Weather forecasters interviewed by RT commented on the data on the temperature record in Moscow. According to the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, the highest temperature in Moscow on September 20 was recorded in 1937.

The head of the forecasting center "Meteo" Alexander Shuvalovbelieves that the record was broken. Earlier it was reported that in St. Petersburg, due to warm weather, heating will begin to be turned on only at the end of September.