<P> Snowfall in Israel is not uncommon but occurs mainly in certain parts of the country . In January and February 1950, Israel experienced the largest snowfall registered since the beginning of meteorological measurements in 1870 . </P> <P> The snow event began in early January 1950 with a hailstorm in Tel Aviv and light snow in the mountains of the Upper Galilee and Jerusalem . </P> <P> On January 27, it began to snow in the northern mountains and Jerusalem . It piled up but quickly melted . A cold front spread throughout the country and snow began falling in the mountains of Samaria and the West . On the 28th it snowed in Haifa and piled up to a height of 15 cm . Even in Tel Aviv, snow fell for several minutes . On January 29, it snowed again in Haifa, blanketing most of the city in white . </P> <P> A week later, on February 6--7, heavy snow began to fall across the country . The depth reached 60 cm in Safed, Jerusalem and 100 cm, and 17 cm in Haifa, and 12--19 cm in Tel Aviv and Lod; it also snowed in Petah Tikva, Netanya and Samaria, in Rishon Lezion's streets, on the mountains surrounding the Sea of Galilee, and in the Negev . On February 8, the snow also came to the Dead Sea, where 8 cm of snow was reported . </P>

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