Möðrudalur
Möðrudalur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmœðrʏˌtaːlʏr̥]) is a farm settlement in Norður-Múlasýsla in Eastern Iceland, and the highest inhabited place in the country, at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level.[1]
Möðrudalur is a popular tourist destination, and was formerly located on The Ring Road until the road was moved to its current Háreksstaðaleið route to the north of Möðrudalur.
A church was built in Möðrudalur in 1949 by Jón A. Stefánsson. A guesthouse, a small store and a restaurant are operated in the area. Nearby the settlement one finds also the Kunsthalle Tropical.
Climate
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland, -38.0 °C (-36.4 °F) was recorded concurrently in Möðrudalur and the neighboring Grímsstaðir on 21 January 1918.[2]
Climate data for Möðrudalur, 1990–2009 normals (452 m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 26.0 (78.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | −1.2 (29.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.5 (40.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.8 (23.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | −2.8 (27.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | 1.0 (33.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) | −8.6 (16.5) | −7.9 (17.8) | −5.0 (23.0) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | −3.0 (26.6) | −6.7 (19.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −2.7 (27.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −33.0 (−27.4) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −27.5 (−17.5) | −10.7 (12.7) | −6.6 (20.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | −13.2 (8.2) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −33.0 (−27.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.1 (0.95) | 21.5 (0.85) | 22.0 (0.87) | 17.2 (0.68) | 20.5 (0.81) | 24.0 (0.94) | 38.6 (1.52) | 42.1 (1.66) | 33.3 (1.31) | 35.4 (1.39) | 29.8 (1.17) | 25.6 (1.01) | 334.1 (13.16) |
Source: Icelandic Meteorological Office[3] |
Gallery
References
- ^ "Guesthouse profile on visiticeland.com". Visit Iceland - The Official Iceland Tourism and Travel Site. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Trausti Jónsson (25 September 2007). "Lægsti hiti á Íslandi - Grímsstaðir og Möðrudalur 21. janúar 1918". vedur.is - The Icelandic Meteorological Office's official web site. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Monthly averages for station 490 - Möðrudalur". Icelandic Meteorological Office. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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