When we first started doing our research into moving to this beautiful country, we very quickly learnt that the average rainfall here was 2 days per year. The first rainfall that we were here to experience was on 20th November 2006....I was extremely happy thinking this would be a rare occurance for us......however...I was wrong, very, very wrong! It has rained HEAPS here since then.
Below is a list of facts as reported in the Time Out Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 51, December 21-28 2006.
It never rains....
(this was the name of the article)
# 53 dams filled to the brim collecting up to 4,620 million gallons of water.
# Dubai's rain makes headline news on UK television.
# 73mm of rain falls in a single 24-hour period.
# 52 rain-related traffic accidents in one day in Ras Al Khaimah.
# Average monthly temperature of 23.5 degrees celcius.
# The heaviest rain since December 1995
We will do our best to send some rain home to Australia as we know how much you need it!
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