Yesterday we got our first rains at the end of August

@Hannihar (129379)

Israel

August 27, 2018 6:25pm CST

Yes, the Southern part of Israel got rain yesterday. I went out before I left to go do my thing and stood outside watching the sky to see what it was going to do here in Jerusalem. We did not get rain and as a matter of fact it was a nice day here. I wore my jacket and didn't need it at times but still had. So, today I will see how the weather is again because I am going out to do my thing again. I hope you all are fine.

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@AmbiePam (85313)

• United States

28 Aug 18

It must be getting pretty hot there. My friend recently visited Isreal. She loved it.

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@AmbiePam (85313)

• United States

28 Aug 18

@Hannihar She went to Jerusalem. She would love to come back. She went with her church group, including her mother.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

It depends on where you go here. I live in Jerusalem and it is very nice this year. Normally it gets hot in August but it hasn't been as hot as it has been. Where did she go and glad he loved it. Will she be coming back again or telling others to come?

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

@AmbiePam I am glad she loved it so much that she wants to come back. Jerusalem is very very special. I love living in Jerusalem.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305561)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Aug 18

I hope you have a nice day. We're getting rain here, finally.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305561)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 Aug 18

@Hannihar We got rain, just not enough to make any difference for what we need for crops and landscapes. It's been a dry summer. This week took care of that with the amount of rain we got. We have more on the way in the coming days.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

30 Aug 18

@just4him It only rains here normally in winter. We have had a drought for a quite some time now.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

@just4him So all summer you did not get rain? Glad you are getting it. The Southern part of Israel got rain yesterday. It was nice here today and yesterday for a while it was touch and go and then turned out nice.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

30 Aug 18

nice that you didn't get rained on

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

30 Aug 18

@Hannihar that sounds great. Hope you get your wish

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

30 Aug 18

@arthurchappell I am also glad I did not get rained on on Monday and Tuesday. I hope Saturday is nice because want to sit on the porch.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

31 Aug 18

@arthurchappell Thanks Arthur and I hope so too.

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@DianneN (246334)

• United States

30 Aug 18

I know Israel is a dry country, but glad the rain is coming. Those crops need it badly.

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@DianneN (246334)

• United States

1 Sep 18

@Hannihar I must visit them all!

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@DianneN (246334)

• United States

31 Aug 18

@Hannihar Interesting. I just learned something new!

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

31 Aug 18

@DianneN That is nice that I taught you something new. I only live in Jerusalem so can really comment on my feelings but I know a little bit about Tel Aviv in the summer and The Golan in the winter.

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@dgobucks226 (34314)

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29 Aug 18

I guess the rain man decided to drop a little wet stuff on you early Hanni?

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

31 Aug 18

@dgobucks226 That is the thing DB our summer was not that hot this year. I think He was trying to tell us something by the rain too like you said.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

30 Aug 18

@dgobucks226 DB you are right. This was not in Jerusalem, but, any part of the country counts for rain to come. We have been in such a drought that we need rain. It is only suppose to rain here in the winter. We do get a first rain during one of our holidays but this year the rain came earlier.

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@dgobucks226 (34314)

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31 Aug 18

@Hannihar Perhaps a heavenly gift from high above? To provide some temporary relief from those hot dry summers.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

28 Aug 18

Weather is what weather is. Glad your day seemed to work out well despite it.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

@porwest It was fine because we did not get rain either day in Jerusalem. I guess the Southern part and the Northern parts of the country got it.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

30 Aug 18

@porwest Yes, it is a good thing. I am happy we did not get it in Jerusalem because I was outside.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

29 Aug 18

@Hannihar Well, that seems to be a good thing.

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@rsa101 (37932)

• Philippines

27 Aug 18

I think rains are very much appreciated in your place. In my place since the start if rainy season we had enough downpour already. Monsoon is creating havoc in my place and is somewhat not nice anymore.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

@rsa101 Yes it is appreciated here because we only get rain in the winter.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

28 Aug 18

Do you feel like you need rain right now?

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

29 Aug 18

@Hannihar I see.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

@marlina We did not get rain here in Jerusalem. It was in the Southern part of the country and in the North.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

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@JudyEv (325349)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Aug 18

I don't know a lot about Israel but I think it is a very dry country. Is that correct?

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

@JudyEv It depends on where you are. Tel Aviv is very humid in the summer. Jerusalem is suppose to be dry but has started to get humid. I was in Netanya and it was very beautiful. I cannot tell you about each city and the weather for summer. In winter the Golan gets snow for skiing. In Jerusalem it is cold and winter and we have had snow but not all the time.

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@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

28 Aug 18

Ironic - we are so far away , and yet, it was promised to be rainy here too. Though we actually did get a downpour here

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

@FayeHazel This was early for us. We get our first rain usually during one of our holidays that is coming up soon.

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

29 Aug 18

@FayeHazel We still have nice weather till around November when the rains can start or till December then it starts to get cold.

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@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

29 Aug 18

@Hannihar What do you have before rains? Dry season?

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@Kandae11 (53679)

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27 Aug 18

When was the last time it rained?

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

@Kandae11 We only get rain in the winter so last winter it rained and we had very strange weather. Spring was skipped and went right into summer.

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@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

27 Aug 18

We are fine thank you Hanni. Glad you got some rain, that is good is it?

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@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

28 Aug 18

@Courage7 We did not have rain in Jerusalem. The rain was in the South and can't tell you how the people felt. I guess it still did not help. We have been in a drought for quite some time and not getting enough rain.

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