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Subject: Re: Mild Iceland

Author: Mark Ryan

Date: 12:40:19 08/18/05

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On August 18, 2005 at 14:16:51, Tord Romstad wrote:

>Don't be fooled by the name "Iceland".  Although I am sure the winters
>would be far too cold for your liking, they are actually milder than many
>places in the northern parts of continental Europe (especially mountainous
>regions and places far from the coast).  Iceland has a typical marine
>climate, with relatively small differences between the seasons.  I am too
>lazy to look up any climate data right now, but it would surprise me if
>the difference in average temperature between the warmest and the
>coldest month in Reykjavík is much more than 10 degrees centigrade.
>
>Tord

Good point.  The CIA World Factbook:  "Iceland's climate: temperate; moderated
by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers."

Climate tables from the Icelandic Meteorological Office:
http://www.vedur.is/vedurfar/yfirlit/climate_info_en.html




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