Extreme Rainfall: Record Recorded in Makhtesh Ramon

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On election day, 35.6 mm of rain were measured within ten minutes at Nahal Gevanim in Makhtesh Ramon. According to Israel Hayom, it is an intensity of once in 200 years, which broke a previous record measured in Jericho in 1987. According to Ynet, the previous record was measured 39 years ago. According to Israel Hayom, the event led to widespread flooding in the streams of the south and east.

According to Ynet, local rain may fall tomorrow, and warming is expected on Saturday. According to Srugim, the Israel Meteorological Service described the intensity as rare.