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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Sweltering Sodom breaks overnight heat record, weather service says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Meteorological Service says the Dead Sea area and Negev experienced record-setting temperatures overnight.
According to the IMS, the mercury at the Sodom weather station near the Dead Sea evaporation pools only fell to 36.6° C (97.8° F) overnight, the highest daily minimum ever recorded in Israel.
The previous record was 35.5° C (95.9° F).
Eilat and Yotvata also experienced record-setting lows, only cooling to 35.8° C (96.4° F) and 33.7° C (92.7° F) overnight, the IMS says.
Temperatures in Sodom are currently at 37° C (99° F), with Jerusalem now the hottest place in the country at 39° C (102° F).
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