Rain on Rosh Chodesh or Shabbat Mevarechim raises the probability of a rainy month by roughly 16 percentage points in 1950-2024 Israeli data, with the signal weakening over time in line with shorter precipitation events.
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Two Hebrew folk meteorological proverbs tested: rainfall on Rosh Chodesh and Shabbat Mevarechim as predictors of monthly precipitation (Israel, 1950-2024)
Rain on Rosh Chodesh or Shabbat Mevarechim raises the probability of a rainy month by roughly 16 percentage points in 1950-2024 Israeli data, with the signal weakening over time in line with shorter precipitation events.