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Why can there be snowfall on desert?

Rare snow and hailstorms cover Saudi desert
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/saudi-arabia-snow/index.html

We should learn that desert is easily heated and also easily cooled down. It means there can be snow, if there is low atmospheric pressure during winter season. So, snowfall on desert is not as rare as many people think.