in October, it had never rained so much in Paris for almost half a century

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This is a figure which will not surprise the inhabitants of the capital, as they have been confronted with significant episodes of rain in recent weeks. In October, 131 millimeters of rain fell in Paris, according to information from The Weather Channel.

It is about of the rainiest month of October of the 21st centuryand the fifth rainiest since records were created in the 19th century. The last month with such high rainfall was in 1981 with 153.1 millimeters. The absolute record for the month of October was established in 1896 with 166.9 millimeters of rain.

Only four days of sunshine in October

According to data provided by Info Climat, the day of Wednesday October 9 alone concentrated more than half of the precipitation that fell in October (70.8 millimeters), i.e. when Hurricane Kirk affected most of the country. . Far behind, we find Thursday October 17. Up to 27.7 millimeters of rain fell that day.

The fall of this abundant rain had another consequence: Parisians saw very little of the sun during the month of October with only 97.57 hours of sunshineor just over four days in total. A figure 17% lower than the expected average.

If the sun has been absent, temperatures were higher than usual with an average of 17.4°C, while seasonal norms are set at 16.5°C.

For this month of November, the weather should remain roughly the same with the sun hidden by fog and an average temperature set at 15°C. The mornings, on the other hand, should be a little cooler.

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