In the month of October, the rainy season of the year in Cuba ends, which begins in May. Historically, in October the accumulated average monthly rainfall for the Isle of Youth decreases 34% compared to September, which is the rainiest month of the year in the Pinero territory.
The master Edgardo Soler Torres, specialist in Meteorology in this territory, reported from his Facebook wall that during this current month the Island was under the influence of tropical waves, troughs and the external circulations of hurricanes Delta and Zeta, which in combination With the permanence of a humid flow from the Caribbean Sea, the prevalence of daily weather conditions with abundant rainfall, marked by 17 days with rainfall records in more than 70% of the territory, prevailed.
The map, courtesy of A. Moya and A. Estrada, represents the spatial distribution of accumulated rainfall in Cuba during the period from October 1 to 27, 2020, where the significant accumulated reached throughout the Isle of Youth can be seen. The accumulated average monthly rainfall for the territory reached in the first 27 days exceeded 280% of the historical value, making it the rainiest October in the last 50 years (1970-2020). It is followed in second and third place by the months corresponding to the years 1999 and 1979 respectively.
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