Since the beginning of July, the hot weather in Kyiv has already set 10 temperature records, the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory reported on Monday, UNN reports.
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According to the observations of the institution's weather station, on July 12, two temperature records were recorded in Kyiv:
- The minimum air temperature in the capital was the highest for this day, as the temperature did not drop below 22.8°C. The previous record value for 2021 was exceeded by 0.8°C.
- The average daily air temperature was the highest on record for this day and amounted to 28.7°C, exceeding the previous record high of 1959 by 1.4°C and the climatic norm by 7.5°C.
On July 13, two temperature records were also set in the capital:
- The maximum air temperature reached 35.4°C, which is 1.3°C higher than the previous record high in 1936.
- The average daily temperature was the highest for this day and amounted to 29.0°C, which exceeded the previous record high of 1951 by 0.7°C and the climatic norm by 8.3°C.
On July 14, meteorologists reportedly recorded three temperature records:
- The minimum air temperature in the capital did not fall below 22.7°C that day. The previous record value of 1951 was exceeded by 1.6°C.
- The maximum air temperature reached 35.9°C, which is 2.7°C higher than the previous record high in 1951.
- The average daily air temperature was the highest for this date and amounted to 29.2°C, which exceeded the previous record high of 1951 by 1.8°C and the climatic norm by 8.2°C.
"A total of 10 temperature records have already been set since the beginning of the month," the institution said.