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The floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that, in some places, dropped more than double the monthly average of rainfall in a very short period. Between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (and UTC ), 108 mm (4¼ inches) of rain was recorded at Funchal weather station and 165 mm (6½ inches) of rain at the weather station ...
An extreme-weather warning was issued in the southern areas for overnight snowfall, which could bring accumulations from 25 to 40 centimetres (9.8 to 15.7 in). [49] BBC Weather and the Met Office also warned that temperatures in the Highlands of Scotland could drop to −20 °C (−4 °F) later in the week.
According to the Instituto de Meteorologia (IPMA), the average annual temperature at Funchal weather station is 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) for the 1981–2010 period. Relief is a determinant factor on precipitation levels; areas such as the Madeira Natural Park can get as much as 2,800 mm (110 in) of precipitation a year. [65]
The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast, broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office on 14 November 1922, and the first daily weather forecast was broadcast on 26 March 1923. In 1936, the BBC experimented with the world's first televised weather maps, brought into practice in 1949 after World War II. The map filled the ...
Between 6 am and 11 am local time (and UTC), 108 mm (4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) of rain was recorded at Funchal weather station and 165 mm (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) of rain at the weather station on Pico do Areeiro. [178] The average rainfall in Funchal for the whole of February is 88.0 mm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [179] Damage was confined to the southern half of the ...
The forecast was broadcast on the BBC National Programme until September 1939, and then after the Second World War on the BBC Light Programme (later BBC Radio 2) until November 1978. When BBC Radio 4 took over the longwave frequency from Radio 2 on 23 November 1978, the Shipping Forecast was moved to Radio 4 to keep it broadcasting on longwave.
The mayor of Funchal Pedro Calado was detained today on corruption charges, while the President of Madeira Miguel Albuquerque is also being investigated.