Consequences of temperature records: snowdrops are blooming in Kyiv
In 2019, temperature records were broken 36 times in Kyiv.
The consequences of temperature records set in 2019 are being felt in Kyiv. Snowdrops are blooming in the capital, even though today is only January 12. Journalist Tetiana Honcharova posted photos of the blooming flowers on Facebook.
In Kyiv, temperature records were broken 36 times during 2019, most often in June — 11 times.
A press release from the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevskyi said: "Every one of the 12 months was warmer than the norm. June stood out in particular, with an average temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius, making it the warmest June on record."
The coldest day in Kyiv was January 9, when the temperature fell to -14.4 degrees Celsius, while the hottest was August 13, when the shade temperature reached 35 degrees. In 2019, the average annual temperature rose to 10.6 degrees, which is 2.9 degrees above the climate norm. 2019 was the record-breaking year for temperature since 1881.
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