The average temperature in Reykjavík in November was just 0.2°C (32.4°F), making it the 25th coldest November since 1870. The temperature was 2.6°C lower than the average of 2007-16. The average temperature in November was below the 2007-16 average and below or just above the historical average at all the measuring stations of the Icelandic Meteorological Office. November was also the coldest month of 2017 at nearly all measuring stations.
Still one of warmest years on record
The highest average temperature in November was at Garðaskagaviti lighthouse on the north-western tip of Reykjanes peninsula, 2.8°C (37°F). The coldest temperature recorded in Iceland in November was -21.3°C (-6.3°F) at Þúfuver in the Central Highlands on November 10.
Precipitation in November was also significantly above average, 26% above the 1961-1990 average in Reykjavík, and 72% above the average in Akureyri town in North Iceland. Much of this precipitation fell as snow: The IMO counted 17 snow covered mornings in Reykjavík, 10 more than in an average year.
Despite a cold November 2017 still on track to be unusually warm. The IMO points out that the average temperature for the first 11 months of 2017 is now the 10th highest on record in Reykjavík and 5th highest on record in Akureyri in North Iceland.
The average temperature in Reykjavík in November was just 0.2°C (32.4°F), making it the 25th coldest November since 1870. The temperature was 2.6°C lower than the average of 2007-16. The average temperature in November was below the 2007-16 average and below or just above the historical average at all the measuring stations of the Icelandic Meteorological Office. November was also the coldest month of 2017 at nearly all measuring stations.
Still one of warmest years on record
The highest average temperature in November was at Garðaskagaviti lighthouse on the north-western tip of Reykjanes peninsula, 2.8°C (37°F). The coldest temperature recorded in Iceland in November was -21.3°C (-6.3°F) at Þúfuver in the Central Highlands on November 10.
Precipitation in November was also significantly above average, 26% above the 1961-1990 average in Reykjavík, and 72% above the average in Akureyri town in North Iceland. Much of this precipitation fell as snow: The IMO counted 17 snow covered mornings in Reykjavík, 10 more than in an average year.
Despite a cold November 2017 still on track to be unusually warm. The IMO points out that the average temperature for the first 11 months of 2017 is now the 10th highest on record in Reykjavík and 5th highest on record in Akureyri in North Iceland.
