ClimavisoRain in Illes Balears, Cataluña and elsewhere, 3–4 December 2019
3 December 2019 to 4 December 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 2 days, 18 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain: 26 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 3 December, with 13 zones.
4 December was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 8.2 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 101 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 35 rain episodes, it is number 30.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 December | — | 13 | 8 | rain |
| Wed 4 December | — | 13 | 19 | rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
| Zone | Province | Highest level | Warning days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibiza y Formentera | Ibiza y Formentera | orange | 2 |
| Interior de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Levante mallorquín | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Litoral norte de Alicante | Alacant/Alicante | orange | 2 |
| Litoral sur de Valencia | València/Valencia | orange | 2 |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Sierra Tramontana | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Sur de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Ampurdán | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón | Murcia | orange | 1 |
| Levante almeriense | Almería | orange | 1 |
| Litoral de Barcelona | Barcelona | orange | 1 |
| Litoral sur de Girona | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | Almería | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral de Barcelona | Barcelona | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral de Girona | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | Murcia | orange | 1 |
| Vega del Segura | Murcia | orange | 1 |
And 25 more zones with yellow warnings only.
What AEMET's stations measured
The most measured in the zones with an orange or red warning, on their warning days: 143.8 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Barx (Litoral sur de Valencia) on 3 December.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h |
|---|---|
| Litoral sur de Valencia | 143.8 l/m² Barx · 3 December |
| Prelitoral de Barcelona | 136.4 l/m² Fogars de Montclús · 4 December |
| Prelitoral de Girona | 119.2 l/m² Sant Hilari · 4 December |
| Litoral norte de Alicante | 116.2 l/m² Pego · 3 December |
| Sierra Tramontana | 104.8 l/m² Escorca, Son Torrella · 3 December |
| Litoral de Barcelona | 100.9 l/m² Barcelona, Fabra · 4 December |
| Interior de Mallorca | 99.4 l/m² Santa María del Camí · 3 December |
| Ampurdán | 74.5 l/m² La Bisbal (d'Emporda 3) · 4 December |
| Sur de Mallorca | 66.0 l/m² Palma, Universitat · 3 December |
| Litoral sur de Girona | 54.4 l/m² Blanes · 4 December |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | 51.4 l/m² Sa Pobla · 3 December |
| Ibiza y Formentera | 46.2 l/m² Eivissa · 3 December |
| Levante mallorquín | 36.6 l/m² Manacor · 3 December |
| Levante almeriense | 23.6 l/m² Garrucha · 3 December |
| Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón | 19.4 l/m² Cartagena, Tentegorra · 3 December |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | 14.0 l/m² Alhama de Murcia · 3 December |
| Vega del Segura | 11.6 l/m² Mula · 3 December |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | 7.6 l/m² Abla · 3 December |
For each zone, the highest value its AEMET stations measured on the episode's warning days (the lowest, for the low temperature), with the station and the day. Rain from 07:00 to 07:00 UTC; gust: the day's strongest. It is what the zone's stations measured, not every town, and a measurement, like a warning, is not damage.
How AEMET's warnings unfolded
The orange warning reached 26 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 24 of them (median: 11 h) and for the current hour in the other 2: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 35 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Orange issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | Sun 1 Dec, 11:43 | 00:00 · 36 h before |
| Levante almeriense | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:01 | 00:00 · 13 h before |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:07 | 00:00 · 13 h before |
| Levante mallorquín | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:42 | 18:00 · 30 h before |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:42 | 18:00 · 30 h before |
| Sur de Mallorca | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:42 | 18:00 · 30 h before |
| Vega del Segura | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 17:17 | 00:00 · 7 h before |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 21:50 | 00:00 · 2 h before |
| Ibiza y Formentera | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | 11:08 | 21:00 · 10 h before |
| Interior de Mallorca | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | 11:08 | 21:00 · 10 h before |
| Sierra Tramontana | Tue 3 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:00 yellow | 11:08 | 21:00 · 10 h before |
| Litoral norte de Alicante | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | 21:21 | 21:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral sur de Valencia | Tue 3 | Sat 30 Nov, 23:50 yellow | 21:21 | 21:00 · for the current hour |
| Levante mallorquín | Wed 4 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:50 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:48 | 00:00 · 36 h before |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Wed 4 | Sun 1 Dec, 23:50 yellow | Mon 2 Dec, 11:48 | 00:00 · 36 h before |
And 11 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 48 changes at orange or red
Sun 1 December
- Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, all day. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
Mon 2 December
- Levante almeriense: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, all day. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
- Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, all day. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 18:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Sur de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 18:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 00:00–12:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Sur de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 00:00–12:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Vega del Segura: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 00:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 00:00–18:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h · 80 mm in 12 h.
Tue 3 December
- Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Tuesday 3, 08:00–24:00. Up to 25 mm in 1 h.
- Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Pushes the orange rain warning back: now from 18:00 on Tuesday 3. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Vega del Segura: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Tuesday 3, 08:00–24:00. Up to 25 mm in 1 h · 60 mm in 12 h.
- Ibiza y Formentera, Interior de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 21:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Ibiza y Formentera, Interior de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 00:00–12:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Levante almeriense: Pushes the orange rain warning back: now from 18:00 on Tuesday 3. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
- Interior de Mallorca, Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana, Sur de Mallorca: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 18:00 on Wednesday 4. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 3, 22:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 00:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
Wed 4 December
- Ampurdán, Litoral de Barcelona, Litoral sur de Girona, Prelitoral de Barcelona, Prelitoral de Girona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 10:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Ampurdán, Litoral sur de Girona, Prelitoral de Barcelona, Prelitoral de Girona: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Wednesday 4, 12:00–24:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
- Interior de Mallorca, Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana, Sur de Mallorca: Shortens the orange rain warning: now until 15:00 on Wednesday 4. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Ampurdán, Litoral sur de Girona, Prelitoral de Girona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 23:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Prelitoral de Barcelona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 4, 23:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
AEMET's issue times, in mainland Spain time (Canary Islands in island time). Notice is the time from issue to the first hour the warning covered; a warning issued “for the current hour” runs from the hour it is published.
What this says and what it doesn't
A warning is an AEMET forecast, not a measurement or a damage report: it says a threshold is expected to be exceeded in a zone. A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building.
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day. Ten zones at orange on the same day make ten zone-days. A day with several warnings in one zone counts once, at its highest level.
Each zone has its own thresholds, so an orange heat warning in Asturias doesn't mean the same temperature as in Córdoba. More in how warnings work.
To cite: “Climaviso, from AEMET warnings”.
Source: official AEMET warnings, collected by Climaviso since June 2018.
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