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Typical April 24 – “First Day of

Summer” Reykjavík, Iceland

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The First Day of Summer (sumardagurinn fyrsti) is an annual Icelandic public holiday held on the first

Thursday after April 18, or April 24, 2014.

Formerly, Icelanders used the ‘Old Norse calendar,’ which divided the year into two seasons:

winter and summer.

Although the Icelandic late April climate isn’t

considered ‘summer-like,’ Icelanders still celebrate the First Day of Summer with special parades and

sporting events.

So what is the typical First day of Summer weather like in Iceland?

Let’s take a look on weatheranalytics.com:

Reykjavík, Iceland

Reykjavík is the world’s northernmost capital, and the heart of Iceland’s governmental, cultural and economic activity with a population of 120,000.

Typical Weather: April 24 Reykjavík, Iceland

Relative Humidity

Cloud Cover

Precipitation Surface Air Pressure

78%

.05 CM .5 MM

90%

974 MB

Data from Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY3 7 year file). For more variables and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com. Image via DS World’s Lands

HIGH 6°C/43°F 4°C/39°F 4°C/40°F 0°C/32°F LOW 2°C/35°F -3°C/27°F -1°C/31°F -5°C/23°F

Typical Temperature: April 24 Reykjavík, Iceland

Air Dew point Wet bulb Apparent  

Data from Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY3 7 year file). For more variables and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com. Image via DS World’s Lands

129 WpSqM

Typical Solar Radiation: April 24 Reykjavík, Iceland

Direct normal solar radiation

Diffuse horizontal solar radiation

122 WpSqM

75 WpSqM

339 WpSqM

901 WpSqM

Extra-terrestrial solar radiation

Extra-terrestrial direct normal solar radiation

Data from Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY3 7 year file). For more variables and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com. Image via DS World’s Lands

Downward/global horizontal solar radiation

Typical Wind: April 24 Reykjavík, Iceland

Data from Weather Analytics Typical Meteorological Year (TMY3 7 year file). For more variables and global locations, visit www.weatheranalytics.com. Image via DS World’s Lands.

Wind Speed

26 KPH 16 MPH 14 KTS 7 MpS

Wind Chill

-3°C 26°F

Wind Direction

185 DEG

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