Moreover, over the past 24 hours, the snow cover has decreased by 1 cm, totaling 60 cm, which has set a new daily record for the last day of January. Previously, in 1994, this record was 59 cm.
This week, Moscow experienced heavy snowfall that lasted for three days. During this time, 21 mm of precipitation fell, which is 40% of the monthly norm. Due to the sharp drop in temperature, an orange level of weather danger has been declared in Moscow and the region. According to the Hydrometeorological Center, today the temperature in the capital is expected to be around –12…–14°C, while in the Moscow region, frosts of up to –17°C are possible.
