Mid Latitude Cyclone Centre
Mid Latitude Cyclone Centre
10/16/2026, 6:55:20 PM

The lowest recorded atmospheric pressure in Iceland for October is a provisional 937.5 mb (hPa) (altitude-adjusted, or ~934.6 mb raw station reading) recorded at Vatnsskarðshólar on October 14, 2026. This Wikipedia European Pressure Records update broke the previous 63-year-old Icelandic October record of 938.4 mb set at Stórhöfði on October 19, 1963. Offshore readings from the center of the same powerful North Atlantic storm system dipped even lower, near 931 mb.

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