In Moscow, the air temperature for the first time in the winter dropped below -20 ° С

“By 07:00, the air temperature at the city's main meteorological station at VDNKh dropped to -20.3 ° C.

This is still the minimum for this winter, ”he said.

According to the forecaster, the previous frosty night was recorded on January 15, when the air temperature was -18.6 ° C.

The meteorological office said that the absolute temperature record for the cold for January 17 in Moscow was set in 1940 (-42.1 ° C).

Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, said that air temperatures are expected to be significantly below normal in most of Russia.