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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).
PRECIPITATION DAY: &nbsp; Day on which precipitation is observed higher than 1 mm.
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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Heavy Precipitation Days (>= 10mm) (Day)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Heavy Precipitation Days (>= 10mm) (Day) by Geographic localization (weather station); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere
First available period	2000
Last available period	2023
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (weather station)
Concepts	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). PRECIPITATION DAY: Day on which precipitation is observed higher than 1 mm. 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 10 mm.
Measure unit (symbol)	Day (Day)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	22/09/2023