Four days of heavy dust haze in May

The weather during May 2013 was warmer and windier than normal and included four days of heavy dust haze. Surveying the month, the Meteorological Office said the dust haze was caused by a complex area of low pressure that originated over Algeria,...

The weather during May 2013 was warmer and windier than normal and included four days of heavy dust haze.

Surveying the month, the Meteorological Office said the dust haze was caused by a complex area of low pressure that originated over Algeria, reducing the visibility.

Last month’s average air temperature of 20.5°C exceeded the climate norm of 19.1°C.

The highest temperature was registered on May 2, when it peaked to 28.7°C, a total of 5.4°C more than the 30-year maximum climate norm. The lowest was 14.4°C recorded on May 14.

Last month was also much drier than normal with a total of 1.4mm of rainfall when the 30 year norm is 6.7mm.

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