UAE experiences heaviest rainfall in 75 years

The UAE received the heaviest rainfall on record on Tuesday over a 24 hour period.

According to WAM, it surpassed all records documented since the start of data collection in 1949.

The downpour impacted numerous regions across the country.

The National Centre of Meteorology confirmed that the record rainfall that fell on the country during the 24 hours until 9 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, is an exceptional event in the UAE's climate history since the start of recording climate data.

The centre said that, so far, the highest rainfall was recorded in the "Khatm Al Shakla" area in Al Ain, reaching 254 mm in less than 24 hrs.

It is noteworthy that the NCM's Shuwaib station had recorded 287.6 mm on March 9th 2016.

This heavy rainfall is an exceptional event in the UAE that contributes to increasing the annual rainfall average in the UAE, as well as strengthening the country's groundwater reserves in general.