QuickCheck: Did it snow in Kota Kinabalu?

A VIDEO clip has gone viral apparently showing snowfall in Kota Kinabalu over the weekend. Did winter really come to this Sabahan city?

VERDICT:

FALSE

Sabah Meteorological Department director Amir Zudi Hashim said that no snowfall had been detected in the state, adding that the footage was “manipulated”.

He said upon closer observation, it was found that the rain was recorded using the "slow motion" function on a phone.

This made raindrops look like snowflakes falling in the video.