Heat in Russia: The record from 1917 was broken in Moscow

Records were broken from the Russian Pacific coast and the wilderness of Siberia to the European parts of Russia, the meteorological center FOBOS announced.

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Detail from Moscow, Photo: Reuters
Detail from Moscow, Photo: Reuters
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Russians faced some of the hottest temperatures in more than a century on Thursday, as Moscow broke a record set in 1917 and cities in Europe's largest country "boiled" in temperatures well above 35 degrees Celsius.

In Moscow, where temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius during the legendary Russian winter, the mercury rose to 3 degrees Celsius on July 32,7, breaking the 1917 record for that day by half a degree, the meteorological center FOBOS said.

Moscow
photo: Reuters

Records were broken from the Russian Pacific coast and the wilds of Siberia to the European parts of Russia, FOBOS announced.

The hot weather caused a huge demand for air conditioners and fans, while Muscovites guzzled record amounts of ice cream and cold drinks. Water is distributed to passengers in the subway and trains.

Moscow
photo: Reuters

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin urged residents of the Moscow metropolis, which has more than 20 million inhabitants, to take precautions and avoid going outside during the hottest time of the day.

"During the day, the air temperature will exceed the climatic norm and rise above 30 degrees again," Sobyanin said.

Sobjanin said that thunderstorms are predicted for Friday and that there is a possibility of hail.

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