Weather summary for the year 2017

meteorology 2017

2017 is already ending and we are going to make a meteorological balance that has left us. From snowfalls on the Levante beaches, to temperatures close to 40 degrees in late winter, this is the summary of 2017.

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Summary of the year

storm ana

During 2017, abnormal temperatures close to 40 degrees at the end of winter have been registered. On the other hand snowfalls in unusual places such as the Levante beaches. The first storm that has been given a proper name, Ana, has also taken place, therefore, this has been a year a little different from the rest and whose abnormalities can be attributed to the effects of climate change.

In January of 2017 it was snowing at sea level, something that has not been seen for 30 years in towns such as Torrevieja, Denia, Jávea or Malaga. This storm, which was quite strong, caused the fall of more than twenty high voltage towers, leaving thousands of people without electricity. In addition, dozens of drivers were trapped on the roads and many train travelers.

February was one of the wettest months of the year, in which the rains reached levels 36% more than the normal average, falling more than 150 liters per square meter in Malaga and around 200 liters in points in the southwest.

There were several episodes of strong wind, rain and snow with intense waves in which the winds exceeded 100 kilometers per hour, leaving more than 11 injured by falling roofs and traffic accidents.

More heat and less rain

doñana fire

The month of March was very hot, registering very high temperatures for the time in which we were. Several records have been broken and it was another of the few months of the year when it rained more than normal. Even in Alicante and Barcelona he reached thelover six times more than usual in a single day.

In April we encountered a large waterspout that knocked down trees, street lamps and furniture in Menorca and the drought that would take place in the rest of the year was announced.

May was a very hot year, with several temperature records, that touched 38 degrees in Ourense or 37 in Granada.

Although they are not meteorological issues, we cannot summarize the year without naming the fire that took place in Doñana. It arose during the first heat wave that occurred in June, being the warmest of the entire century. The worst environmental catastrophes have been experienced, such as the Doñana fire, a complete biological disaster. In cordoba temperatures of 44,5 degrees were recorded.

In July, the highest temperature was recorded in a main station, 46,9 degrees in Córdoba, and several observatories broke the record for daily precipitation as a result of the storms associated with a DANA, a phenomenon that was repeated at the end of August and that it caused a sharp drop in temperatures on the last days of the holidays.

In August temperatures of 29 degrees were witnessed, surpassing in two degrees the one that was registered last year on the same dates.

The worst drought in history

drought in spain

September has become the driest month of the century, in which the reservoirs have critical levels and in which, in some, populations that had previously been covered by water since the 60s begin to emerge.

In October we had the passage of Hurricane Ophelia near the area of ​​Galicia that aggravated the situation of the fire that spread to Portugal and Asturias. More than 35.000 hectares of land razed, 70% more area burned than the previous year.

Finally, in the months of November and December, the rains began to fall, although not enough to recover critical levels. In December it was possible to see a storm with its own name, Ana, formed by a process of explosive cyclogenesis.


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