Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret -
5784.
As of January 11 (1 Shevat) 160.6 millimeters of rain had
fallen in the Jerusalem area during the current season
(August 1 to date). This is 72% of the average
rainfall for this period and 31% of the average rainfall for
the entire season in the Jerusalem area which is 522 mm. There was a little rain this past week and it is still raining.
November was unusually wet this year.
The main rain months are December, January and February, but there is
still rain in March.
The current level of the Kinneret is -211.34 meters below
sea level, which is 2.54 meters below the full red line of -208.8 meters.
Relatively little water is taken out as the bulk of Israel's drinking water comes from desalination.
