Jordan - Statistically | The end of the month of December / 2021 with multiple weather fluctuations and the first snowfall fell on the high mountains of the Kingdom or the end of the month

Written By هشام جمال on 2022/02/01

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The month of December/2021 ended with many weather and temperature fluctuations in the Kingdom, and the Kingdom was affected by the first air depression of advanced degrees, and first snowfalls fell on the heights of the Kingdom at the end of the month. Good amounts of rain were recorded, the highest of which was in the capital, Amman, at the end of the month.

The following is a summary of the weather events that affected the Kingdom during the month of December/2021:

8/December/2021 An extension of an air depression and a cold air mass:

On Wednesday, December 8, the Kingdom was affected by an air depression and cold air mass, which caused a significant decrease in temperatures and the wind speed intensified, as the gusts touched the 100 km/h barrier, causing dust waves to occur in the desert areas. Sometimes.

14/December/2021 A weak to moderate case of atmospheric instability:

On Tuesday/Wednesday night, the Kingdom was affected by a weak to moderate state of atmospheric instability, and a cold air front crossed that rain showers in the north, center and parts of the south of the Kingdom were heavy in some narrow geographical areas.

December 17-18/2021 cold air mass and moist westerly air currents:

On Friday and Saturday, the Kingdom was affected by a cold air mass and humid western currents, which worked to reduce temperatures and the activity of southwestern winds and rainfall at intervals in the western sector, accompanied by the formation of fog over the heights.

20-24/December/2021 Class III depression (medium-high efficiency) associated with very cold air mass:

As of Monday, the Kingdom was affected by the first air depression of the third degree, and a first air front crossed in the late hours of Monday morning, causing a significant drop in temperatures and an increase in wind speed, whose gusts touched the 100 km/hour barrier, which worked to raise dust and dust intensely. Heavy rains and hail fell over several regions of the Kingdom, and snow fell over the mountainous heights that rise more than 1,100 meters and accumulated over the mountains of 1,300 and more in the south of the Kingdom.

The precipitation decreased in the afternoon, in preparation for the crossing of a major, highly effective air front during the evening and night hours, which worked on the prevalence of rainy weather at times in the north and center of the Kingdom, and snow showers fell over the tops of the high mountainous heights, and the highly effective air front continued until Tuesday dawn.

From the dawn of Tuesday until Friday, December 24, the Kingdom was affected by long-term humid western air currents that continued to rain in different regions of the Kingdom, and good amounts of rain fell, the highest of which was in the capital, Amman.

December 25-27/ Extension of the Siberian High and very cold weather

The Kingdom was affected in that period by the extension of the Siberian air rise, which brought stable weather, but cold during the day, and very cold at night with the occurrence of frost in several parts of the Kingdom.

28-31 December/ Weak case of atmospheric instability

At the end of December, the Kingdom was affected by a weak state of atmospheric instability that led to the appearance of clouds and sporadic and random showers of rain.

Number of depressions by degree:

Total cases: 2


Number of cases of atmospheric instability by severity:

Total cases: 2


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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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