October was particularly dry in the West.
The
total precipitation measured in Reykjavík was 838 mm, about 5 percent above the 1961 - 1990 normal. In Akureyri the
total precipitation was 597 mm, about
20 percent above the normal. This is the 12th consecutive year with above-normal precipitation in Akureyri.
May, September, October and December were very wet in Akureyri, but it was dry in February
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