Exceptionally high rainfall: 'Paris on flood alert in second-wettest winter on record'

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Along with this, the figure till now in Paris from December to January 7 is already the second oldest in the record because data is being collected in 1900. France has received very heavy rainfall this month, which has already been seen in many places above all time records and others, 5 times the average of 4 months average.

Many of its houses were already flooded and traffic was interrupted this month. This meteo is according to the data provided by France

This snow was exceptional even to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in Haute-Savoie in the Northern Alps. It has been floated in the country since January 4, as the 4 named storms Carmen, Eleanor, Fionn and David.

From 1 December to 21 January, the cumulative rainfall has reached two times as normal. Since its weather-related winter season (December 01) the jet stream was in the south's direction ahead of normal.

This is to say that many winter storms come apart in December and Bruno is only after the storms since January.

This acute Western wind pattern is the result of more rainfall in most areas, except locally in sheltered areas of the equator rim.

For example, Paris recorded 183 mm (7.2 in) rain in December-January period of 213 mm (8.3 in) December and January 1935/36.

With its 463 mm (18.2 in) for its bureaus, it is making the second oldest period after it was recorded in 59 mm (23.2 in) in 1960/61.

Sources - https://watchers.news/2018/01/24/exceptionally-high-rainfall-paris-on-flood-alert-in-second-wettest-winter-on-record/

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