“The temperature record set back in 1892, that is, during the lifetime of Alexander III, was broken and beaten with a reserve, it was blocked by 0.6 ° C - +31.4 ° C was recorded in Moscow ... And this is not the limit,” quoted by RIA Novosti.
At the same time, the head of the situational center of Roshydromet, Yuri Varakin, explained that the record for June 17 was the lowest in comparison with the other coming days.
“You can’t say that June 17 is the hottest day, it’s just the weakest record here,” he said.
In particular, the record for June 16 is +32 ° C.
Previously, weather forecasters did not rule out that on June 17 the temperature in Moscow could break the record of 1892, when it was recorded +30.8 ° С.
The leading specialist of the weather center "Phobos" Evgeny Tishkovets in an interview with the NSN spoke about the weather in June.