United Arab Emirates sees first ever snow

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source from: http://www.news.com.au/common/story_pag ... 02,00.html

UAE sees first ever snow
December 30, 2004

SNOW has fallen over the United Arab Emirates for the first time ever, leaving a white blanket over the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah as the desert country experienced a cold spell and above-average rainfall.

The snow fell over the Al-Jees mountain range in Ras al-Khaimah, the most northerly member of the UAE federation, Dubai airport's meteorology department reported.
The English-language Gulf News reported that the mountain cluster at 1737m above sea level "had heavy night-time snowfall for the past two days as a result of temperatures dropping to as low as minus five Celsius" and stunning the emirate's residents.

On Monday, 12.6 mm of rain fell on the desert emirate of Dubai, where it hardly ever rains.

Police reported 500 accidents on its roads in 24 hours, including one fatality, as a result of a three-day downpour.

A cold spell has hit the country this week, with the mercury plunging to 12C in Dubai on Wednesday night.

The meteorology department, however, said the chilly weather in Dubai, where summer temperatures reach 50C, will probably end by next week.


Note: This comes on the heels of the record snows we had in Corpus Christi and Victoria,TX this X'mas.