The highest temperature ever recorded was during March 43.1
Meteorology: March's rains are less than the country's natural rates
The National Center of Meteorology expected that the rate of rainfall in the country during the month of March will be lower than the normal rates at this time of year, in exchange for the survival of the rates of temperatures between normal to slightly high, while it stated that the weather this week will witness an increase in Temperatures will continue gradually from today until next Thursday.
In detail, the center stated that the expected rainfall during the month of March will be less than the normal rate during this month of the year, which is 11.9 mm, while expectations indicate that the average temperature during this month will be between normal or slightly higher in some areas. Pointing out that the average temperature for the country in March was 23.2 degrees Celsius.
The center stated that the level of humidity in the air will decrease significantly during this month compared to the previous month of February, especially with the second half of it, so that the average relative humidity is 52%, while opportunities remain open for the formation of fog and light fog in separate areas of the country.
According to the center, the highest temperature recorded in the country during the month of March was 43.1 degrees Celsius in the cities of Saih al-Salam and Sweihan in 2018, while the lowest temperature was 1.0 degrees Celsius in Jabal Jais, pointing out that the highest year was repeated Where the occurrence of fog during the past years was in the year 2010, where the frequency of fog occurrence was 15 days for fog and four days for light fog.
He stressed that the highest amount of rain recorded during this month, amounted to 300 mm, fell on Al-Shuwaib in 2016, while the highest frequency of dust occurred in March, during the past years, it was at Ras Al-Khaimah Airport, with a total frequency of nine times.
He pointed out that the prevailing winds during the current month will be northwesterly most of the days, and southeast to southwesterly at the end of the night until the morning, they turn into northwesterly and northeasterly at noon and evening, affected by the cycle of the land and sea breeze, pointing out that the highest wind speed reached 123 Km / h in Dalma Island last year, while the average relative humidity during this month is 52%, the average maximum relative humidity ranges between 71 and 84%, and the average minimum relative humidity ranges between 19 and 33%.
Regarding the weather during the current week, the center confirmed that the country is exposed to a surface air height extension from the west, accompanied by an air height extension in the upper atmosphere.
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