The amount of rainfall - of the seasonal average
: Dr. Amos Porat, Director of the Climatic Services Department at the Israel Meteorological Service, published today (Friday) a review of the month of January. According to the report, "January was significantly rainier than average and warmer than average. The amount of rain reached 1.5 Up to 2 times the average in the north of the country and in the center."
The average rainfall in Israel over the years
They also added that the weather was cooler than average during the rain, but during the dry periods it was significantly warmer than average.
"This combination of a winter month that is very rainy and also warmer than average is unusual and there was nothing like it in the past" was written by Dr. Porat.
The number of rainy days
The review shows that the number of rainy days in January was also higher than average.
The number of days in the north of the country and the central coastal plain reached 16 to 18 compared to the average of 10 to 12.
In the southern coastal plain and the Judean Mountains, there were 13 to 15 days of rain, with the average being 9 to 10 days.
In contrast, in the north of the Negev the number of days was close to average and south of there there were almost no rainy days
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