(ETH) – Israel has just experienced a rare event as it records a second straight year of above-average rainfall for the Nation. This comes as a report from the Jerusalem Post indicated that rain fell unseasonably late throughout Israel on Tuesday, as the Israel Hydrological Service announced that the country had, for the first time in 30 years, experienced its second straight year of above-average rainfall with 24% more rainfall than average recorded.

The report indicated that the rainfall contributed to a substantial 2.98-meter rise in the Kinneret’s water level, with the lake reportedly sitting at just 12 centimeters under the Upper Red Line marking it full on Tuesday morning.  Meanwhile, On March 14, the Kinneret passed the line marking 209 meters below sea level for the first time in 16 years and as of Tuesday stands at 208.92 meters below sea level.

The report also stated that Peridinium algae have begun to bloom in the Kinneret as well for the first time in eight years.  According to the report from the Jerusalem Post, The last time two years were recorded with rainfall in Israel like this with this high of a level above average was from 1986-1988.