Video | The date of the winter solstice this year and facts about the square of winter 2021/2022

Arab weather - this year's winter solstice falls on Tuesday, December 21, at 6:58 p.m. Mecca time, in the northern hemisphere, and begins with the day of the winter solstice the period of the so-called "winter square", which extends for 40 days, and while The following is a video that reviews facts about the square in winter 2021/2022:

Facts about square winter 2021/2022 in Jordan

1. Astronomically and officially winter begins in the northern hemisphere on the day of the winter solstice on the day the quadrangular period begins.
2. The day of the winter solstice and the beginning of the square are the shortest day of the year, and therefore the night is the longest night of the year for the regions in the northern hemisphere,
3. Winter lasts 90 days until the vernal equinox on March 21.
4. The winter season is divided into two periods: the quadrangle, which lasts for 40 days, and the Khamsiniyah, which lasts for 50 days.
5. The winter square begins on December 21 and continues until the end of January.
6. This is the coldest climatic period in Jordan. The average maximum temperature in Amman is 13.3 degrees Celsius and the minimum is 4.7 degrees Celsius.
7. The highest rainfall that occurred in Al Murabbaniyah in the climate archives in Jordan was in the 1974/1973 season, when 215 mm of rain fell in Amman at that time.
8. The driest period of Al-Murabaniah in Jordan's climatic records was the one that followed the snow storm Alexa in the 2013/2014 season, as no rain fell during Al-Murabbaniyah in a historical precedent.
9. The highest temperature was recorded in Amman in Al Murabbaniyah on December 23, 1963, with a temperature of 26.3 degrees Celsius.
10. The highest temperature in the Kingdom was recorded in Al Murabbaniyah on 1/3/1959 in the city of Aqaba at 31.5 degrees Celsius.
11. The lowest temperature was recorded in Amman in Al Murabbaniyah on 1/2/1973 at minus 7.5 degrees Celsius.
12. The lowest temperature was recorded in Jordan in Al Murabbaniyah on 1/7/1992 in Shoubak, at minus 14.0 degrees Celsius.
13. Quadrant starts this year and temperatures are around normal.
14. Square starts this year and rainfall is less than the default total for this time of year.
15. Arab weather forecasts issued indicate that the square this winter (2021/2022) will witness - God willing - rain around the average, and temperatures will be colder than usual.
16. Expectations also indicate an increase in the chances of the formation of torrential rains to become medium to high.
17. The chance of snowfall in the square this year is statistically high.
18. 45% of previous winters similar to this season fell in the capital, Amman, in January.

This, and God knows best.. and we pray to God Almighty that it be a square that is good for the country and the nation