Toledo.- The Delegation of the Government of Spain in Castilla-La Mancha hosted this Friday the presentation of the winter weather balance in the region, whose data has been offered by the delegate, Milagros Tolón, who has been accompanied by the territorial delegate of the State Meteorological Agency, Eroteida Sánchez.
“The balance that we present today indicates that in Castilla-La Mancha we have had a very warm winter, the second warmest winter since 1961, with an average temperature of 7.8ºC, (which means an anomaly of +1.9 degrees), and episodes with temperatures much higher than normal at the end of January and February,” said the delegate of the Government.
In particular, “January 2024 has been extremely warm, setting a record with the highest temperatures in the series since 1961, that month’s average being 8 degrees, 2.8 degrees higher than usual. The highest peak was recorded in Chinchilla (Albacete) at 26.1 degrees on January 25.”
As for the rain, in the global count it has been a “wet” winter, with an average rainfall of 127.1 liters per square meter and four high-impact mudslides: Irene and Juan, in January; and Karlotta and Louis in the month of February.
Especially relevant are the records of these that left these barriers as they passed through the region:
- On January 17, the borrasca Irene recorded tips of 93 km/h in Los Llanos (Albacete)
- Subsequently, the Juan borrasca left 66.4 liters per square meter in El Robledo (Ciudad Real)
- With Karlotta, on February 8, 40.8 liters per square meter were collected in the El Vado Dam (Guadalajara)
- And the Louis fluff left winds of 85 kilometers per hour in Toledo on February 25.
Strength and solvency
Milagros Tolón has highlighted “the solidity and solvency of the data provided by the State Meteorological Agency” which, “from scientific rigour, has allowed decisions to be made that have saved lives and protected property and infrastructure.”
Subsequently, the AEMET delegate in Castilla-La Mancha has made a more detailed review of the main winter records in the region, and has advanced that the prediction for spring points to a “high” probability that the temperature is “higher than normal”.
Asked about the forecast for Easter, Eroteida Sánchez has said that until Palm Sunday a situation similar to the current one will be maintained, with high temperatures for this time of year. From Monday 25, the temperatures drop and rainfall is expected that will extend to the following days.