Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret -
5785.
As of December 26 (25 Kislev) only 28.4 millimeters of rain had
fallen in the Jerusalem area during the current season
(August 1 to date). This is 19% of the average
rainfall for this period and 5% of the average rainfall for
the entire season in the Jerusalem area which is 522 mm.
So far it has been very dry this year.
The main rain months are December, January and February, but there is
still rain in March.
The current level of the Kinneret is -211.4 meters below
sea level, which is 2.6 meters below the full red line of -208.8 meters. It stayed the same this week.
Relatively little water is taken out as the bulk of Israel's drinking water comes from desalination.
