Overview

• The Spanish national weather agency AEMET confirmed October 2024 as the wettest on record since 1961, with 147 mm of average rainfall across mainland Spain.
• Flash floods in the Valencia region resulted in at least 220 fatalities and 78 people reported missing, with significant damage to infrastructure and property.
• The town of Turis experienced a historic downpour, receiving 771 mm of rain in 24 hours, nearly breaking the national record.
• Meteorologists attribute the increased severity of such weather events to climate change, particularly the warming of the Mediterranean Sea.
• October also recorded higher than average temperatures, with Spain's mean temperature at 15.5°C, which is 0.9°C above the norm for the month.