Israel Meteorological Observations

This dataset includes meteorological observations from The Israel Meteorological Service, *
 
All data of the IMS will become open to the public during 2012, check on the IMS site.
For more data than is available from this page please contact ISA-MEIDA at:
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3-hourly surface observations (SYNOP)

This dataset includes standard meteorological observations (SYNOP observations),taken every 3 hours, at  several surface stations in Israel. The available years  are indicated by the opening and closing dates for each station in the right two columns of the stations file. Each observation record includes parameters such as pressure, temperature, wind, humidity, clouds and more.

Sample data files for the year 1998 are available for download below (file size ~250 KB).
 
Station Year
Haifa 570 1998
Elat 9972 1998
Bet Dagan 2520 1998

For receiving the data, please contact us or check on the IMS web site.


Daily surface observations

This dataset includes daily meteorological observations, such as maximum and minimum daily temperature, etc. Sample files for some stations for the year 1998 are available for download below (file size ~32 KB).
View the explanation of record contents, and the surface stations list (location and available years).
 
 
Station Year
Haifa 570 1998
Elat 9972 1998
Bet Dagan 2520 1998

For receiving the data, please contact us or check on the IMS web site.


Daily rain observations

This dataset includes daily observations of rainfall amounts.
View the explanation of record contents, and the rainfall stations list (location and available years).

The data for the years 1989-2000 for several stations is available for download below (file size ~40 KB).
 
Station Year
Tel Aviv Sde Dov 134940(5) 1989-1999
Elat 347700(2) 1989-1999
Elon 210748 1989-1999
Jerusalem Central 244730 1989-1999
Beer Sheva Negev Ins. 251690 1989-1999
Evron 110500 1989-1999
Meron 211600 1989-1999
Kefar Yehoshua 220500 1989-1999
Bet Guvrin 247550 1989-1999
Magen 144800 1989-1999
Sede Boqer 253000  1989-1999
Kefar Giladi 210148 1989-1999
Ayelet Hashahar 311201(3) 1989-1999
Sedom 337000 1989-1999
Bet Dagan 136739 1989-1999

 

For other time periods/stations, please contact us or check on the IMS web site.


Monthly rain

This dataset includes monthly accumulated rainfall amounts.
View the explanation of record contents, the rainfall stations list,
and a sample data file.
 

For receiving the data, please contact us or check on the IMS web site.


Radiosonde

This dataset includes radiosonde upper air observations at Beit Dagan, Israel, for the years 1963-1999.
View the explanation of record contents, and a sample data file.

For receiving the data, please contact us or check on the IMS web site.



* The Israel Meteorological Service permits ISA-MEIDA to give data from these datasets to unfunded researches only.
Therefore before transmission of the data, a form must be filled and sent to ISA-MEIDA.
This is the English form and part 2 , and this is the Hebrew form .


Pleae note that the list of available stations and years might change.  

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Last update : 12 February 2012