Annual Precipitation (wettest to driest, selection of low lying stations):

Corfu: 1157.6 mm
Methoni: 924.4 mm
Andravida: 817.3 mm
Samos: 783 mm
Kythira: 754 mm
Rhodes: 633.5 mm
Mytilini: 618 mm
Irakleion: 590.5 mm
Terpsithea, SE Athens: 565.9 mm
Limnos: 511.8 mm
Naxos: 495.1 mm
Zografou, E Athens: 475.4 mm
Elliniko, S Athens: 457.1 mm
Mikra, Thessaloniki: 453 mm
Alexandroupolis: 367.6 mm

Comments, things to remember (might be a bit Athens-centric)

- January:
Very mild weather during the first days of the year; temperature reaches
+21.8C at Lamia on Jan 4th. Temperatures drop considerably on Jan 11th and
widespread snowfalls cause problems over western and parts of central and
eastern Macedonia. A fortnight later, the prefecture of Karditsa, in central
Greece, declares a state of emergency because of the heavy downpours of
rain. Damages are caused to the road network of northern Attica and the
island of Lesvos on Jan 26th. The end of the month sees parts of the western
country declaring a state of emergency, too (Achaia). Streams and rivers
overflow in western and central parts of the country.

- February:
Heavy thunderstorms bring the road network of eight cycladic isles to a halt
on Feb 20th. Two days later, some of these islands wake up under a 15 cm
snow cover. Until the end of the month, ski resorts close down because of
excess snow accumulations (up to 7 metres on Mt Pilio and Dirfys). Dozens of
villages face power shortage problems. Much of Athens sees lying snow on
several occasions. This was one of the coldest Februaries in record.

- March:
400-year-old trees are uprooted in central and southern Greece on Mar 17th.
Gusts reach 84 mph at Kythira. Snow lying even in the centre of Athens on
March 24th. Some isles that hardly ever receive snow report snow on the same
day (Kos, Karpathos).

- April:
Intense snowfalls throughout Macedonia down to sea level on April 6th and
7th. Snow accumulations reach 54 cm (1' 9'') in Ptolemaida, 7 cm in
Thessaloniki (centre), 35 cm in Kastoria (drifts up to 45 cm). Lying snow
and still weather brings a new record low temperature for Kastoria (-14C)
and Kozani (-8C) on April 8th and 9th respectively. Fruit crops are severly
damaged.

- May:
+36.7C in Athens on May 11th. A waterspout is observed by the coasts of
Athens on May 25th. 113 mm of rain at Ierapetra, Crete, on May 29th.

- June:
Warmest June since records began at the Thission station in Athens, with an
average maximum temperature of +33.9C (dev +4.1). 98.7 mm of rain during the
intense thunderstorm at Nikaia, western Athens, on June 17th. C-g thunders
set the dry grass on fire outside Athens on the same day. A truck driver
loses control of the vehicle when the latter was hit by lightning and drives
himself into a cliff -and death. Ioannina, in the northwest of the country,
sees a severe thunderstorm on June 20th, that causes dozens of tress be
uprooted, people get injured and cars destroyed. On the same day, a tornado
hits Amaliada, in the western Peloponnese, causing lots of material damages.

- July:
Nea Filadelfia, Athens, reports +42C on July 4th. An intense thunderstorm
hits the area of Thessaloniki on July 19th, causing damages to the city's
eastern suburbs and the 'Macedonia' airport.

- August:
Two people get killed when hit by lightning in Chalkidiki, Macedonia, on
August 9th. 109 mm of rain at Corfu on August 27th. +40.2C in SE Athens on
the month's last day.

- September:
Waterspouts around Corfu and Lefkas on Sep 10th. Temperatures at Kastoria
drop to +4.8C on Sep 6th after a dramatic drop during the first days of the
month.

- October:
Wettest October in ten years in the northwest of the country: Ioannina
reports a monthly accumulation of 270 mm. Peak gusts reach 101 kph at Skyros
on October 9th; small vessels are brought ashore around the country and
several boats are in danger. Electricity cutoffs in the agglomeration of
Athens, several trees uprooted. Thick fog during the first days of the month
in the Saronic gulf. Severe thunderstorms over the northern Ionian and
Epirus on October 19th.

- November:
Irakleion, Crete, sees its November maximum temperature record smashed on
Nov 4th, when it reports +32.4C. Waterspout over the Saronic gulf on Nov
3rd. November 4th is the wettest day of the year around Athens, with daily
accumulations between 50 and 80 mm. Maximum rainfall intensity at this site
reaches 155.7 mm/h. Present from the north: the aurora borealis is visible
from Athens (!) on November 20th.

- December:
Snow lying around Macedonia on Dec 7th. Snowfalls in and around Athens on
Dec 17th. Tripolis, in the Peloponnese, records -7.8C on Dec 19th. Over 205
mm of rain is reported at Zarakes, Evia isl, during the Dec 23-25th period.
Widespread frost over much of central and northern Greece towards the end of
the month.

Oh well, 2003's had its interesting moments. Roll on, 2004!

Yannis, SE Athens
+9.3C, RH 89%, SLP 1001.4 hPa, distant thunders
maybe some snow during the next three days??
http://www.e-kairos.gr/2003en.html