The
following is a compilation of snowfall in Jerusalem in table 1 I
mentioned cases of heavy snow or late\early snowfall
TABLE 1: snowfall in
Jerusalem between 1470 AD to 1942
|
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH \ DETAIL |
FOR REFERENCES & SOURCES |
|
1470 |
FEBRUARY |
snow fell continuously for 2 weeks
and Jerusalem was besieged by snow for 1 month |
|
|
1708 |
FEBRUARY |
HEAVY SNOW |
|
|
1742 |
JANUARY |
HEAVY SNOW |
|
|
1788 |
FEBRUARY |
HEAVY SNOW |
|
|
1799 |
FEBRUARY |
40 cm |
|
|
1806 |
FEBRUARY |
HEAVY SNOW |
|
|
1828 |
FEBRUARY |
40 cm |
|
|
1859 |
FEBRUARY |
40 cm |
|
|
1861 |
FEBRUARY |
HEAVY SNOW |
|
|
1873 |
DECEMBER |
7 cm |
|
|
1874 |
MARCH |
20 cm |
|
|
1879 |
DECEMBER |
40 cm?? |
|
|
1880 |
MARCH |
15 cm |
SNOW
OVER LOWER AREAS |
|
1882 |
FEBRUARY |
40 cm |
|
|
1884 |
FEBRUARY |
35 cm |
|
|
1887 |
JANUARY |
20 cm |
|
|
1891 |
DECEMBER |
13 cm |
melted after 1 week |
|
1908 |
NOVEMBER |
V.EARLY SNOW |
|
|
1910 |
MARCH |
9 days with snow-15cm |
|
|
1911 |
FEBRUARY |
8 days with heavy snow |
|
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1920 |
9-12 FEBRUARY |
98 cm (RECORD) |
RECORD OF DEEPEST SNOW |
|
1921 |
FEBRUARY |
13 cm |
|
|
1927 |
10-15 FEBRUARY |
15 cm |
|
|
1929 |
FEBRUARY |
15 cm |
|
|
1932 |
6-7 FEBRUARY |
14 cm |
|
|
1942 |
2-4 JANUARY |
18 cm |
|
TABLE 2:SNOWFALL IN
JERUSALEM BETWEEN 1945-1967 ALL CASES
Cells in blue
refer to snow above 15 cm. Cellsin pink refer to early\late snow
|
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
|
1945 |
23 FEB. |
14 cm |
1953 |
28 NOV! |
0.5 cm |
1961 |
21 JAN. |
2 cm |
|
1946 |
17 FEB. |
2 cm |
1953 |
19 DEC. |
8 cm |
1961 |
8 FEB. |
5 cm |
|
1947 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1954 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1961 |
16 FEB. |
0.5 cm |
|
1948 |
12-14JAN |
7 cm |
1955 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1962 |
19-20 FEB. |
11 cm |
|
1948 |
17
MAR.. |
5 cm |
1956 |
10 FEB. |
5 cm |
1963 |
30dec |
2 cm |
|
1949 |
8 FEB. |
6cm |
1956 |
10DEC |
4 cm |
1964 |
18JAN |
4 cm |
|
1949 |
12 APR. |
1 cm |
1956 |
10 DEC. |
4 cm |
1964 |
5FEB |
2 cm |
|
1950 |
26 JAN. |
2 cm |
1957 |
1-3FEB. |
40 cm |
1965 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
|
1950 |
4-7 FEB. |
10-50 cm! UNUSPHEN. |
1958 |
30 JAN. |
8 cm |
1966 |
22 MAR |
3 cm |
|
1951 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1959 |
15-16 FEB. |
5 cm |
1967 |
21JAN. |
5 cm |
|
1952 |
9 JAN. |
5 cm |
1959 |
21 FEB. |
4 cm |
1967 |
26feb |
2 cm |
|
1953 |
16 JAN. |
8 cm |
1959 |
24-27 FEB. |
7 cm |
1967 |
27 FEB. |
3 cm |
|
1953 |
1 MAR. |
6 cm |
1959 |
5 MAR. |
4 cm |
|
|
|
|
1953 |
4 MAR |
10 cm |
1960 |
NOSN |
DROUGHT |
|
|
|
TABLE 3: SNOWFALL
BETWEEN 1968-1992 ALL CASES.
|
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
|
1968 |
15-16JAN. |
32 cm |
1977 |
3-4 MAR |
15 cm |
1983 |
5-6MAR |
3 cm |
|
1968 |
31 JAN. |
5 cm |
1978 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1984 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
|
1969 |
28-29JAN |
6 cm |
1979 |
NOSN |
NOSN |
1985 |
25FEB |
4 cm |
|
1970 |
12-13 DEC |
2 cm |
1980 |
1-2 MAR |
25 cm |
1987 |
13MAR |
2 cm |
|
1971 |
13 FEB |
5 cm |
1980 |
10-11DEC |
2 cm |
1987 |
25DEC |
1 cm |
|
1971 |
12 MAR |
4 cm |
1981 |
10DEC |
1 cm |
1988 |
17JAN |
2 cm |
|
1971 |
11 APR |
2 cm |
1982 |
4 FEB |
3 cm |
1988 |
2FEB |
1 cm |
|
1971 |
2-3DEC |
2 cm |
1983 |
1-2JAN |
5 cm |
1988 |
24FEB |
2 cm |
|
1972 |
7 FEB |
8 cm |
1983 |
18 JAN |
1 cm |
1988 |
26DEC |
1 cm |
|
1973 |
14-15JAN |
7 cm |
1983 |
19 FEB |
2 cm |
1989 |
15JAN |
3 cm |
|
1974 |
22-23JAN |
4 cm |
1983 |
23 JAN |
3 cm |
1990 |
26FEB |
1 cm |
|
1974 |
1 FEB |
3 cm |
1983 |
26JAN |
4 cm |
1990 |
31DEC |
0.5 cm |
|
1974 |
16-17FEB |
32 cm |
1983 |
18 FEB |
2 cm |
1990 |
2 APR |
1 cm |
|
1975 |
10-11FEB |
3 cm |
1983 |
19-21FEB |
4 cm |
1991 |
26 JAN |
1 cm |
|
1976 |
10 FEB |
4 cm |
1983 |
26 FEB |
5 cm |
1992 |
1-2JAN |
10-25 cm |
TABLE 4 : SNOWFALL BETWEEN 1992-1998 ALL CASES.
|
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
YEAR |
DATE |
DEPTH |
|
1992 |
1FEB |
2 cm |
1998 |
11-12JAN |
20 cm |
|
1992 |
4FEB |
5 cm |
1998 |
18MAR |
19 cm |
|
1992 |
9-10FEB |
2-6 cm |
1999 |
NOSN |
DROUGHT |
|
1992 |
23-26FEB |
35-40 cm |
2000 |
27-28JAN |
20-40cm |
|
1992 |
15-16DEC |
5 cm |
2001 |
NOSN |
DROUGHT IN NORTH |
|
1993 |
3FEB |
3 cm |
2002 |
4 JAN |
2-3 cm |
|
1993 |
7FEB |
9 cm |
2002 |
9 JAN |
5 cm |
|
1994 |
3DEC |
2 cm |
2003 |
25-26
FEB |
30-40cm |
|
1995 |
4FEB |
1 cm |
2003 |
25MAR |
1cm |
|
1996 |
18JAN |
1 cm |
2004 |
15FEB |
4cm |
|
1997 |
25FEB |
0.5 cm |
2005 |
5feb |
פתיתים
באוויר שלג לא הצטבר |
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2005 |
15feb |
רק
בגליל, אי"ס מעל י-ם |
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