As the weather forecasters predicted, the winter in Russia in 2017 became one of the coldest in history in the last 100 years. The peak of cooling occurred on January 8, when the temperature in the Moscow region was 36 degrees below zero, in more remote regions of the country's capital, indicators were recorded to -38-39 degrees Celsius. Such an abnormal cooling did not occur in the country for a long time. However, according to the historical data of meteorologists, this was not the harshest winter for the Russians. In the coldest winters in Russia for 100 years, the indicators of the thermometer's column dropped to minus 43 degrees, as indicated below.
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1955 year
1955 year .The winter of this year was not characterized by severe frosts, but they were especially felt due to the lack of snow. According to the meteorological station, the amount of precipitation was only 46 mm. This is approximately one third of the seasonal rate. According to the average indicators of seasonal temperature, the indicators differed by 6.9 degrees, which is quite a lot. Winter did not recede during all three months, all this time there was a frost without thaws.
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1994 year
1994 year .This winter was not very cold, but brought to the capital of Russia an abnormal amount of precipitation. The temperature background at this time was also quite unstable. The whole January was marked by thaws, but since February the real winter cold began. The end of the last month of winter was particularly prominent. All the streets began to be covered with snow, a long snowstorm took place. The record height of drifts in the last 100 years has reached 78 centimeters. This was almost enough to hide under the drifts completely a child of three years old.
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1950
1950 .This winter period was distinguished by severe frosts in Russia. January frosts entered their full rights in the middle of the month and shocked the Russians with temperature indicators to 37-38 degrees.
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1979 year
1979 year. In the winter of the distant 1979 Russians, the weather in winter was also not particularly happy. There were crackling January frosts. But the absolute temperature minimum fell exactly on the night of December 31, 78th on January 1 of the new year.
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1956 year
1956 year .Winter in Russia in the 56th of the last century was also not very happy for the inhabitants of Russia. The cold season was especially long with the frosty frosts. Absolute temperature minimum, which fell at this time was minus 38.1 degrees below zero Celsius. The peak of frosts occurred on January 31, after which the temperature indicators began to gradually increase.
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1929
1929 .Winter of the 29th did not foretell too much frost in January. The absolute minimum in January was minus 25 degrees below zero. February is different from other months by strong winds, but in no way by the chilling cold. However, nature has its whims, and on the night of February 6, a very severe frost hit, then the thermometer's column dropped to 38.2 degrees. In the winter, even on the coast of the Caucasus, vineyards and citrus were killed, as in this zone there was also an abnormal cooling which reached -10 degrees.
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1911 year
1911 year .Winter this year was also not friendly to the Russians. For the whole month across the European part of the country there was an abnormal cold, which caused the thermometer to drop to a mark of 40 degrees Celsius. Particularly tight was the inhabitants of the northern regions, where the temperature dropped to minus 55 degrees. To go out on the streets, the residents of Russia had to grease the face with fat, so as not to get almost instant frostbite.
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1942
1942 year .During the Great Patriotic War, the winter of 1942 raged in the whole of Russia. Creepy frosts lasted almost throughout January. The maximum decrease occurred on January 25, when the temperature dropped to minus 36 degrees, and on the 20th of this month - the thermometer showed minus 41.1 degrees.
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1892 year
1892 year .The winter of that year was one of the coldest for Russia. The abnormal cold lasted throughout January. The maximum negative peak was on the 27th and was 42 degrees below zero. Distinguished by special frosts and the end of this year, when almost on the eve of the New Year, namely on December 28 hit a severe frost, which was 39 degrees.
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1940 year
1940 year .In the 1940's the 20th century was the coldest winter in Russia in the last 100 years. Practically throughout January the temperature kept at around 40 degrees. The peak of abnormal temperature indicators fell on the day shortly before baptism, namely on January 17.Then the thermometer stood at 42.2 degrees Celsius. It was a time of real Siberian frosts. In addition to the weather, the weather was also distinguished by strong winds and a snowfall. The winter of 1940 brought great damage to gardening, then even the most frost-resistant varieties were badly affected. According to historical data, even some trees have died out. A special blow fell on hazel, maple, elm and ash.
Abnormal winters for the last 100 years in Russia
2011 year .I remember Russia in the winter of 2011, when low temperature indicators kept steadily at around -25-25 degrees during almost two winter months. But the weather was especially different in the run-up to 2011, when the icy rain was pouring, which lasted more than a day. The entire capital of Russia literally turned into an ice kingdom. Covered with thick crust of ice trees and power lines, which in turn led to their collapse. During this period, many people were injured, as well as cars, which fell falling ice-covered items. This winter for Russia went down in history, as the most destructive.
1960-1961 gg. This winter was one of the warmest for Russia. During all three winter months, the average temperature exceeded the norm for this time of year. The whole temperature lasted zero temperature during the whole of December, and spring decided to start almost in February, when puddles were observed on the street throughout the country's capital.
2008 year .This winter entered the history of the country, as well as one of the warmest. The maximum temperature record was in December, when the thermometer columns passed the zero mark and showed a plus temperature.