Weather records in Spain in January
March 11th, 2010 | by nick |A number of weather records were smashed in Spain in January 2010. There will be more for February when they are published.
Records of maximum absolute temperatures:
Ceuta: 21,5ºC. The previous was 21,2ºC
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: The previous was 27,4ºC
Santa Cruz de Tenerife: 28,4ºC. The previous was 27,2ºC
Record of minimum average temperature:
La Coruña: 11,1ºC. El anterior era 11,2ºC
Records of maximum precipitation in a single day:
Albacete: 29mm. The previous was 26mm
Cáceres: 43,3mm. The previous was 32,8mm
Record of monthly maximum precipitation:
Ceuta: 374,6mm. The previous was 138,5mm
Records of days with snow:
La Coruña: 3. The previous was 1.
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos): 4. The previous was 2.
Valencia: 3. The previous was 2.
Ceuta: 1. The previous was 0.
Record of maximum wind speeds:
Pontevedra: 107km/h. The previous was 86km/h.
León: 105km/h. The previous was 104km/h.
Valladolid: 112km/h. The previous was 93km/h.
Ceuta: 89km/h. The previous was 74km/h.
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