- During the first days of October, people expect heavy rain accompanied by thunder that they associate with the monk Saint Francis of Assisi.
The cordonazo of San Francisco is associated with the catholic commemoration on the day of Saint Francis of Assisi, a monk who defends animals as creations of God, which takes place every October 4.
Since the first days of October, heavy rains occur in areas of Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and even in Africa, accompanied by thunder. Around this religious legend there are several theories about the supposed reasons that generate the heavy rainfall.
Some people say that Saint Francis removes the cord from his monk’s robe and fills it with thunder and lightning and then punishes the inhabitants of the Earth who “behave badly” with cords. Another theory states that the saint wants to play with the clouds and so that they do not get him wet, he hits them with the cord to remove all the water.
It is also said that Saint Francis is the saint who manages the water that falls on the planet and that every October 4 he removes his cord and shakes his cassock until the last drop of water falls on him, and then, that year It won’t rain anymore.
However, according to meteorology experts, the San Francisco cordonazo is related to the limit or beginning of the rainy seasons in many countries.
Rainy seasons in Venezuela
In May, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inameh) detailed that an intense period of rain was expected during 2024. The authorities estimated between 58 and 65 tropical waves in the country.
In that sense, the president of Inameh, Reydi Zambrano, assured in an interview on Venezolana de Televisión that there could be a heavier rainy period than on other occasions.
It is not a natural phenomenon
According to a publication by Venezuelan meteorologist Luis Vargas on his website, San Francisco Day coincides with the beginning of the rainy season in Venezuela and the passage of tropical disturbances, as well as the formation of other atmospheric phenomena.
The expert specified that for this week of October 4, unlike other years, there are no tropical waves passing through the country, but that there are other factors that could generate rain during the weekend.
These are some of the phenomena that Vargas indicated that could affect the national territory:
-A prolonged trough to the Central Caribbean with influence on western Venezuela.
-An extended trough caused by Hurricane Kirk, which although it will pass away from the Caribbean, will indirectly affect the country from the end and beginning of next week.
Inameh forecast
Inameh predicted the development of convective nuclei that could generate rain in much of Venezuela. In some areas of the country, rainfall of varying intensity and electrical activity will occur.
These are the entities that will be affected:
-Guiana Essequiba
-Bolívar
-Amazonas
-Amacuro Delta
-North and east of Monagas
-Sucre
-North of Anzoátegui
-Lara
-Andes
-West of Zulia
In Guárico, Miranda, La Guaira, Capital District, Aragua, Carabobo, Yaracuy and the south of Falcón, rapidly evolving cloud development is estimated, which will generate rains and showers.
Regarding the path of the storms, Inameh indicated that Hurricane Kirk is moving at 19 kilometers per hour through the northeast of the continent, while Storm Leslie is moving at 11 kilometers per hour to the west and northeast.
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2024-10-05 21:04:33
