The Canary Islands have just said goodbye to the hottest December since 1961, as reported by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on social networks, and was 1.7°C above the average of the reference period from 1981 to 2000.
Regarding rainfall, it was also a dry month with an accumulation of just 48 millimetres on average, which is 75% of the expected average rainfall for the time of year.
However, AEMET emphasizes that there was a "marked difference" between the two provinces, as in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria there was a total rainfall of 20.4 millimetres, which is dry, and in Santa Cruz de Tenerife there were 81.7 millimetres, which is what is expected.
The current hydrological year, which began on October 1st, is currently very dry, with accumulated precipitation of 61.4 millimetres, which corresponds to 44% of the expected amount.
In the province of Las Palmas, the total rainfall is 30.5 millimetres, the seventh worst value since 1961, and in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, it is 98.5 millimetres, the eleventh driest in the historical series.
