المملكة: 10 degrees Celsius below zero…the lowest temperatures in the Kingdom in 40 years
Today, the National Center of Meteorology issued a statistical report on the lowest recorded temperatures Below zero in February 1989.
The report showed that low temperatures were recorded in a number of other cities, including Arar (-6.3°C), Rafha (-5.8°C), Riyadh (-5.4°C), Buraidah (-5°C), Al-Qassim (-4.2°C), Tabuk (-4°C), Al-Ahsa (-2.3°C), and Wadi Al-Dawasir. (-2°C), Taif (-1.5°C), and Bisha (-1°C), during different time periods within the scope of the study.
The center indicated that the year 2008 AD was one of the years with the highest recorded lowest scores in a number of cities, including Hail, Riyadh, Buraidah, Al-Qassim, and Tabuk, in addition to other cities.
Cities that lead in frost days
The report monitored the top 10 cities that topped the list in The number of days of frost formation during the period from 1985 AD to 2025 AD was at the forefront of the northern, eastern and central regions, where the city of Turaif in the Northern Border Region topped the list with 720 days, followed by the city of Qurayyat in the Al-Jawf region with 588 days, then the city of Hail with 339 days, followed by the city of Arar with 277 days, then Rafha with 197 days, then Sakaka. 185 days, while the city of Tabuk recorded 139 days, the city of Buraidah 83 days, Al-Qaisumah 71 days, and the city of Riyadh 46 days of frost.
The issuance of this report comes within the efforts of the National Center of Meteorology in analyzing and documenting long-term climate records, supporting studies, and raising the level of awareness of the climatic characteristics of the regions of the Kingdom, which contributes to enhancing preparedness and planning based on reliable data.
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