Is the absence of strong heat waves in the summer of 2024 related to the weakness of the winter season?

Arab Weather - With the middle of the winter square, the current rainy season is still suffering from a significant weakness in terms of rainfall, as since the beginning of the fall season since the end of last September until the date of writing this report, the Kingdom has not been affected by a major weather condition or a real winter depression.

Arab Weather experts attribute the rainy season to the nature of the weather system in the northern hemisphere, which produces sterile weather systems in the eastern Mediterranean region in terms of the difficulty of cold and humid air masses reaching it, which allows the formation of depressions.

Is the absence of strong heat waves in the summer of 2024 related to the weakness of the winter season?

Going back to last summer (summer 2024), we find that the Kingdom was only affected by two heat waves at the beginning of the summer, specifically in June 2024, after which the Kingdom experienced normal summer weather in July and August, and the Kingdom was not affected by any heat waves in the heart of the summer.

Arab Weather experts answer that this is related to the weakness of the rainy season, as there is no statistical link between the lack of heat waves in the summer and the weakness of the rainy season in the winter. By referring to the climate archives of the Kingdom, we find that the Kingdom was affected by a hot and blazing summer followed by a cold and wet winter. On the contrary, there is a statistical link between the behavior of August and the strength of the winter season sometimes.

In many years, when the month of August ends without heat waves or a significant rise in temperatures with high humidity, the Kingdom is affected by a cold, wet winter, without being certain of that because the statistical factor is likely to be wrong.

In general, there is no fixed rule on the relationship between the strength or weakness of winter and the behavior of summer, as the nature of the atmosphere varies from one season to another.