Number of days of rain in Iberian Peninsula has increased since 1903

Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

A research team, led by the University of Extremadura, has for the first time analysed the frequency of rainfall over the whole of the Iberian Peninsula from 1903 to 2003. The results show that the number of rainy days increased over the 20th Century, except in the area of the Gulf of Cádiz and in western Portugal. However, rainfall has become less and less intense, except in these two regions.

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