A temperature drop of more than 100 percent recorded

Temperatures in the Saiq Plateau in Oman fell more than 100 percent below the average temperatures recorded for this location every January.

On 16 January 2020, the temperature recorded at Saiq Plateau was -0.5 degrees, reflecting a percentage drop of 106 percent, compared to the average January temperature of 7.6 degrees.

This information was revealed by the Directorate General of Meteorology at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation.

“Although the Sultanate has witnessed in the past few days minimum temperatures that were below average, it did not break the record minimum temperatures that were recorded in previous years, with the exception of Saiq station.” - Public Authority for Civil Aviation