NEWS
Rain and Kinneret Watch
by Dei'ah Vedibur Staff
Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret -
5785.
As of March 20 (20 Adar) 223.0 millimeters of rain had
fallen in the Jerusalem area during the current season
(August 1 to date). This is 47% of the average
rainfall for this period and 43% of the average rainfall for
the entire season in the Jerusalem area which is 522 mm.
There was just a little rain in the past week. Today there was a lot of rain.
Jerusalem and most of the country is way behind.
The main rain months are December, January and February, but there is
still rain in March.
The current level of the Kinneret is -211.29 meters below
sea level, which is 2.49 meters below the full red line of -208.8 meters. It fell this week in the season when it should be rising.
Relatively little water is taken out as the bulk of Israel's drinking water comes from desalination.
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