31 December 2025, 14:04
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December is developing so far as a particularly good month in terms of rainfall for Cyprus, with repeated barometric systems giving significant amounts of rain in a large part of the island, the Department of Meteorology says in a statement.
It underlines that in several areas, the total rainfall of the month exceeds the normal levels for the season, improving the hydrological conditions locally, without, however, substantially changing the overall picture of the water balance.
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