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Date Published: 04/02/2022

ARCHIVED - January was the sixth driest month of the 21st Century in Murcia

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An anticyclone over the western Mediterranean led to above normal maximum temperatures in the Region of Murcia

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - January was the sixth driest month of the 21st Century in Murcia

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has revealed that January was the sixth driest month of the 21st century in the Region of Murcia, with above normal maximum temperatures due to an anticyclone over the western Mediterranean.

The first week of the month was characterised by a squall – a sudden sharp increase in wind speed – which saw temperatures drop, strong westerly winds and sporadic ranfall.

But from the January 7 onwards, a strong Atlantic anticyclone dominated over the peninsula, returning stability to the Region with a rise in temperatures.

On January 9, the anticyclone gave way to an Atlantic squall, whose front once again brought rain and, behind it, strong westerly winds.

Subsequently, the anticyclone strengthened to the north of the peninsula, giving way to persistent easterly winds, with cool temperatures for the season, cloudiness and some generally light rainfall, especially between January 20 and 25.

During the last days of the month, the easterly winds subsided, allowing for a rise in temperatures and clearer skies.

According to Aemet, the highest average temperature was recorded on January 10, and the lowest on the 19th and 20th, although in the Murcia observatory, the average temperature from January 1 to 4 was the warmest in 38 years.

The average monthly temperature in January was 8.9ºC, which is 0.3ºC above the normal average. The average maximum temperature was 14.8 ºC, and the lowest average 3.0ºC.

Three warm episodes stood out in which the maximum temperature exceeded 20ºC in many observatories in the Region; the first from January 1 to 4 where Mercury exceeded 25ºC in Yecla and Zarcilla de Ramos, with highs of 26.7ºC and 25.2ºC on the 1st and 2nd respectively.

The second episode was between the 9th and 10th, and the third from the 30th to the 31st.

The lowest temperature was recorded in Los Royos, Caravaca, where intense frost saw thermometer readings dip to a freezing -7.2ºC.

The average rainfall in the Region of Murcia last month was 8.3l/m2, which is 45% of the median value, with the heaviest rainfall – 23l/m2 – recorded in Lorca.

Accumulated rainfall in the Region from October 1 2021 to January 31 2022 reached 68l/m2, 54% of the average value for the same period and means these four months combined were the sixth driest since 1961.

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