Jerusalem's November heat broke a 75-year record on Monday, according to weather reports from a local Meteorological Services weather station.
The station, which has been operating since 1950, recorded a temperature of 31.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday and 31.8 on Monday, compared to the previous November record of 31.2.
The highest-ever temperature recorded at all of Jerusalem’s weather stations still stands at 32.2 degrees Celsius, set in 1941.
Weather predictions expect to see a continued rise in temperature in the next two days, with a possibility of breaking the all-time 83-year-old record.
Lack of rain causing extreme dryness
Head of the meteorological service Dr. Amir Gevati noted that the lack of rain has caused extreme dryness, with no precipitation recorded in most areas of the country since the beginning of the rainy season.
Rain is not expected in the coming days, and the first half of November is expected to remain hot and dry.