Torrential rainfall in Valencia, Spain, recorded by personal weather stations preceding and during the 29 October 2024 floods

Rombeek, Nathalie; Hrachowitz, Markus; Uijlenhoet, Remko

doi:10.5194/hess-29-6715-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-6715-2025

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26 Nov 2025

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| 26 Nov 2025

Torrential rainfall in Valencia, Spain, recorded by personal weather stations preceding and during the 29 October 2024 floods

Nathalie Rombeek, Markus Hrachowitz, and Remko Uijlenhoet

Data sets

EStreams: An Integrated Dataset and Catalogue of Streamflow, Hydro-Climatic Variables and Landscape Descriptors for Europe (1.0) T. V. M. do Nascimento et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13154470

Short summary

On 29 October 2024 Valencia (Spain) was struck by torrential rainfall, triggering devastating floods in this area. In this study, we quantify and describe the spatial and temporal structure of this rainfall event using personal weather stations (PWSs). These PWSs provide near real-time observations at a temporal resolution of ~5 min. This study shows the potential of PWSs for real-time rainfall monitoring and potentially flood early warning systems by complementing dedicated rain gauge networks.