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Air temperature in Moscow breaks 122-year-old record
[Regnum] On Saturday, July 12, the air temperature in Moscow rose to +36.4 degrees, breaking the 122-year-old record for this date. This was reported by Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center.
"We have just broken a 122-year-old record: in 1903, the temperature in Moscow was 34.5 degrees, now it is 34.6. This is a characteristic of extreme weather," TASS quoted him as saying.
According to Vilfand, after this, the record figures will cease, and from July 13 the air temperature will begin to decrease.
As reported by IA Regnum, earlier on July 12, Vilfand said that abnormal heat up to +42 degrees is forecast in the southern regions of Russia. According to him, high air temperatures will be observed in Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai, the weather will continue to be controlled by an anticyclone.
Leading specialist of the Phobos weather center Evgeny Tishkovets said on July 11 that heavy showers and a slight drop in air temperature to +26… +29 degrees are expected in Moscow at the beginning of next week. According to him, thunderstorms should also be expected on June 15 and 16.
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Two cities and four districts of the Zaporizhia region were partially left without electricity due to extreme heat. The governor of the region, Yevhen Balitsky, reported on the critical overloads of equipment in the region's power supply system on July 12.
"In order to maintain stable operation of the network, work is being carried out to transfer loads. Forced shutdowns affected some consumers in Melitopol, Berdyansk, Vasilievsky, Tokmaksky, Kuibyshevsky, Kamensko-Dneprovsky municipal districts," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
He also informed residents about the suspension of water supply to prevent damage to equipment at water supply facilities, which could occur due to power surges. Domestic inconveniences will affect consumers in Berdyansk, Melitopol, Vasilievsky, Tokmaksky and Kuibyshevsky districts.
Balitsky emphasized that power engineering teams are already carrying out restoration work. According to him, specialists are working in an enhanced mode.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that mass power outages due to the heat on July 12 occurred in several districts of Krasnodar Krai. At the same time, in the regional center, outages were recorded in the Central, Karasunsky and Prikubansky districts. In Armavir, power outages occurred in the Bar, Maslozhirkombinat, Romantika, Kladbische and Myasokombinat microdistricts.
Earlier on July 12, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, warned of abnormal heat in the southern regions of Russia. According to him, up to +42 degrees are expected in Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai next week.
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail hit Moscow after a week of heat
Showers with thunderstorms, hail and powerful gusts of wind hit Moscow in the afternoon of July 12. Before that, the capital suffered from heat for almost a week; on Saturday, the air warmed up to 36 degrees.
Eyewitnesses are posting footage online of fallen trees, flooded streets, fallen structures, and even roof fragments torn off by the squall wind. Large hail is also reported to have fallen in some areas of the city.
Intensive precipitation has also hit the Moscow region. Residents of Ramenskoye, Lukhovitsy, Domodedovo, Balashikha and Podolsk are reporting heavy rain and hail.
According to weather forecasters, the rain in Moscow and the region will subside in the coming hours. For now, road services in the capital are working in an enhanced mode.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 12, a 122-year-old temperature record was broken in Moscow. As reported by the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand, the air warmed up to +36.4 degrees. He also specified that a decrease in temperature indicators is expected from July 13.
Earlier, on July 12, Vilfand noted that heavy rains would fall in Tatarstan, in the Siberian and West Siberian Federal Districts of Russia. In Tatarstan, winds are also forecast to increase to 24 m/s.
The day before, on July 11, leading specialist of the Phobos weather center Evgeny Tishkovets said that the upcoming work week in Moscow will begin with heavy showers. At the same time, according to him, the air temperature during the day will not exceed +26 - 29 degrees. Muscovites should also expect rain with thunderstorms on July 15 and 16, he added.
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