Wednesday 30 October 2013

Environment

Heat Wave Hits Moscow

A warm spell in Moscow broke a record on tuesday as temperatures climbed to 14.9 degrees celsius – the highest since 1895. Until tuesday, the highest temperature ever recorded on october 29 was 14.8 degrees.

Unusually high temperatures hit Moscow this week, exceeding the norm by 5-8 degrees. Cooler weather is expected by the weekend, with highs around 7-12 degrees, but that is also above average. This year's fall weather had already broken records, with September getting three times the average amount of rainfall, more than ever recorded in 130 years of record-keeping.

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