Asir records highest rainfall at 48 mm as rain hits four Saudi regions

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Asir records highest rainfall at 48 mm as the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) reports precipitation across four Saudi regions over 24 hours.

JEDDAH — Asir records highest rainfall at 48 mm as the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) reports precipitation across four Saudi regions over 24 hours.

The NCM measured rainfall across the Kingdom from 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, to 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, with the highest accumulation recorded in Khamis Mushait’s Wadi Bin Hashbal in the Asir Region at 48 mm.

In Asir, Rijal Almaa recorded the second-highest rainfall at 33.8 mm, followed by Abha–Al Sha'af at 19.6 mm, Tanomah at 18.4 mm, Al Namas at 12.8 mm, and Al Madha–Tareeb at 12.2 mm.

In the Riyadh Region, Al Thumamah Airport recorded 25 mm, followed by the Saudi Aviation Academy at 14.8 mm, King Abdulaziz Reserve–Mulham at 13 mm, King Khalid Reserve at 11.8 mm, and Imam Abdulaziz Reserve at 10.4 mm.

In the Al-Baha Region, Al-Baha–Al Baher recorded 17.6 mm, followed by Al Makhwah at 15.6 mm and Baljurashi at 11 mm.

In the Eastern Province, Al Khair village, Al Dughayr, recorded 8.8 mm, followed by King Fahd International Airport at 8.5 mm, Al Ahsa Airport at 6.6 mm, and both Buqayq and Al Ahsa–Al Uqair at 5.8 mm.

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