Yesterday at 13:20 in Hallormsstaður the temperature was 29.3 degrees Celsius. This is the highest temperature ever measured in the country in thirteen years.
Teitur Arason, a meteorologist at the Institute of Meteorology, says this is not surprising. “We expected this. Iceland is in a very warm mass of air. Most of the country is overcast. One is where there are gaps in the cloud cover over East Iceland. The sun was shining in Hallormsstaður and there was no wind “ Says Teitur.
The absolute temperature record in Iceland is 30.5 degrees. This temperature was recorded in Teigarhorn in Berufjörður on June 22, 1939. Teitur says it is possible that today this record may also be exceeded.
Source: Yle