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Iceland's October air pressure record shattered
Original: Lowest air pressure ever recorded in Iceland in October! On October 14 at 17 UTC, the Fagurhólsmýri station recorded a p
The Fagurhólsmýri weather station in Iceland recorded an air pressure of 934.6 hPa on October 14 at 17 UTC, the lowest October reading ever measured in the country. It clearly beat the previous record of 938.4 hPa, set on October 19, 1963. Meteorologists are pointing to a powerful rapid cyclogenesis, an explosive storm intensification over the North Atlantic, as the cause, reviving discussion about increasingly extreme weather patterns in the region.
Why now: An all-time October record being broken by a wide margin points to an exceptionally intense storm, drawing attention amid concerns about extreme weather.
Evidence
- Lowest air pressure ever recorded in Iceland in October! On October 14 at 17 UTC, the Fagurhólsmýri station recorded a pressure of 934.6 hPa. This significantly beat the long-standing record set on October 19, 1963 (938.4 hPa). # Weather # ExtremeWeather # RapidCyclogenesis… · leysersturm@climatejustice.social · 4
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