Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret -
5778.
As of January 10 (4 Shvat) 312 millimeters of rain had
fallen in the Jerusalem area during the current season
(August 1 to date). This represents 131% of the average
rainfall for this period and 58% of the average rainfall for
the entire season in the Jerusalem area which is 537 mm.
In most of the country the rainfall is above the average
rainfall for the period.
The current level of the Kinneret is -213.9 meters below
sea level, which is below the lower red line of -213 meters.
The level rose 28.5 centimeters over the past week. It seems to be rising
faster. Just to get to the
red line we need to rise 0.9 meters. It looks likely that we will get that this season in a month
or so.
Clouds in Eilat photographed by Avraham
Meltzer for the Israel Meteorological Services, Nov 15,
2018
