According to the preliminary precipitation data available to the Department for the month of December 2021, the rainfall reached 198mm or 188% of normal (reference period of normal precipitation: 1961-1990). Monthly rainfall was well above normal.
December 2021 ranks as the 18th wettest December since 1901.
Snowfall occurred on the 8th, 15th, 17th-21st and 29th of the month. Hail occurred on the 5th, 13th, 14th and 30th of the month.
Total rainfall during October-December 2021 was about 235mm or 122% of normal (preliminary rainfall data). Overall total rainfall was above normal in almost all regions.
The table below shows the 20 rainiest Decembers since 1901:
|
YEAR |
[TD]
RAIN QUANTITY (mm).
[/TD] [TD]
Ranking
[/TD][TR] [TD]
1991
[/TD] [TD]308,1
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1911
[/TD] [TD]292,9
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1934
[/TD] [TD]252.1
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1936
[/TD] [TD]250,8
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1949
[/TD] [TD]237.6
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1961
[/TD] [TD]235,3
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1913
[/TD] [TD]235.1
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
2001
[/TD] [TD]233,9
[/TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1944
[/TD] [TD]217.5
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1962
[/TD] [TD]210,6
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
2012
[/TD] [TD]209,4
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1941
[/TD] [TD]209,0
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2019
[/TD] [TD]208.3
[/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1952
[/TD] [TD]207,0
[/TD] [TD]14
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1968
[/TD] [TD]205.9
[/TD] [TD]15
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1929
[/TD] [TD]204,8
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1919
[/TD] [TD]198.1
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
2021
[/TD] [TD]198,0
[/TD] [TD]18
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
1954
[/TD] [TD]179.1
[/TD] [TD]19
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
2018
[/TD] [TD]179,1
[/TD] [TD]19
[/TD] [/TR]
For a better overview of the rainfall distribution, a map of Cyprus is presented below with the geographical distribution of the preliminary cumulative rainfall for the month of December based on the climate period 1961-1990:
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