Spain, on the way to the hottest summer in its historical series

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June was the fourth warmest since there are records,

, and the first fortnight of August 2022 the second hottest in the series, only surpassed by that of 2003, according to data published by the

(Aemet).

The

(from October 1 to July 31) is the fourth driest in the historical series, which began in 1961.

.

While waiting for the closing of August, "they were only drier, in this order, from October to July, 2004-2005, 1998-1999 and 2011-2012", recalled the spokesman for the

, Rubén del Campo.

The

is, until July 31, the

(behind 2005 and 2012) and also, so far, the third warmest (behind 2020 and 2017).

On the other hand, the evolution of rainfall in Spain, from October 1, 2021 to August 16, 2022, is estimated at

than the normal value in said period. (583 liters per square meter)."

The accumulated amounts do not reach normal values ​​in much of the peninsula, except in the

, as well as points on the Cantabrian coast, where normal values ​​were exceeded," according to to the document.

In the

, precipitation did not exceed normal values ​​on any of the islands, remaining below 50% of its average value for the period 1981-2010, although the Balearic archipelago did exceed normal values ​​on the

As for the rainfall in the last week alone (from August 10 to 16), which affected a large part of the peninsula and the western Canary Islands, it exceeded

in Galicia, Asturias, points in Castilla- La Mancha, north of Castellón and points in the Pyrenees, where

were reached .

Among the

in the main observatories of the Aemet, the 28 liters per square meter in Tortosa (Tarragona), 24 in Santander and 16 in Albacete stand out.

On the 17th, rainfall was recorded at points along the Cantabrian coast, in areas of the provinces of Girona,

and the north of the Balearic Islands.

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