Electricity consumption in Israel peaked at 12,800 megawatts Monday with the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea & the Arava registering their lowest temperatures at 33°-35°C /91°-95°F.
By Dan Lavie, Nitzi Yaakov, Hili Yakobi-Handelsman, Hezi Sternlicht & Yori Yalon
These temperatures were the same or hotter than those recorded in the summer of 2010 and 1998, the previous record holders.