A prolonged and anomalous heatwave impacted the region from the 8th to the 14th of August. During the peak of this event, temperatures surged to over 45°C in the Jordan Valley and the Arava, and exceeded 40°C in the mountainous regions. Temperature records were broken at various stations, including both maximum temperatures, such as the 49.7°C recorded in Gilgal, and minimum temperatures, highlighted by a new national record of 37.1°C registered in Sedom. Heat stress levels fluctuated from heavy to extreme for a significant portion of the diurnal cycle, culminating in the national heat stress record being surpassed. In addition to the temperature records, the heatwave was exceptional for its extended duration. In some parts of the country, new precedents were set for the length of a heatwave and the intensity of the associated heat stress.