Record Hourly Rainfall Recorded in Israel's Sharon Region
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israel's Meteorological Service announced a record for hourly rainfall in the Sharon region, with 117 mm recorded in Kadima in 75 minutes. The coastal plain also experienced extreme rainfall, with Binyamina, Hadera, Tel Aviv, and Ashdod seeing significant amounts. This marks the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in at least six years.
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- A record for hourly rainfall was broken in Israel's Sharon region.
- The Kadima meteorological station recorded 117 mm of rain in 75 minutes.
- Heavy rainfall was also recorded in Binyamina, Hadera, Tel Aviv, and Ashdod.
- This is the most significant 24-hour rainfall in at least six years.
- The Meteorological Service reported the record on Tuesday afternoon.
Israel's Meteorological Service reported on Tuesday that a record for hourly rainfall was broken in the Sharon region during the afternoon hours. Specifically, the meteorological station in the moshav of Kadima recorded 117 millimeters of rain in just one hour and fifteen minutes. Exceptionally heavy rainfall was also observed at numerous stations along the coastal plain, including 48 millimeters in Binyamina within an hour, 35 millimeters in Hadera, and approximately 90 millimeters in Tel Aviv and Ashdod over the past 24 hours. This event marks not only a historic hourly rainfall record for the Sharon but also the most significant 24-hour rainfall period in at least the last six years, dating back to November 2020.
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