Snow was first reported in northern parts of Saudi Arabia on 23
November. ... As of 22 December 2016, snow had also
fallen in Israel, Syria and other parts of the Middle East. Snow has
occasionally occurred in Saudi Arabia in previous
winters. In 2013 a video of a man somersaulting in snow there
circulated on social media. Saudi Arabia had its
hottest temperature ever on June 22, 2010, with a reading of52.0°C (125.6°F)
in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia ...The record heat was
accompanied by a sandstorm, which caused eight power plants to go offline,
resulting in blackouts to several Saudi cities.Jul 21, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Riyadh
with an average temperature of 96°F (36°C) and the coldest is January at
59°F (15°C) with the most daily sunshine hours at 11 in July. The
wettest month isApril with an average of 25mm of rain. Desalination.
Saudi Arabia is the
largest producer of desalinated water in the world.
In 2011 the volume of water supplied by the
country's 27 desalination plants at 17 locations was 3.3 million m3/day (1.2
billion m3/year).
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