Estudio de los acontecimientos meteorológicos extraordinarios en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco (1870-1954) a través de la prensa

The article shows the results and the methodology used for the analysis of some extraordinary climatic events, using information of years 1870 to 1954 from C.A.P.V.’s newspapers. The study shows two significative periods, from 1895 to 1917 and from 1924 to 1935. The coastal provinces, especially Gipuzkoa, undergo maximun number of events, highlight extraordinary snowfalls and other phenomenas related to heavy rain (heavy showers, storms, spates and floods).