Archive Record: Has it ever snowed in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad, in winter?

Written By عمر الدجاني on 2017/08/11

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.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Source: Karrar Muhammad</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Weather of Arabia - Many may ask: &quot;Has snow ever fallen on the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, during the waves of rain and cold that sometimes afflict the region in the winter season?</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is known that snow sometimes falls in the areas of the Iraqi desert and the northern highlands of Iraq, and this is normal with winter storms, but if snow falls in Baghdad in the heart of Iraq, this is considered a strange and rare event, and this has already happened in the past ten years, specifically with a storm and depression Winter stormed the country in January 2008.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At that time, the cloudy winter weather prevailed in large areas, as shown in the satellites, and was accompanied by a significant drop in temperatures and a severely cold weather!</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And the residents of Baghdad woke up on the morning of Friday, January 11, 2008 AD, to snowfall, and the citizens at the time expressed their surprise at &quot;seeing snow for the first time in Baghdad.&quot; And they woke up (Friday) morning, to light intermittent rain, accompanied by light snowflakes.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Snow continued to fall in some areas until eleven o&#39;clock that morning, especially in areas of an agricultural nature.&quot;</p>

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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