Rare summer rains around Israel break all-time August records
Zev Stub is the Times of Israel's Diaspora Affairs correspondent.Israel experienced a rare midsummer storm on Saturday that brought heavy rain to Jerusalem and the surrounding area, as well as to the Golan Heights, breaking all-time August rainfall records and causing flooding in parts of the Judean Desert.Ma’ale Adumim received 26 millimeters (1.02 inches) of rain during the day, including 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) in a single hour. It was the most rain ever recorded in the region for the month of August.It was only the fourth time since measurements began that more than 20 millimeters of rain were recorded anywhere in Israel during the month of August, the Meteorological Service said. Previous instances occurred in the the Golan Heights in 2012, Kfar Blum in 1971 and Zichron Yaakov in 1920, according to Channel 12’s chief weather forecaster Ilanit Adler.Jerusalem received about 5 millimeters of rain in a downpour that…
A rare midsummer storm brought heavy rainfall to Israel on Saturday, breaking all-time August records in several areas. Ma’ale Adumim received 26 millimeters of rain, the most ever recorded there for August, with 11 millimeters falling in a single hour. Jerusalem experienced about 5 millimeters of rain, contributing to the highest July-August precipitation in approximately 170 years. The Israel Meteorological Service noted this was only the fourth time since measurements began that over 20 millimeters of rain were recorded anywhere in Israel during August. The unusual weather caused flooding in parts of the Judean Desert, including Nahal Og, which experienced its first recorded August flood, leading to the temporary closure of Route 90. Authorities urged the public to avoid flooded streams and riverbanks, with further heavy rainfall and potential record-breaking expected on Sunday in eastern Israel.
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