The early onset of spring in Kyiv is due to one of the warmest winters in history
Kyiv • UNN
The early start of spring in Kyiv was caused by the warmest winter on record, which began 37 days earlier than average.
The meteorological spring began 37 days earlier than the long-term average, which was influenced by the weather of this year's winter, the warmest in Kyiv since records began in 1881.
This is reported by the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevsky, according to UNN.
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Much warmer-than-normal weather caused the onset of meteorological spring much earlier than usual - on January 24, when there was a steady upward transition of air temperature through 0°C
This year's spring change period was at least 37 days ahead of the long-term average.
At the same time, the researchers found that last winter was the third warmest winter in Kyiv since 1881. The average air temperature for the winter of 2023/2024 was 0.3°C, which is 2.8°C above the climate norm.
Recall
In 2023, the record global temperature will exceed pre-industrial levels by 1.45°C, exceeding the threshold set by the Paris Agreement.
