As he noted to RIA Novosti, this year winter in the capital turned out to be 1 ° C colder than normal, and precipitation fell by 20% more.

"The past winter of 2020-2021 was 1 ° C below normal, and precipitation fell by 20% more than expected with a pronounced anomaly in February," he said.

Earlier, the chief specialist of the Moscow meteorological office, Tatyana Pozdnyakova, told what the weather will be in Moscow on March 8.