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On 18 May 2019, floods affected Yanqul in Al Dhahirah Governorate, with 41.2 mm of rainfall recorded within 24 hours. [4] Wadi Bani Khalid, a hilly region in Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, received around [90.4 - 90.6mm] [5] of rainfall, exceeding the average monthly rainfall of 2.9 mm in the city of Ibra.
The most extreme weather events in Oman are tropical storms that form in the Arabian Sea. Following is the list of tropical storms that affected Oman, including Muscat, during the 21st century. In 2002, a cyclonic storm hit the Dhofar region of Oman. In 2007, a category 5 Cyclone Gonu caused squally winds and rains to the city of Muscat. [7]
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1 ... Oman: 125: Asia 173
A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20 people ...
The storm's total rainfall in Dubai added up to 6.45 inches (164 mm) by Wednesday morning, an event the state-run WAM news agency said was worse than "anything documented since the start of data ...
The storm unleashed flooding rainfall and strong winds and was blamed for at least 13 fatalities as of Monday, according to the BBC. ... Parts of northeastern Oman were reeling Monday following a ...
The total was the highest daily rainfall in the period from 1977 to 2003 nationwide. [8] Slightly higher rainfall – 482.3 mm (18.99 in) – was reported at a station 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Salalah. [19] The cyclone was considered the worst disaster in Oman during the 20th century, [23] causing 105 deaths. [22]
Oman receives little rainfall, with annual rainfall in Muscat averaging 100 mm (3.9 in), occurring mostly in January. In the south, the Dhofar Mountains area near Salalah has a tropical-like climate and receives seasonal rainfall from late June to late September as a result of monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean, leaving the summer air ...