A band of higher than average pressure persisted across Greenland and northern Scandinavia for much of the month. Pressure was 12 hPahPa A Hectopascal is the SI unit of pressure and identical to the Millibar lower than average in the central Atlantic. The resulting pressure pattern left IONAIONA Islands Of North Atlantic. Yes I know there's an island called Iona, but this is so I don't have to use the term 'British Isles' when referring to the whole of Ireland and the UK. in a col like area in the monthly mean pressure chart. The barograph for central Iceland show this is the second spell of significantly above average pressure so far this year there.
