The second highest temperature record for January was recorded in Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv on New Year's Eve, a skating rink in a children's town «Fairy tale». Photo by NikVesti

On Wednesday, 8 January, the absolute maximum temperature for that day was recorded in Mykolaiv.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Centre of Hydrometeorology.

The maximum temperature reached +12.1°C. The previous record in 1970 was +8.7°C.

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It should be noted that on 7 January, a new temperature record of +12.2°C was also registered. The previous record was set in 1975 and was +9.9°C.

We remind you that the absolute maximum air temperature for the entire period of observation in Mykolaiv and the region was recorded on 16 July 2024 and amounted to +41.6°.

In addition, on 1 and 2 July 2024, temperature records were broken in Mykolaiv and some other cities for the entire period of observation. On 1 July, the thermometer rose to 36.9°C in Mykolaiv, and on 2 July, the air warmed up to +37.3°C.

It is also worth reminding that in 2023, temperature records were set in Mykolaiv twice: in January (over 15°C) and in August (up to 36°C). In January, due to the abnormally warm weather for that month, the first snowdrops even bloomed in the Mykolaiv Zoo.

As a reminder, 21 July was the hottest day onrecord in the world. The global average surface temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit).