The month of May .. Between the weather in July and the canonical cold

The weather in Arabia - Widad Al - Saudi - this May was marked by a great variation in temperature, especially in the last two weeks.

Analysis of the thermal variation in the month of May

The month started with lower temperatures around its levels, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday 5 and 6 May 2020; As a result of the impact of the Kingdom, on an unusual air depression for such time of year, it was classified as a third degree according to the Arab weather classification for the severity of the air depressions and accompanied by a cold front, which worked to reduce temperatures significantly, with a maximum of 19.6 ° C.

Temperatures also decreased (Tuesday / Wednesday night) for the same period significantly and significantly, with the lowest recorded temperatures much lower than usual for such a time of the year "can be described as winter", according to Arab weather stations, where it recorded in western Amman 8 degrees Celsius that night, and in Zarqa 12.9 Celsius, while Rashidiya decreased by 5.2 Celsius, as recorded in Karak and Ajloun about 8 Celsius .

After that, the temperatures rose on Friday, May 8, 2020, clearly to be higher than the general average by 4-6 ° C. The Great recorded its day in the capital, Amman, by 32 degrees Celsius. Then it decreased again on Saturday, May 9, as shown in the following graph; As a result of a relatively cold air mass dashing to the region from Europe.

During the following days, temperatures began to rise, as the Kingdom was affected until May 23 by a heat wave, witnessing great increases in temperatures to record the greatest in Amman on May 20, the highest 38.5 degrees during the heat wave.

On the same day, Ghor Al-Safi region recorded the second highest temperature in the world , according to global monitoring stations, at 46.7.

Temperatures resumed on May 23 and 24, and this drop reached its climax on Sunday, May 24, "the first day of Eid Al Fitr"; As a result of the Kingdom being affected by a low air, accompanied by a cold air mass, the maximum reached 19.1 ° C.

The latest weather forecast indicates that this variation in temperature persists during the remainder of the current month. " Details from here ".

Is this variation in temperature during May normal?

May is considered a transitional month between winter and summer, and the occurrence of thermal variation during it is normal. Between hot and cold air masses burst.

As the previous years witnessed a wide variation in temperature during the months of April and May.

What is the scientific explanation for the cold low rush in late May?

The persistence of the cold weather depression continues to return to the Kingdom until late May. As a result of the control of air heights on the western European continent throughout the year, it contributed to the eruption of cold air masses towards the Kingdom until this late in the year.

These depressions are known to occur in some previous years, but they are rare and at an interval of time.

Is there a relationship between the sharp rise in temperatures during a number of days in May and the forecasts for next summer?

Many people linked the high temperature rise when a hot wave affected the Kingdom during a number of days this May and next summer, expecting its days to be hot.

However, preliminary Arab weather studies indicate that there is no correlation between rising temperatures in May and the summer, in May 2019 witnessed a significant increase in temperatures, with the Great in Amman touching 40 degrees Celsius while the summer of 2019 was normal.

A look at the weather forecast for the coming period

It is expected that the thermal variation will continue during the coming period between relatively hot and cold weather, until the first half of next June, knowing that we have not entered the summer yet, which starts astronomically June 21