Weather Beirut Lebanon Spring 2011

**André Eid** · 01/03/2011, 08:28

Hello everybody!

Today begins the meteorological season of spring, although I have repeated several times, that we should follow here in Lebanon the astronomical seasons for the climate, however, because we must respect the rules, I use too March, April and May as spring and not from 21/03 to 21 /06.

I don't have now informations of the last day of February, with the data from the NOAA-NCDC GSOD but already 'I can tell you that we are about +1.5 C above normal in Beirut airport (15.2 instead of 13.7 C). Instead, the rains are ok in February (148.8 mm compared to 133.4 mm on average), but not yet for the agricultural year (which counts from 1 September 2010) because November was without rain! ....

Here today
t min 10,8
t current 16.2
very cloudy
we always snow on the 1500-1800 m I think (because I don't see the mountains covered by clouds)

However, since March has the same average of December, we do not be surprised if we see snowfall on the mountains again this month (sometimes even at low altitude). It can happen too to have the hot and dry wind from the Sahara (Khamsin).

We'll see what are the surprises of March 2011 .....

Bye!

André

**Sergej** · 01/03/2011, 11:50

luckly Guy. You are already writing about spring. How was your winter ? I am sure you are not safistated because of missing snow but take care of your mild climate.
+16.2 degrees now ????

**André Eid** · 01/03/2011, 12:12

Originariamente Scritto da Sergej

luckly Guy. You are already writing about spring. How was your winter ? I am sure you are not safistated because of missing snow but take care of your mild climate.
+16.2 degrees now ????

Yes, only because I must respect the climatic divisions of the seasons....For me it's better the astronomic method....(in the italian 3D about the methods I wrote about that)

bad winter, because it was mild, and not enough rainy, not enough snowy....but March can do something about this....I hope....

I have had 20,4 C...

cloudy

**André Eid** · 02/03/2011, 07:57

I put here the data of February 2011 of Lebanon, according to GSOD NOAA-NCDC
(and climate normal values in brackets)

Beirut airport (central coast of Lebanon)
t avg 15.2 (13.7)
t avg max 19.2 (17.3)
t avg 12.0 min (9. 8)
precip mm 148.8 (133.4)

Tripoli (northern coast of Lebanon)
t avg 13.4 (13.3)
t avg max 17.7 (16.6)
t avg min 9.9 (9.6)
precip mm 181.1 (133.0)

Haouch el Oumara (inland plain of the Bekaa, 920 m)
t avg 7.7 (7.1)
t avg max 12.3 (12.0)
t avg min 4.4 (2.2)
precip mm 200.2 (112.2)

We can notice that the thermic anomaly is higher at Beirut than the other stations, but it can be influenced by the method of measure

**André Eid** · 05/03/2011, 13:02

here the mild temperatures continue

Today for example at Beirut periphery
t min 12,4
t max for now 20,0 !!

snowcover at 1800 m

But we expect a new perturbation the next week, with rain, cold, and snow on 900 m (I hope)

Ciao!
AE

**André Eid** · 07/03/2011, 13:14

Yesterday and today we have a hot days before the arrive of perturbation (with heavy rain and heavy snow on mountains, especially 9 and 10 March)

yesterday
t min 12.3
t max 23.7 !!!
cloudy

today
t min 17,2!!
t max for now 22.6 !!!
cloudy

I hope that we can see snow at low altitude....(or almost middle altitude)

**André Eid** · 09/03/2011, 09:13

heavy rain yesterday and today in Beirut

the temperatures, mild yesterday, and decreasing today

one hour ago: hail and 9,5 C

we hope for the snow on mountains.....perhaps these days it can arrive on hills.......

**André Eid** · 10/03/2011, 08:21

Heavy rain yesterday, with hail (for sometimes remain on the ground!)
extremes 9,5-15,9

heavy rain today, with hail?
t min 8,8
t actual 12,0
I'm afraid that snow it's not on the hills but only on the mountains.....anyway we have time to tomorrow night....

**André Eid** · 10/03/2011, 17:42

This day, I see the snow on the hills of Kesrouan (North East of Beirut) between 700 and 900 m......it's good for March......

today extremes for now 8,0-14.5 C
heavy rain and hail (which remain on the ground for sometimes)

**André Eid** · 11/03/2011, 21:43

Today it was less cold than yesterday
t min 8,4
t max 15,8
t actual 11,2
rain but not like yesterday
snowfall today only on mountains...
snowcover melted a little on the hills...

I put you some photo of snowy hills from my home yesterday, snow at 700-900 m (click on the photo to enlarge)