Spain's rainfall total for the hydrological year stands at 33 l/m2, above the 30 l/m2 normal
AEMET reports 33 l/m2 of cumulative rainfall in Spain since the start of the hydrological year, against a normal value of 30 l/m2 for this point in the season. Rain has been very unevenly spread across the country.
According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), rainfall accumulated across Spain since the start of the hydrological year, at the beginning of October, totals 33 l/m2, compared with a normal value of 30 l/m2 for the period. The distribution is very uneven: amounts are above normal across large parts of the centre, north and east of the mainland, but below normal in much of Galicia, Andalusia and Extremadura. In the Balearic Islands rainfall is generally below normal, while in the Canary Islands values are mostly lower than normal, except in some northern high-relief areas and the southern half of Fuerteventura.
Between 7 and 13 October, rain fell mainly over the northern third of the mainland, with lesser amounts in the interior and on both archipelagos. Totals exceeded 20 l/m2 across the entire Cantabrian coast, and the largest amounts, above 60 l/m2, were recorded inland in Cantabria and on the Asturian coast. Among the main observatories, Gijón/Musel recorded 75 l/m2, Santander/Parayas 36 l/m2, Barcelona/Aeropuerto 28 l/m2, Oviedo 27 l/m2, and Asturias/Avilés and Pamplona/Noáin 26 l/m2 each. No rain was recorded on the 14th.
