Eastern Israel experienced exceptionally rare weather conditions for a second consecutive day, with Israel's Meteorological Service reporting unprecedented August rainfall across the Jordan Valley, eastern Samaria, and the Judean Desert.
While rainfall totals didn't match the previous day's extraordinary 25-30 millimeters, double-digit precipitation amounts were still recorded throughout the afternoon. Monitoring stations measured 12.4 millimeters at Gitit and 10.4 millimeters in the Jordan Valley lowlands, highly unusual quantities for the typically bone-dry month of August.
Rainfall rates hit one millimeter per minute and beyond. Cloud cover and precipitation gradually spread southward from eastern Samaria toward the Judean Desert, with approximately 8 millimeters falling at Nebi Musa. Storm clouds continued moving south, leading to rain over the watershed basins north of Ein Gedi.
