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PRECIPITATION DAY: &nbsp; Day on which precipitation is observed higher than 1 mm.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
WEATHER STATION: &nbsp; Facility where scientific studies are conducted and atmospheric phenomena are observed for the purpose of making weatherforecasts. Information gathered by weather stations and satellites is collated by computers at central departments and mathematical models.

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Extremely Heavy Precipitation Days (>= 30mm) (Day)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Extremely Heavy Precipitation Days (>= 30mm) (Day) by Geographic localization (weather station); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere
First available period	2000
Last available period	2024
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (weather station)
Concepts	PRECIPITATION DAY: Day on which precipitation is observed higher than 1 mm. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). WEATHER STATION: Facility where scientific studies are conducted and atmospheric phenomena are observed for the purpose of making weatherforecasts. Information gathered by weather stations and satellites is collated by computers at central departments and mathematical models.
Definition	Number of days with amount of precipitation greater than or equal to 30 mm.
Measure unit (symbol)	Day (Day)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	13/11/2025