Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret -
5785.
As of April 10 (12 Nisan) 256.2 millimeters of rain had fallen in
the Jerusalem area during the current season (August 1 to date).
This is 51% of the average rainfall for this period and 49% of the
average rainfall for the entire season in the Jerusalem area which
is 522 mm.
There was just a little rain in the past week.
Jerusalem and most of the country is way behind. The
main rain months are December, January and February, but there is
still rain in March.
The current level of the Kinneret is -211.35 meters below sea
level, which is 2.53 meters below the full red line of -208.8
meters. It fell this week in the season when it should be rising.
Relatively little water is taken out as the bulk of Israel's
drinking water comes from desalination.
