This climatic norm is exceeded by 13.8 ° C, which corresponds to the weather in mid-April.
On January 1, for the first time in 143 years of observations, the average daily air temperature in Kyiv was +10.3°С
“According to data from the weather station of the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky, on January 1 in Kyiv, for the first time in 143 years of observations, the average daily air temperature was +10.3°C, which is 4.4°C higher than the record temperature value for this day in 2021. Climatic the norm was exceeded by 13.8°C, which corresponds to the weather in mid-April,” the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevsky said in a statement.
As noted in the observatory, the maximum temperature in the capital rose to +13.2°С, thus exceeding the previous record for this day in 2021 by 4.7°С.
“The previous absolute maximum temperature in January was recorded on the 11th of 1991. The minimum air temperature in Kyiv did not fall below 5.5°C. The previous record value was recorded in 2021 and was equal to 4.4°C,” the report says.
Weather in January 2023
People’s forecaster Stanislav Shchedrin reported that warm air is rushing to Ukraine from the Sahara and the Atlantic, so the first half of January will be incredibly warm. At the same time, according to him, the second half of January is expected to be cold.
