Jordan - statistically January - the most active, rainy and hotter month.

Written By هشام جمال on 2020/02/02

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 - January was characterized by many weather events that affected Jordan, making it a special month since its inception, and this is evident through the following statistics that show the number of weather events that affected the Kingdom during it.

 

Statistics of weather events that affected the Kingdom during the month of January 2020

 

2nd degree air depression ( January 3-5)

The depression caused snow showers in the foreground, and with its gradually increasing effect; rains fell in many parts of the kingdom in addition to snowfall over the high elevations, which included the highlands of the capital Amman, while it was accumulating in the south of the kingdom.

 

Low Grade III Atmospheric (January 7-10, 2020)

The depression was accompanied by crossing two air fronts and a significant decrease in temperature, which made the atmosphere significantly cold, as was accompanied by rain on several parts, including Aqaba, and snow fell for the second time in a row over the heights of the south of the Kingdom.

 

Second degree air depression (16-20 January 2020)

Accompanied by cold weather, it rained in various parts of the north, center, south and east of the kingdom.

Second degree air depression (21-22 January 2020)

Accompanied by an extremely cold polar air mass that causes rain on many parts of the kingdom and the accumulated snowfall in the south of the Kingdom. Some snow showers have reached some highlands in the north, east and central of the Kingdom, including the capital, Amman.

 

Second degree air depression (23-24 January 2020)

Accompanying heavy rains in many parts of the Kingdom and snow showers over the high mountainous and southern highlands, including the low air followed a large ice wave that included the main cities and the capital Amman.

 

First degree air depression (28-29 January 2020)

Accompanying rain showers in separate parts, concentrated in the north and center of the Kingdom, and rain was accompanied by the occurrence of thunder.

 

Second degree air depression (January 31, 2020)

 

Distinguished by the crossing of a fast windshield and heavy rains in the north of the kingdom, the depression soon receded from the Kingdom's atmosphere, accompanied by strong winds and showers of cold.

 

January 2020 is considered a winters par excellence and the coldest since the beginning of the season, and most of its days were full of rain, and its number reached 16 days out of 31 days, praise be to God.

 

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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