The month of October was the wettest ever recorded in Spain, the Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet) announced today, citing a record rainfall in one hour during deadly floods in the Valencia region. “October was extremely rainy” in the country, with an average value in mainland Spain of 147 liters of rain per square meter, or 14.7 centimeters, Aemet points out in a press release. This represents “almost double” the normal value, according to the Spanish meteorological service, which says it is a record since records began in 1961, surpassing 1979 and 2003, the wettest years to date . In addition, this year’s October was abnormally warm, with an average temperature of 15.5 degrees Celsius in mainland Spain, “that is 0.9 degrees Celsius more than average” for this time of year, the press release clarifies. The cumulative rainfall curve was particularly high vs […]
Source: News Beast
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