Rain at the summit of Greenland

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Rain at the summit of Greenland

On August 14, 2021, rain was observed at the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet for several hours, and air temperatures remained above freezing for about nine hours. This was the third time in less than a decade, and the latest date in the year on record, that the National Science Foundation’s Summit Station had above-freezing temperatures and wet snow. There is no previous report of rainfall at this location (72.58°N 38.46°W), which reaches 3,216 meters (10,551 feet) in elevation. Earlier melt events in the instrumental record occurred in 1995, 2012, and 2019; prior to those events, melting is inferred from ice cores to have been absent since an event in the late 1800s. The cause of the melting event that took place from August 14 to 16, 2021, was similar to the events that occurred this late July, where a strong low pressure center over Baffin Island and high air pressure southeast of Greenland conspired to push warm air and moisture rapidly from the south.

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Did weather recordings begin there in 1950 or 1989? I see both mentioned on different articles I've read so I'm confused. 

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On 21/08/2021 at 18:38, Polar. said:

Did weather recordings begin there in 1950 or 1989? I see both mentioned on different articles I've read so I'm confused. 

1950 from what I've read.

Can you post up the artical you read, I would be interested to read it, thanks.