Czechia saw more rainfall than in 1997 floods

An average of 136.2 litres of water per square metre fell in Czechia since last Thursday until Monday, according to newly released data by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, In Bohemia the average was 112.8 litres, while in Moravia it was 183.4 litres per square metre.

The highest rainfall total, 516.7 litres of water per square metres, were recorded at the Rejvíz measuring station in the Jeseníky Mountains.

The amount of precipitation surpassed the 1997 floods, which saw the national average of 97.5 litres per square metres, with 59.2 litres in Bohemia and 174.6 litres in Moravia.