ClimavisoValencia DANA: rain in Comunitat Valenciana, Andalucía and elsewhere, 26 October – 4 November 2024
26 October 2024 to 4 November 2024. Updated 26 October 2026.
It's the one known as the Valencia DANA. source
Over 10 days, 53 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain: 128 zone-days at orange or red, 15 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 29 October, with 21 zones.
30 October was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 11.6 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 25 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- It is the largest of the 35 rain episodes since June 2018.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 26 October | — | 11 | 44 | rain |
| Sun 27 October | — | 1 | 37 | rain |
| Mon 28 October | — | 20 | 25 | rain, storms |
| Tue 29 October | 4 | 17 | 58 | rain, storms |
| Wed 30 October | 1 | 15 | 50 | rain, storms |
| Thu 31 October | 3 | 5 | 36 | rain |
| Fri 1 November | 2 | 15 | 14 | rain, storms |
| Sat 2 November | — | 10 | 13 | rain, storms |
| Sun 3 November | 4 | 10 | 17 | rain, storms |
| Mon 4 November | 1 | 9 | 10 | rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 79 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: 710.8 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Turís (Litoral norte de Valencia) on 29 October.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h |
|---|---|
| Litoral norte de Valencia | 710.8 l/m² Turís · 29 October |
| Interior norte de Valencia | 215.2 l/m² Utiel · 29 October |
| Guadix y Baza | 145.0 l/m² Dólar · 28 October |
| Litoral de Barcelona | 144.2 l/m² Barcelona Aeropuerto · 4 November |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | 136.4 l/m² Tarragona · 3 November |
| Alcaraz y Segura | 131.4 l/m² Yeste, Embalse Fuensanta · 29 October |
| Gúdar y Maestrazgo | 121.4 l/m² Montalbán · 29 October |
| Sol y Guadalhorce | 120.6 l/m² Álora · 29 October |
| Litoral de Huelva | 118.6 l/m² Cartaya · 31 October |
| Campiña gaditana | 116.4 l/m² Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto · 30 October |
| Litoral gaditano | 114.3 l/m² Vejer de la Frontera · 30 October |
| Sierra Tramontana | 113.0 l/m² Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 1 November |
| Andévalo y Condado | 112.2 l/m² El Cerro de Andévalo · 31 October |
| Interior sur de Castellón | 107.8 l/m² Atzeneta del Maestrat · 27 October |
| Bajo Aragón de Teruel | 102.8 l/m² Valderrobres · 31 October |
| Litoral sur de Castellón | 102.2 l/m² Torreblanca · 31 October |
| Sur de Mallorca | 101.2 l/m² Campos, Can Sion · 27 October |
| Interior de Mallorca | 100.6 l/m² Petra · 27 October |
| Serranía de Cuenca | 100.6 l/m² Salvacañete · 29 October |
| Campiña sevillana | 89.8 l/m² Morón de la Frontera · 30 October |
And 31 more zones with an orange or red warning.
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 red warning reached 15 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 1 of them (median: 2 h) and for the current hour in the other 14: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 34 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior norte de Valencia | Tue 29 | Sun 27 Oct, 11:33 yellow | 07:31 | 07:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral sur de Valencia | Tue 29 | Sun 27 Oct, 11:33 yellow | 07:36 | 07:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral norte de Valencia | Tue 29 | Sun 27 Oct, 11:33 yellow | 09:41 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Sol y Guadalhorce | Tue 29 | Sun 27 Oct, 11:33 yellow | 12:10 | 12:00 · for the current hour |
| Campiña gaditana | Wed 30 | Mon 28 Oct, 23:02 yellow | 14:28 | 14:00 · for the current hour |
| Interior norte de Castellón | Thu 31 | Wed 30 Oct, 10:42 yellow | 09:16 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral norte de Castellón | Thu 31 | Tue 29 Oct, 23:02 yellow | 09:16 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral sur de Castellón | Thu 31 | Wed 30 Oct, 20:55 yellow | 09:33 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Andévalo y Condado | Fri 1 | Tue 29 Oct, 23:50 yellow | 04:25 | 04:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral de Huelva | Fri 1 | Tue 29 Oct, 23:50 yellow | 04:25 | 04:00 · for the current hour |
| Levante almeriense | Sun 3 | Sat 2 Nov, 21:18 yellow | 09:41 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | Sun 3 | 08:10 orange | 09:41 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Sun 3 | 08:10 orange | 09:41 | 09:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral sur de Valencia | Sun 3 | Sat 2 Nov, 11:04 yellow | 15:50 | 18:00 · 2 h before |
| Litoral de Barcelona | Mon 4 | Sun 3 Nov, 11:38 yellow | 10:40 | 10:00 · for the current hour |
The full timeline: 310 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 310 in all.
Tue 29 October
- Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 29, 08:00–12:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Interior norte de Valencia: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 29, 08:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 29, 08:00–12:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Interior norte de Valencia, Litoral norte de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 29, 10:00–18:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Sol y Guadalhorce: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 29, 13:00–15:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 29, 17:00–18:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Valencia: Extends the red rain warning: now until 20:00 on Tuesday 29. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Valencia: Extends the red rain warning: now until 22:00 on Tuesday 29. Up to 200 mm in 12 h.
Wed 30 October
- Campiña gaditana: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 30, 15:00–24:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
- Campiña gaditana: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 30, 20:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
Thu 31 October
- Interior norte de Castellón, Litoral norte de Castellón: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 31, 10:00–14:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Interior norte de Castellón, Litoral norte de Castellón: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Thursday 31, 10:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h · 100 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 31, 10:00–14:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
Fri 1 November
- Andévalo y Condado: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 1, 05:00–09:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral de Huelva: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 1, 05:00–09:00. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Andévalo y Condado: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Friday 1, 08:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral de Huelva: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Friday 1, 08:00–24:00. Up to 50 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral de Huelva: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 1, 10:00–12:00. Up to 140 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral de Huelva: Extends the red rain warning: now until 15:00 on Friday 1. Up to 140 mm in 12 h.
Sun 3 November
- Levante almeriense, Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 3, 10:00–18:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Levante almeriense, Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Sunday 3, 15:00–18:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 3, 18:00–23:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Pushes the red rain warning back: now from 22:00 on Sunday 3. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
Mon 4 November
- Litoral de Barcelona: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 4, 11:00–14:00. Up to 180 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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