The month of June ends over 3 degrees Celsius (5.4° Farenheit) warmer than the multi-year average, according to the Israel Meteorological Service.
According to the IMS update, the first half of the month saw several heavy heat waves, during which a new record of a sweltering 48.1° Celcius was set for the month of June.
The second half of the month was more stable, though the temperatures remained higher than average, the IMS adds.
“Of all the summer months (June – September) in the last 75 years there were only six months that were hotter than [June 2024] or similar to it,” the statement adds, noting that all were in the last 15 years.
Last year, an OEC report found that Israelis will likely be living with maximum average daytime temperatures of more than 35° Celsius (95° Fahrenheit) for around 80 days in the year, compared with just 35 such days yearly between 1995 and 2014.
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