United Arab Emirates (UAE) encountered a remarkable downpour on Tuesday, April 16, with the heaviest rainfall in the past 24 hours ever recorded since data collection began in 1949.
The location in Al Ain known as “Khatm Al Shakla” had the most precipitation, measuring an incredible 254 mm in less than a day, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
On March 9, 2016, the Shuwaib station of the NCM recorded 287.6 mm.
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The UAE had a difficult time controlling the unfavorable weather. But locals and officials worked together skillfully to make sure that everyone was safe.
The nation experienced unprecedented levels of rainfall over the last 24 hours, ending at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16. The NCM confirmed that this is an unprecedented event in the UAE’s climatic history since the beginning of climate data recording. Furthermore, it is anticipated that larger amounts of rainfall will be recorded in the hours to come.
This prolonged period of intense rain is unprecedented in the United Arab Emirates, strengthening the country’s overall groundwater supplies and raising the average yearly rainfall.
The unstable weather conditions, attributed to an extension of a “low surface pressure,” affected the country from Monday onwards. On Tuesday, two waves of unsettled weather swept across the UAE.
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