Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology reported that heavy rainfall was accompanied by hailstones on Nov. 2. Many referred to the hail as snowfall, likely due to its appearance, but temperatures were simply too warm to support winter precipitation.

In a remarkable turn of events, Saudi Arabia witnessed spells of heavy rain and snowfall for the first time in history. If reports are to go by, the Al-Jawf region experienced heavy snowfall recently, creating a winter wonderland in a country typically known for its arid climate. pic.twitter.com/k0XoUtVJua

Saudi Arabia’s typically arid desert in Al-Jawf has turned into a winter wonderland as snow has blanketed its sand dunes.

Saudi Arabia's Al-Nafūd Desert has experienced an unprecedented weather event, transforming its warm dunes into a winter wonderland. For the first time in recorded history, snow blanketed parts of the Al-Jawf region in the northern Al-Nafūd desert,