Weather of Arabia- The following archive reviews rainy and snowy weather conditions that affected the Kingdom during the distinguished rainy season 2019/2020 and the archive reviews the details of weather conditions from depressions and instabilities and the degree of depressions and intensity of instability instances in addition to the history of cases and a summary of their impact on the ground in order to refer to them In the future and compare it with the upcoming seasons, God willing.
First degree: Weak air depression Second degree: normal air depression Third Class: Medium Low - Highly Effective Fourth degree: winter storm Fifth degree: exceptional storm.
Case type |
Class |
Distress |
History |
Impact summary |
Instability | There is no | Medium / strong |
14/16 November 2019 |
Extensive rain clouds and heavy rain accompanied by heavy thunderstorms |
Trough | The first | There is no | 1/2 December 2020 | Rain showers in the north and center and parts of the south of the Kingdom |
Trough | The first | There is no | 5/6 December 2020 | A rainy rain front that made rain falling with varying severity in the north and center of the Kingdom |
Trough | the second | There is no | 9/8 December 2020 | Crossing for closed air fronts, heavy rain in the north and center, and parts of the south of the Kingdom |
Trough | The first | There is no | December 12, 2020 | Fast cold front and rain north and central of the Kingdom |
Instability | There is no | Weak | December 15, 2020 | Random showers of the city of Aqaba |
Trough | The third | There is no | 25/28 December 2020 | Crossing two air fronts, heavy rains in most areas, strong winds and sandstorms in the south, with heavy hail, and most areas exceeded December rates |
Trough | the second | There is no | 3/5 January 2020 | Rain on large parts of the kingdom and snow in the south of the kingdom included the capital, Amman |
Trough | The third | There is no | 10/7 January 2020 | Crossing two air fronts, a thermal drop, noticeable torrential rains, which affected the city of Aqaba and snow for the second time in the south. |
Trough | the second | There is no | 16-20 January 2020 | Cold weather remarkably rain north, central, south and east of the Kingdom |
Trough | the second | There is no | 21/22 January 2020 | Very cold air mass Rain in several parts Snow for the third time in the south of the Kingdom extended to the northern, central and eastern highlands of the Kingdom |
Trough | the second | There is no | 23/24 January 2020 | Heavy rain on many parts of snow for the fourth time south and followed the depression with a strong ice wave |
Trough | The first | There is no | 28/28 January 2020 | Thunderstorm showers in the north and center of the kingdom |
Trough | the second | There is no | January 31, 2020 | Fast front wind heavy rain with strong winds and hail |
Trough | the second | There is no | February 7, 2020 | Crossing two air fronts and a very cold air block with heavy rains and strong winds, and many parts achieved a seasonal rain rate |
Historical semi-dry air mass from the Arctic | There is no | There is no | 10/9 February 2020 | Freezing severe and widespread temperature touched -10 east and -5 in Oman with sporadic snowfall, especially in the south and east of the kingdom and snow for the fifth time in the south |
Moist western currents flowing behind the polar mass | There is no | There is no | 11 / February 2020 | The northern and central rain of the Kingdom |
Instability | There is no | Medium | 16/19 February 2020 | Rain of varying intensity and randomness, with heavy and accumulated precipitation |
Trough | The first | There is no | 21/22 February 2020 | An efficient and rapid cold front windshield has thunderstorms and showers of cold in different parts |
Instability | There is no | Strong | 24/25 February 2020 | The situation centered south in the governorate of Aqaba and caused heavy and continuous thunderstorms, which necessitated the declaration of a maximum state of emergency with snowfall for the sixth time and some snow extended to the end of the situation in the middle |
Trough | the second | There is no | February 29, 2020 |
Crossing to a strong air front causing heavy rain and heavy hail in the north and center of the Kingdom with strong winds, dust and snow mixed with the heights of the capital, Amman |
Instability | There is no | Medium / strong | 6 / March 2020 | Thunderstorms randomly heavy, with hail and strong winds and sand storms in the east |
Trough | Fourth (dragon storm) | There is no | 12/13 March 2020 | The most severe depressions during the season, which is an exceptional depression, followed an unusual path through Egypt towards the Kingdom, and was characterized by a collapse in the values of air pressure, accompanied by winds that touched its donations 120 km, a sandstorm surge in its introduction, and brought heavy heavy rains, and behind very large damages estimated in millions of crops and other huge damages. |
Trough | the second | There is no | March 17, 2020 | Heavy rain in many areas, strong winds and snow for the seventh time over the highlands of the south of the Kingdom |
Trough | The third | There is no | 19/19 March 2020 | Polar air mass of origin, sharp thermal decline of up to 0% in some areas, torrential rain and snow over heights of 1000 m and included the southern heights for the eighth time |
Trough | The first | There is no | 11/10 April 2020 | A cold air mass prevailed over cold weather and northern and central precipitation and parts of southern Saudi Arabia |
Instability | There is no | Medium | April 14, 2020 | The situation centered in the south of the kingdom, which worked on heavy thunderstorms, randomly, and strong winds. |
Instability | There is no | Medium / strong | 16/17 April 2020 | Heavy rain in various regions and heavy hail, and torrential rains in some areas with dust waves east |
Air mass is relatively cold and humid | There is no | There is no | April 24, 2020 | Sharp thermal decline, cold weather necessitated the use of heating and rain in the north and central of the Kingdom |
Instability | There is no | Weak | 27 / April 2020 | Rain of varying intensity in the south of the Kingdom |
Trough | The third | There is no | May 5, 2020 | Crossing a strong frontline, remarkably cold weather and heavy thunderstorm in many areas |
Trough | the second | There is no | May 9, 2020 | Strong winds and thunderstorms in some areas |
Instability | There is no | Weak | 16/15 May 2020 | Strong winds, dusty weather, and extensive rain in the south of the Kingdom |
Low Low (Low Holiday) | the second | There is no | May 24, 2020 | Distinguished winter weather, crossing a rainy and effective front, heavy thunderstorms in the north and center of the Kingdom, causing high water levels in the roads |
(Total 22 air depression)
(Total 9 instances)
• The most active month: January
Most snowfall: January
The coldest months: February
• The most severe weather events: a fourth-degree depression defined by the dragon storm.
Praise be to God for his grace.
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