Heavy rainfall and rare winter hailstorm hit Kuwait

[Martin Oliver Cloonan]

Heavy rainfall and a rare winter hailstorm hit Kuwait on December 27, 2022, bringing joy to people used to the hot arid climate.

According to Muhammad Karam, a former director of Kuwait’s meteorological department, the country hasn’t seen so much hail during the winter in 15 years.¹

Kuwait registered up to 63 mm (2.48 inches) of rain from December 27 to 28 when the weather started clearing up.

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