19.1 litres of rain per square metre fell in Chão do Areerio between 19:00 and 19:10 last night. The rainfall is one of the heaviest downpours recorded on the island since the 22nd of February 1956, where approximately 40 litres of rain fell per square metre in Funchal.
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The Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that during a three hour period this morning (8.00 am to 11.00 am), 63.9 litres of water fell per square metre in Chão do Areerio. The heavy rains led to to the IPMA weather stations issuing 13 yellow alerts, 4 orange alerts and 1 red alert for rain.