I've never known weather like it. Not in 59 years

By Monica Charrua

This weekend I met up with my landlady to hand over rent and have a bit of a natter. She doesn't have the largest social circle and it's great practice for my listening skills of full force Extramenian accent.

The last week has been horrible. It has rained every day (and usually very heavily) for almost two weeks now and it is set to continue into the rest of the week. For a small city with not that many activities to do, taking away going outside really has made things feel quite dull (Add in the almost British like overcast skies and it's a recipe for disaster/boredom.)

Anyway when I met my landlady she revealed that she had never known weather like this in Extramadura. There is usually a let off, some respite, some clear skies and blue above. But in the whole time she has been in Badajoz (59 years) it has never rained like it is now.

To highlight the contrast, last year Badajoz and Extramedura faced a minor drought and no rain for three months prior (or after the brief drizzel at the end of March).

Two years in a row of sharp contrasting Badajoz weather.