UAE averages 100 to 120mm of rain a year, but El Niño could push it higher, an astronomy expert says

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Past years have seen more than 200mm in a single month, and the Emirates Astronomical Society chairman says heavy rain over a few days is more noticeable than the same total…

Past years have seen more than 200mm in a single month, and the Emirates Astronomical Society chairman says heavy rain over a few days is more noticeable than the same total spread over weeks

Al Jarwan noted that the rainfall during the past years has exceeded 200mm in some cases, in one month. Picture for illustrative purposes. File photograph

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