temperature for March
30.3.2012
On 29 March 2012 the maximum temperature at the station Kvísker in South-East Iceland, near the famed Jökulsárlón lagoon, soared to 20.5°C.
The temperature has never before exceeded the 20 degree-mark in Iceland in March. The record
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How are ratings determined?
• UK network standards assume seasonal
average temperatures and worst-case
wind conditions, i.e. low wind speeds
Summer → 20˚C; Spring/Autumn → 9˚C;
Winter → 2˚C
• Real-time monitoring (‘dynamic rating’) is
not commonly
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Heading: East-south-east to south-east from the eruption site. Plume track clearly
visible at least 200 km from the eruption site and probably another 200
further to the SE on MODIS (11:20 GMT) satellite imagery.
Colour: Observation from ICG-flight: Dark grey (ash) clouds observed over
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