"It's colder than we've seen in quite a while," said Ali Najee Thabit a farmer in Al-Baidha's Rada'a district.

Other temperatures logged around the some provinces were 5 degrees Taiz and 2 degrees in Amran. The overnight low in Mountains areas was -2 degrees, while some districts saw a low of -5.

The National Center for Weather and Forecasting spokesman aired in Yemeni Public Radio that the center have received several letters sent by farmers from Thamar, Al-Baidha, and Al-Dhale',  explaining that cold wave early this Sunday claim damage to agricultural crops and vegetables.

Meanwhile, cold wave caused rising in cash crops such as Qat and vegetables. However, Qat price has increased significantly by 200 percent from what it was earlier this month.

Qat' sellers attributed the rise of Qat' prices to the sudden decline in temperature which damaged Qat farms in numerous provinces, and led to the raising prices.