Facts about the spring equinox in Jordan for the year 2022... and the changing features of the weather
Weather of Arabia - Astronomical calculations indicate that the date of the spring equinox for this year 2022, in Jordan and all countries of the northern hemisphere, falls on Sunday, March 20, at 06:32 pm, when the sun is perpendicular to the equator, and in On this day, the fiftieth year of this winter ends, and the spring season begins astronomically.
Sunrise and sunset on the vernal equinox
The sun rises in the city of Amman on the spring equinox 2022 at exactly 5:41 in the morning from the eastern horizontal angle exactly and its amount is 90 degrees, and the sun sets at the western corner completely and its amount is 270 degrees at exactly 5:48 pm, and on this day the length of the night and the day are equal Almost all over the globe.
The difference between the beginning of spring astronomically and in meteorology
The spring of this year lasts astronomically for 93 days, until the 21st of next June, that is, the day of the summer solstice and the first day of the summer season. As for meteorology, the spring season begins at the beginning of March and ends at the end of June of the same year.
Increasing daylight hours and gradually rising temperatures
Starting from the vernal equinox, the daylight hours are gradually increasing in the northern hemisphere, as a result of the sun's gradual movement towards the north, which leads to an increase in the amount of solar radiation that reaches our region and thus temperatures tend to gradually rise.
Change in weather features after the vernal equinox
It begins with the vernal equinox, usually called the five -year period, during which depressions are generated in the south of the Atlas Mountains in the Maghreb, and they move towards the east and travel near the coasts of North Africa until they reach the eastern Mediterranean region.
These pentagonal depressions are usually preceded by hot, dry south winds laden with dust and dust called the pentathlon, which often leads to infections in the throat, eyes and respiratory system due to suspended materials carried by the pentathlon.
Dust also causes a decrease in horizontal visibility, which leads to the disruption of vehicle movement and the closure of some airports, ports and public facilities in many countries of the region.
Dry winds will be followed by moist westerly or northwesterly winds, which may be accompanied by rain with thunder showers, which are described as "mud rain" because of the dust attached to them during their rains.
The rainfall that usually falls from the beginning of the spring to the middle of May, as an average calculated over long periods, constitutes 11% of the average rainfall of the rainy season in Jordan.
The following video presents facts about the vernal equinox for 2022 and an overview of weather features in Jordan's climatic records during the spring:
Climatic records of spring features in the capital, Amman
The average climatic maximum temperature in the spring for Amman is 25.7 °C, while the average minimum temperature is 12.3 °C. The climatic record of the capital, Amman, indicates that the highest temperature recorded in the city of Amman during the spring season was 41.7°C on 20/06/1942, while the lowest recorded minimum temperature was -2.8°C on 03/22/1922.
The city of Amman also recorded the highest daily cumulative rainfall in the spring season on March 26, 1967, amounting to 60.9 mm, while the highest cumulative rain total during the spring season was 160.3 mm in the 1970/1971 season.
Climatic records of spring features in Jordan
At the level of the Kingdom, the climatic records of the meteorological stations at the Meteorological Department indicate that the astronomical spring season in previous years witnessed the following:
- The highest recorded maximum temperature during the spring period was 50 °C at the University farm station on 06/09/2002.
- The lowest minimum temperature was -8.0°C at Shoubak Station on 03/23/66.
- The highest daily rain total in the spring was 100.0 mm in Shobak Station on March 22, 1991.
- The highest total rainfall during the spring season was 285.7 mm at the University of Jordan station in the rainy season 1970/1971.
Source: Jordan Meteorological Department
Read also: Facts about the vernal equinox that make it distinct from the rest of the year
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