"The thermometer columns at the city's meteorological station rose to +32.8 ° C, which is 0.3 ° C higher than the previous achievement in 2010," the forecaster wrote on Facebook.

Thus, he noted, this is the third temperature record for the city in July and the eighth - since the beginning of summer.

According to the forecasts of the Hydrometeorological Center, hot and sunny weather in St. Petersburg will last at least until Friday, July 16.