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Yr.no

When using yr.no everyone should be able to find the weather information they are looking for. NRK and the Meteorological Institute wanted to deliver forecasts that were much more complex and detailed than users were used to, on a web site based on familiar and well-functioning standards. 

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Jury's verdict

A considerable amount of work has been devoted to the development of yr.no. Adapting such a large amount of accessible information in such a broad way is complicated and it has been resolved in an exemplary way. The jury recognises that the solution is available to most other people as well, and only a few more details need perfecting to meet all the requirements of universal design. With around three million unique users every week, yr.no is probably the most dedicated web site in Europe. Innovative details such as meteograms, a map feature and ‘my locations’ are just some of the elements that have been taken into use and function well. In Norway, people say that everyone talks about the weather, so it is not surprising that more and more people visit yr.no before expressing an opinion. 

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