January and February were the windiest months in Iceland since 1995, with an average wind speed of 10 metres per second (22 mph, 36 km/hour).
According to meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson the beginning of the year saw the country battered by near constant ravaging gales.
One of the heaviest storms hit the southern parts of the country on February 22 when the strongest gusts of wind measured 63 metres per second (141 mph, 227 km/hour) by Sandfell in Öræfi, South Iceland.
January and February were the windiest months in Iceland since 1995, with an average wind speed of 10 metres per second (22 mph, 36 km/hour).
According to meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson the beginning of the year saw the country battered by near constant ravaging gales.
One of the heaviest storms hit the southern parts of the country on February 22 when the strongest gusts of wind measured 63 metres per second (141 mph, 227 km/hour) by Sandfell in Öræfi, South Iceland.
