Snow In Saudi Arabia History

In january 2016 snow fell between mecca and medina for the first time in 85 years.

Snow in saudi arabia history. The kingdom of saudi arabia is an absolute monarchy under the al saud family which has ruled saudi arabia since 1932. The frigid temperatures and blanket of snow is an unexpected treat for saudi arabia s central and northwest regions which tend to see daily high temperatures of around 20 c 68 f even in the november cold season. Snow has occasionally occurred in saudi arabia in previous winters. 1 desert almost everywhere 2 steppe along the western highlands forming a strip less than 100 miles 160 km wide in the north but becoming almost 300 miles 480 km wide at the latitude of mecca and 3 a small area of humid and mild temperature conditions with long summers in the highlands just.

Torrential rain and heavy snow were also reported in asir region abha city the governorates of ohod rafida al sarrat rajal almaa. Weather box location riyadh saudi arabia metric first yes single line yes jan record high f 92 feb record high f 97 mar record high f 101 apr. Medina weather history for the previous 24 hours show weather for. There are three climatic zones in the kingdom.

A chronology of key events in the history of saudi arabia. Previous 24 hours october 22 2020 october 21 2020 october 20 2020 october 19 2020 october 18 2020 october 17 2020 october 16 2020 october 15 2020 october 14 2020 october 13 2020 october 12 2020 october 11 2020 october 10 2020 october 9 2020 october 8 2020 october 7 2020. The climate of saudi arabia is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night. The country follows the pattern of the desert climate with the exception of the southwest which features a semi arid climate.

He replaced king abdullah salman s half brother when abdullah died in january 2015. The current leader is king salman the seventh ruler of the country since its independence from the ottoman empire. Previous 24 hours october 19 2020 october 18 2020 october 17 2020 october 16 2020 october 15 2020 october 14 2020 october 13 2020 october 12 2020 october 11 2020 october 10 2020 october 9 2020 october 8 2020 october 7 2020 october 6 2020 october 5 2020 october 4 2020. Riyadh riyadh saudi arabia weather history star ratehome.

83 f king khalid international airport station report. 2008 july british house of lords reverses high court decision and says their government acted lawfully in dropping investigation into. In 2013 a video of a man somersaulting in snow there circulated on social media. Heavy snow fell on the highway between meccah and al medinah.

As of 22 december 2016 snow had also fallen in palestine syria and other parts of the middle east. Thank you for reporting this station.