The first six months of 2024—from January to July, half a year—were quite cold throughout Iceland. The average temperature in Reykjavík for the first six months of the year was 3.2°C (38°F), half a degree below the average of the last thirty years. This places this half-year as the 64th warmest in the 154-year continuous history of weather observations in the capital, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. In the north, in Akureyri, the average temperature was 0.8 degrees colder than the average of the last thirty years, with the average temperature for the first six months of the year being 2.0°C (35.6°F) in Akureyri. Total precipitation in Reykjavík measured 353.6 mm, which is 85% of the average precipitation of recent years. Precipitation in the north around Akureyri, on the other hand, was 296.7 mm, which is one-third more than the average of the last thirty years. What was most unusual, however, was the northern storm that hit the north in early June, when greatest snow depth ever recorded in June was measured. The snow depth in Vaglaskógur measured a whopping 43 cm (1.41 ft), and at Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum 32 cm (1.05 ft)—in June, when it is supposed to be summer!
Ísland 05/07/2024 : A7R III, RX1R II, A7R IV – 2.0/35mm Z, FE 2.8/90mm G, FE 2.8/100mm GM, FE 1.8/135mm GM, FE 1.2/50mm GM – Photos & text : Páll Stefánsson
