the south of Tenerife It is one of the areas of Spain where rainfall grows and that, consequently, break with the general downward trend. This is stated by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), which points out that the average value of accumulated rainfall in the country as a whole is 9% lower than the corresponding normal average value for that period, since 301 liters per square meter have been collected. , compared to the 330 liters per square meter that would be the reference value, according to the agency. All this from last October 1, 2022, when the hydrological year began, until February 21, 2023.
Specifically, the Aemet pointed out in this regard that the accumulated rainfall is below its normal values in the Cantabrian fringe, except Galicia; in much of Aragon; in Catalonia; throughout the southern third of the peninsula; throughout the Levant; in the westernmost part of the Balearic Islands, and throughout the Canary Islands, with the exception of the southern half of the island of Tenerife and the northwest of Gran Canaria.
On the other hand, among the precipitations collected in the main observatories, 19 liters per square meter stand out in Tenerife/Los Rodeos, 18 liters in the Gran Canaria airport, 14 liters in Izaña, 12 liters in the Fuerteventura airport, 10 liters in A Coruña/Alvedro and 9 liters in Gijón/Musel.
