© Gúna
According to the Icelandic Met Office, the previous record was set back in 2011, when snow lay 33 cm (13 inches) deep in Reykjavik on 29 December that year.
The highest ever depth of snow recorded in in Reykjavik was 55 cm (21.5 inches) back in January 1937, and if snows continues to fall on the city, this record might also be broken - and soon.
Now at 42 cm, snow levels in Reykjavik were 32 cm just four days ago on Saturday.
While it's always groovy to see out little island getting international attention with the Big Kids of the world, I'd like to point out that compared to the disastrous weather being experienced around the globe, as seen in the excellent SOTT compilation videos which I always share on fb, our snowfall is like a fairytale. We're outside making friendly snowmen with our children and casually (surreptitiously ; ) competing for best Instagram photo of lovely snow-laden branches found throughout town.
In the capital, for instance, we haven't seen real inclement weather for decades (most people recall there being much more intense winters back in the 'old days') and even those heavier winters are a piece of cake compared to what Boston dealt with just last year. I'm afraid the new-ish English language Iceland Monitor is being a bit click-bait-y with their recent weather headlines...
The fact of the matter is, Iceland is totally mild given its latitude and overall exposure. The weather changes quickly, which can be disastrous is people who are traveling out in the countryside are caught unawares, but that also means that snow usually doesn't stick for very long before it's rained away. It looks like we're in for an extended cold snap going into December, (http://en.vedur.is/) but frankly, we just don't really live up to our name ; )