On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 09:05:23 UTC, Bob Martin wrote:
in 389922 20131210 160729 "Gavino" wrote:

"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message

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Rainfall (mm) first 7 days of December in the Canary Islands



60001 Hierro(32m)Canaries 98.2

60005 La Palma(31m) 91.0

60007 La Gomera(219m) 121.4

60015 Los Rodeos/Tenerife(617m) 157.9

60020 Santa Cruz/Tenerife(36m) 119.1

60025 Tenerife Sur(77m) 42.0

60030 Las Palmas/Gran Canaria 8.2

60035 Fuerteventura(23m) 0.0

60040 Lanzarote (40m) 2.0



Problems are set to continue in the Canaries this week.

AEMet have issued a red alert (the highest level) for very heavy rain (up to 60 mm in one hour,

and up to 180 mm in 12 hours) which is expected today in the island of La Palma and tomorrow in

Tenerife. The more easterly islands (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote) are on amber

alert for Thursday.



Let's hope it doesn't start the big land-slide in La Palma.

We were fotunate enough to spend a day on La Palma last August while on the P&O Oceana. The wind was a 'cool' Ne'ly and in the port, which is situated on the eastern side of the island, it was cloudy, cool with spost of rain. We went on a trip to the crater which took us up to the mountain ridge, where we were in fig and drizzle, then through a mile long tunnel to the other side, which faced west, to our complete amazment the sky was completely blue, like a mediterranean summer and not even a glimps of any cloud around the mountain/volcano ridge. As we headed back in the afternoon through the tunnel, we were back in cloud and drizzle. The people on the boat who adn't been on the trip didn't beleive us.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"