Exceeding the average. Rain in Hadera
צילום: שלומי בן דויד
November rainfall tops annual average
Despite being warmer than usual Israel experiences rainy month with precipitation exceeding average noted in corresponding period last winter
Here comes the rain again: Israel experienced a particularly rainy November, with rainfall exceeding seasonal averages in many locations across the country.
The Meteorological Service said Sunday that Eilat alone saw 25 millimeters of rain – 416% more than its average precipitation for the entire winter.
Thunderstorm in Haifa (Photo: Moshe Alenquah)
According to the Meteorological Service's data, November was still warmer than average, topping seasonal readings by 1-2 degrees. September and October were also warmer than usual – also by 1-2 degrees.
The data suggested that 133mm of rain fell in Tel Aviv in November, exceeding the area's average by 115%; 60mm of rain fell in Jerusalem (+87%), 288mm of rain fell in Haifa (+220%) and some 78mm of rain fell in the Negev, exceeding the area's average by 120%.
Still, precipitation in the greater Dead Sea area, the southern Coastal Plain and the Judea Mountains fell short of the seasonal average.
