low Fyrretræ (2015) Fyrretræ was one of the longest tracked polar lows on record.

Polar Low Refroidissement
Main Article: Polar Low Refroidissement (2015) Refroidissement means "chill" in French. The low hit Nunavut.

Polar Low Nanuk
Main Article: Polar Low Nanuk (2015) 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

Polar Low Honningkage
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)

Polar Low Ild
Main Article: Polar Low Ild

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.