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Old Mar 18th 2025 | 5:34 am
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According to historical data, here in the central Ribetejo region of Portugal we should receive approximately 26 inches of rain a year.
This year I think we have had more. Does anyone know an accurate rainfall in their region of Portugal ?
 
Old Mar 18th 2025 | 6:51 am
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https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=QERM3M
Here's a link to my weather station in Porches, Lagoa.

You can see others, with all the historic data here too:
https://www.pwsweather.com/
 
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Originally Posted by atlasthemonk
According to historical data, here in the central Ribetejo region of Portugal we should receive approximately 26 inches of rain a year.
This year I think we have had more. Does anyone know an accurate rainfall in their region of Portugal ?
My full size wheelbarrow in the garden has been full and overflowing 4 times so far this year !!!! Algarve!!
More rain (total) every year between Oct and March in the Algarve than back in my part of the UK, which is East Anglia.
 
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My full size wheelbarrow in the garden has been full and overflowing 4 times so far this year !!!! Algarve!!
More rain (total) every year between Oct and March in the Algarve than back in my part of the UK, which is East Anglia.
But this IS Rain Season here to compensate for our dry Summers.

I have only recently started ... we calculate from 8am to 8am

January 2025
5 ... 9 mm
8 ... 8 mm 17 mm
20 ... 18 mm 35 mm
21 ... 34 mm @ noon 69 mm
21 ... 18 mm 8am 87 mm
22 .. 7 mm 94 mm
23 ... 4 mm 98 mm
25 ... 3 mm 101 mm
26 ... 5 mm 106 mm
27 ... 4 mm 110 mm
28 ... 3 mm 113 mm
29 ... 1mm 114 mm
30 ... 7 mm 121 mm TOTAL for January
February
8 ,... 3 mm
11 ... 25 mm 28 mm
18 ... 14 mm 42 mm
22 ... 5 mm 47 mm
28 ... 10 mm 57 mm TOTAL for February

March
1 ... 10 mm
3 ... 2 mm 12 mm
4 .. 3 mm 15 mm
5 ... 1 mm 16 mm
6 ... 10 mm 25 mm
7 ... 21 mm 46 mm
8 ... 9 mm 55 mm
9 ... 5 mm 60 mm
10 ... 15 mm 75 mm
11 ... 1mm 76 mm
12 ... 7 mm 83 mm
13 ... 2 mm 85 mm
15 ... 5 mm 90 mm
16 ... 25 mm 115 mm
17 ... 29 mm 144 mm
18 ... zero yesterday


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Haveyou tried the IPMA website .https://www.ipma.pt/ . Weuse it alot for daily weather but maybe somewhere it registers regional rainfall.
We're also in the Ribatejo area, and this must be the wettest(especially this month) winter we've had.
 
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I popped back to UK last Thursday morning. The evening before I emptied my wheelbarrow of rain water. It was left in middle of garden. I came back on Tuesday night. This is the wheelbarrow this (Wednesday) afternoon.....showing 11cm since Wednesday evening.
 
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I think you should propose a new international measurement "Wheelbarrows of Rain" as I am sure it will catch on
We have had no wheelbarrows of rain this week where I live but a few wheelbarrows forecast for the next few days.
 
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I think you should propose a new international measurement "Wheelbarrows of Rain" as I am sure it will catch on
We have had no wheelbarrows of rain this week where I live but a few wheelbarrows forecast for the next few days.
Yes pretty accurate method. No rain this week? Are you in UK?
 
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Originally Posted by wellinever
Yes pretty accurate method. No rain this week? Are you in UK?
Nope, I live about 40km from Porto and it has hardly rained for about 10 days cos the Algarve has been stealing all our rain. Bit wet today though but probably less than a wheelbarrow/day so far but it's going to get wetter.
 
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As toots sweet mentioned, official data can be found here with daily monitoring: https://www.ipma.pt/en/oclima/monitoriza.dia/
I'm in the West of Ireland and we received 7.3mm for March so far, normal would be 89.7mm. We've had below average rainfall since last year November but hoping for the rain this weekend so the wildflowers get a boost.
 
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Thank you everyone for your responses. Your information has been most helpful.
P.S. we have had 6.5 cm of rain in 4 days. That is a lot.
 
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I measure rainfall usually, but not systematically. I think I got 340mm over the winter.
 

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