Snow cover and snowfall in Reykjavík and Akureyri 1981 to 2010 table headings are explained below): Reykjavík (Southwest part of the country) STOD MAN ALHV ALAU SNB SNFJ SNDG SLALLS SNALLS URKALLS TEL 1 1 13.6 12.7 51.7 78.7 13.8 42.1 12.4 83.0 30 1 2 12.8 10.5 54.0 80.6 14.0 49.1 12.4 85.9 30 1 3 12.1 12.4 49.6 81.6 15.1 55.3 11.1 81.4 30 1 4 3.2 23.1 16.9 62.9 8.0 27.1 3.9 56.0 30 1 5 0.2 30.5 1.2 38.0 2.1 11.1 0.8 52.8 30 1 6 0.0 30.0 0.0 13.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 43.8 30 1 7 0.0 31.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.3 30 1 8 0.0 31.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 67.3 30 1 9 0.0 30.0 0.0 7.3 0.9 3.3 0.0 73.5 30 1 10 1.0 28.6 5.5 33.6 3.9 18.8 0.9 74.4 30 1 11 6.2 20.6 25.9 61.5 8.7 37.2 5.2 78.8 30 1 12 12.2 15.0 45.4 73.8 13.5 54.3 10.0 94.1 30 The earliest case of snow covering the ground in Reykjavík is on 9 September 1926 There are cases of snow covering the ground in Reykjavík in early June, but it has always melted before the offical morning observation (09 hrs). Akureyri (Northern part of the country) STOD MAN ALHV ALAU SNB SNFJ SNDG SLALLS SNALLS URKALLS TEL 422 1 21.2 5.2 75.7 90.3 15.5 25.0 30.0 60.7 30 422 2 17.2 5.1 71.5 88.5 13.5 14.8 32.1 50.6 30 422 3 16.5 6.6 66.0 88.5 15.6 19.1 25.3 49.7 30 422 4 8.8 13.5 42.2 82.2 10.4 12.2 12.4 28.5 30 422 5 0.5 27.5 6.5 59.6 4.1 8.0 0.8 22.2 30 422 6 0.0 29.9 0.3 30.6 0.5 1.8 0.1 20.7 30 422 7 0.0 31.0 0.0 7.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 32.1 30 422 8 0.0 31.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 41.5 30 422 9 0.1 29.5 1.0 19.7 1.9 7.0 0.1 46.8 30 422 10 4.7 22.1 22.3 60.5 8.9 25.6 9.9 72.2 30 422 11 13.5 9.9 56.1 80.9 12.3 26.6 18.7 58.8 30 422 12 17.8 8.6 64.7 86.6 14.2 19.6 29.3 57.0 30 The earliest case of snow covering the ground in Akureyri is on 7 September 1940, the official snowcover observations started in 1924. The snow probably reached sea level in Akureyri during the first days of August 1912. There are a few cases of snow covering the ground in Akureyri in the middle of June. Table headings: STOD: station id MAN : month (1-12) ALHV : number of days with 100% snow cover ALAU : number of days with no (0%) snow cover SNB : average snowcover during the whole month (%) SNFJ : average snowcover at 500-700 meters in nearby mountains (%) SNDG : Number of days with snowfall or (snow and rain mixed) as precipitation type SLALLS : Average total precipitation (mm) as snow and rain mixed SNALLS : Average total precipitation (mm) as snow URKALLS : Average total precipitation (mm) (all types) TEL : number of years (here: 1981 to 2010) end