The abundant rains during Holy Week have left Madrid with records of 40 liters per square meter, which is double the usual amount in a typical month of March, while in the capital of Seville the quantities these days have been more than triple the average. , according to data provided today by Aemet.
In the capital of Seville, about 117 liters per square meter have been collected throughout the days of Holy Week when the normal rate for the entire month of March is usually 36 liters per square meter, reported the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency ( Aemet), Rubén del Campo.
In Malaga city, 90 liters per square meter have been accumulated and the usual amount in the month of March is 52.
“The Holy Week that has just ended will be remembered for the rains, which have been abundant in parts of the peninsular Atlantic slope and the Aragonese Pyrenees,” according to Del Campo.
Also noteworthy in the south are the accumulated rains these days in Andalusian towns, such as the 478 liters per square meter in Grazalema (Cádiz) or the 274 liters per square meter in Cardeña (Córdoba).
Other notable records have been 267 liters per square meter in Cazalla de la Sierra (Seville), and in Aragón 257 liters per square meter in Panticosa (Huesca).
The rains also reached the Mediterranean these days, although in a “more modest” way, according to Del Campo; In Valencia, 18 liters per square meter were accumulated, 15 liters in Murcia and 5 liters in Alicante.
Likewise, the wind blew with intensity and hurricane gusts were recorded in coastal and mountain areas; The 153 kilometers per hour in Cerler (Huesca) or 142 kilometers per hour in Galicia, in Estaca de Bares, stand out.
