المملكة: "Maysan" The Kingdom’s rainfall tops at 54.8 mm… and 268 stations monitor the rain condition within 24 hours
Maysan Governorate, in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, recorded the highest amount of precipitation Rainfall across the Kingdom’s regions, with 54.8 mm in the Beni Saad center, during the period from 9 a.m. Thursday until 9 a.m. Friday, according to what was documented by 268 hydrological and climatic monitoring stations distributed across various regions of the Kingdom, as part of the daily monitoring work carried out by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in integration with The National Center of Meteorology to monitor the rain situation and accurately document precipitation amounts.
The daily data for rain amounts showed that Al-Baha region recorded the second highest amount of precipitation in the Kingdom, as the Barrahrah center in Al-Mandag Governorate recorded an amount of 35.2 mm, followed by the Asir region, recording 35.0 mm in the crater in Balqarn Governorate, while the Eastern Region recorded its highest amount of precipitation in Al-Khafji Governorate, at 32.9 mm.
Monitoring rainfall
In the Qassim region, Al-Mudhab Governorate recorded the highest amount of rain, amounting to 25.5 mm, while the Riyadh region recorded its highest amount of rainfall in Shaqra Governorate, amounting to 23.5 mm, while the Medina region recorded the highest amount of rain in Wadi Al-Fara’, amounting to 10.8 mm, which reflects the wide scope of the rainy situation and its impact on a number of governorates and centers in different regions of the Kingdom.
In the northern regions, the Tabuk region recorded the highest amount of precipitation in Rahib, amounting to 7.8 mm, while Arar Airport recorded the highest amount in the northern border region, amounting to 5.5 mm, while the Al-Jawf region recorded the highest amount of rain in Miqwa in Tabarjal Governorate, amounting to 4.6 mm.
The Hail region also recorded its highest amount of precipitation in Al-Shamli, amounting to 2.4 mm, while the Najran region recorded the highest amount in Badr al-Janoub, amounting to 4.6 mm. 0.9 mm, as part of a series of accurate climate readings that reflect the spatial variation in precipitation amounts between regions of the Kingdom.
These readings come within the hydrological and climatic monitoring system that relies on 268 monitoring stations that operate around the clock, and contribute to providing accurate field data that supports meteorological and hydrological monitoring work, enhances the efficiency of water resources management, and raises the readiness of concerned authorities to benefit from rainfall amounts and monitor their effects on valleys, natural environments, and water catchment areas in Various regions of the Kingdom.
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