Iceland recorded its warmest Christmas Eve on record after temperatures reached 19.8C in the eastern town of Seyðisfjörður, an unprecedented figure for December in the North Atlantic island nation.
The temperature was recorded at 11am local time on 24 December, surpassing the previous December record of 19.7C, set in 2019, meteorological authorities said. Average December temperatures in Iceland typically range between -1C and 4C.
