mean, making 2005 the sunniest year since the record year of 1924, the observation series started in 1911. At Akureyri the sunshine hours were close to the long-term average.
The Greenland Sea ice appeared at the northern and North-eastern coast, closing some shipping lanes for a few days in March for the first time in the new century.
The average sea level pressure in Reykjavik was 1008.2 hPa
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days was 95, 22 days less than the annual average.
Bright sunshine
The year 2012 was one of the sunniest on record both in northern and southwestern Iceland. Akureyri measured bright sunshine during 1415 hours, a new record, and exceeding the old by 140 hours. In Reykjavík the number of sunshine hours was 1587. This is the second highest annual total since the measurements started in 1911, only
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and exceeding the old
by 140 hours. In Reykjavík the number of sunshine hours was 1587. This is the second
highest annual total since the measurements started in 1911, only exceeded by the year 1924.
Sea level pressure
The average sea level pressure in Reykjavík was 1007.4 hPa, 1.5 hPa higher than the 1961 to
1990 mean. The highest pressure measured in the country during the whole year was 1039.0
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