Santiago Records the Rainiest October of Its History by El Niño
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The recent rains, unusual at this time in the central part of the country, occur in the midst of this climate event that raises the temperature on the surface of the Pacific, and alters the patterns of winds and precipitation throughout the planet. We carry "108 millimeters (rain) only in October" until the moment and the record "was 1930 with 102 millimetres" for the whole month, explained to AFP Arnaldo Zúñiga, a meteorologist of the state DMC…
Records have been kept more than a century ago.
Santiago records its rainiest October since it has been registered more than a century ago due to the climate phenomenon El Niño, which scientists predict as the most intense in decades, the Chilean Meteorological Directorate (DMC) informed the AFP on Tuesday.
Santiago has lived its rainiest October since 1914 because of the conditions associated with El Niño, a phenomenon that could reach a historical intensity.
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