Abnormally high rainfall hit Oman and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, with heavy downpours and thunderstorms rolling in from the north-east.
The two countries are among the driest in the world, with large parts of both typically receiving less than 100mm of rainfall each year.
Some thunderstorms were accompanied by hail, with a particularly heavy shower in Abu Dhabi leaving the streets blanketed in hailstones, some of which were almost the size of golf balls.
The UAE was less badly affected, but some schools were closed, while an official visit to Dubai by Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, was scaled down.
This new record is likely to be broken again by the end of the month, with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting severe to extreme heatwave conditions across much of Western Australia this weekend and into next week.
In contrast, a winter storm swept across the north-east US on Tuesday, with more than a foot of snow falling in many areas.
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Abnormally high rainfall hit Oman and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, with heavy downpours and thunderstorms rolling in from the north-east.
The two countries are among the driest in the world, with large parts of both typically receiving less than 100mm of rainfall each year.
Some thunderstorms were accompanied by hail, with a particularly heavy shower in Abu Dhabi leaving the streets blanketed in hailstones, some of which were almost the size of golf balls.
The UAE was less badly affected, but some schools were closed, while an official visit to Dubai by Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, was scaled down.
This new record is likely to be broken again by the end of the month, with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting severe to extreme heatwave conditions across much of Western Australia this weekend and into next week.
In contrast, a winter storm swept across the north-east US on Tuesday, with more than a foot of snow falling in many areas.
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