The territorial delegate of the AEMET in Extremadura, Marcelino Núñez, has today made public the climate balance of the last autumn season and the forecasts for the winter, which begins on Saturday, December 21 at 10:21 a.m.
The delegate of the State Meteorological Agency has pointed out that the last quarter has been humid in terms of rainfall recorded in the region and the tenth warmest in temperatures of the reference period (1991-2020).
Precipitation
The average rainfall for the entire region during the autumn was 207.6 liters/m², being higher than the reference value for this quarter: 183.2 litres/m². We have therefore had, and on average for all of Extremadura, a surplus of 24.4 liters/m². In other words, in this quarter the rainfall represented 113% of the reference value.
The September-October-November quarter was the 11th wettest of the reference period (1991-2020), in Extremadura.
The balance of accumulated rainfall during the hydrological year (from October 1 to November 31) has also been classified as humid. An average of 200.9 litres/m² has been recorded, the reference value being 166.4 litres/m², that is, the rainfall recorded in the aforementioned period has resulted in a surplus of 34.5 litres/m². The precipitation of what we have been in the hydrological year has accounted for 121% of the reference value.
On the other hand, the calendar year, from January to November, can be characterized in terms of accumulated precipitation as HUMID. On average, for the entire region, 632.3 liters/m² have been registered, 127% of the reference value this month, which is 498.0 liters/m².
Temperatures
In Extremadura, the average temperature of the September-October-November 2024 quarter was 17.7ºC, while the average reference temperature is: 17.0ºC, which means that we have had a positive anomaly of +0.7ºC with respect to the average value that allows us to classify this quarter as warm in terms of temperatures.
The September-October-November quarter was the 10th warmest quarter of the reference period (1991-2020).
Winter forecast
For the months of January-February-March in Extremadura:
- There is a greater probability that the temperatures will be higher than the reference climate values 1991-2020.
- Precipitation is more likely to be lower than the 1991-2020 reference climate values