Russia Reports Hottest July on Record
Nationwide average temperatures in July surpassed the previous record set in 2010, when the average temperature exceeded the norm by 7.8 degrees Celsius.
“July was the hottest in our country for the entire period of instrumental observations since 1891,” Rosgidromet chief Yury Simonov said at a press conference.
He did not say how much warmer on average this year’s record-setting July was, according to the Interfax news agency.
Simonov noted that regional temperatures exceeded seasonal norms by 4 C in northern Siberia, the southern Urals and the Far East republic of Sakha.
“This is a very strong anomaly for such northern parts of the country,” Simonov said.
While vast parts of Russia sweltered, Simonov said residents of Moscow largely saw cooler weather as the capital recorded an average summer temperature of just 0.9 C above the norm.
Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than the rest of the world, fueling more extreme weather events across the country.
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