Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret - 5778.
As of February 8 (23 Shvat) 255 millimeters of rain had fallen in the Jerusalem area during the current season (August 1 to date). This represents 75% of the average rainfall for this period and 47% of the average rainfall for the entire season in the Jerusalem area which is 537 mm.
This week there no rain at all.
The current level of the Kinneret is -213.89 meters below sea level, which is below the lower red line of -213 meters. It went up almost 2 inches in the last week, but this is much slower than it needs to go up.
Rain clouds in Eilat photographed by Gal Mintz for the Israel Meteorological Services, Jan 25, 2018
