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Iceland sets hottest record Christmas Eve The temperature in the eastern town of Seyðisfjörður reached 19.8 degrees Celsius, a record high. December in the North Atlantic island country.
The meteorological department stated that the temperature recorded at 11 a.m. local time on December 24 exceeded the previous December record of 19.7°C set in 2019. Average December temperatures in Iceland usually range from -1C to 4C.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the unusually warm weather was caused by an influx of warm, moist tropical air, combined with strong winds and local topography in the fjord area.
Meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson wrote on Facebook that another weather station recorded temperatures in excess of 19 degrees Celsius.
“This is false warmth. Another monitoring station at Seyðisfjörður, just north of the bottom of the Vestdalur fjord, was operational most of the evening and measured a maximum temperature of 19.4 degrees.”
The Seyðisfjörður reading was confirmed as the highest officially recorded temperature in Iceland for December. On Christmas Eve, a similar high temperature of 19.7 degrees Celsius was measured in Bakkagerdi, another eastern settlement.
Scientists say such temperature spikes are becoming more frequent Iceland is warming rapidly. The Arctic is heating up More than twice the global averageTemperature records in Iceland have been broken repeatedly in recent years.
In May this year, most parts of the country Experienced record-breaking heattemperatures in some areas are 3C to 4C above normal. 94% of Iceland’s automatic weather stations, which have been in operation for more than two decades, have set temperature records, with Egilsstadir Airport recording the highest temperature in the country at 26.6 degrees Celsius.
Climate warming is already changing Iceland’s environment. Earlier this year, Mosquitoes recorded in Iceland for first timeScientists believe the development is linked to rising temperatures making the country more hospitable to insects. Until then, Iceland was one of only two places on Earth without mosquito populations, the other being Antarctica.
There are glaciers all over the country Also retreatAnd fish usually found in warmer southern waters, such as mackerel, are increasingly being found in Icelandic waters.
Meteorologists emphasize the frequency and intensity of this phenomenon. record breaking temperatures is consistent with long-term global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and other human activities.