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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