Average rainfall recorded in August reached 498.5mm, equivalent to 255 per cent of the monthly average in areas controlled by the Republic, the Met Service said on Thursday.
Rainfall exceeded the monthly average at every measuring station, reaching more than 10 times the normal amount at some locations.
The highest figure was recorded at Panayia bridge, where rainfall reached 1,593 per cent of the monthly average, followed by Lythrodontas at
