The tendency for the South East of Spain to be the driest space in Europe has now flipped the opposite manner, due to all this rain.
Sure, Japanese Andalucía, Murcia and Alicante, are now not parched and issues are forecast to proceed this manner into subsequent week, no less than.
All that is all the way down to a low-pressure entrance over the Mediterranean in entrance of the coast of Almería, which along with the DANA (Depresión Aislada de Niveles Altos) and the truth that the ocean temperature across the Mar de Albobrán is one or two levels up on the norm for this time of the yr, has created this lasting, wet climate.
A DANA or Chilly Drop from Spanish Gota Fria comes about if a sudden minimize off within the jet stream takes place (significantly within the Atlantic Ocean), a pocket of chilly air detaches from the principle stream, penetrating to the south over the Pyrenees into the nice and cozy air in Spain, inflicting its most dramatic results within the Southeast of Spain, significantly alongside the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
In such a short while as between six and 24 hours, extra rain fell than in six months to a yr in Almería. The provincial airport there registered 57.4 litres per sq/m, which is the best determine recorded for the month of Could.
That is, unusual as it’d seem, removed from uncommon within the Med however as we’ve got suffered a protracted drought (almost two years), the feeling is that it is rather uncommon. Nevertheless, it does usually happens within the autumn somewhat than spring.
Editorial notice: gloria bendita is an exclamation which is equal to “glory be!”
(Information; Andalucia)
