The Russian capital of Moscow has now been locked in a classic winter deep freeze for 9 days now with the temperature not getting above 16F (-9C) since December 14th or 9F (-13C) since the 15th. Each night since the 16th has fallen below 0F (-18C) and this morning marked the coldest so far with a low near -10F (-23C). The temperature this evening as of 10.43pm local time is already down to -7F (-22C) and likely on it’s way to -11F (-24C) by Christmas Eve morning. The high tomorrow is expected to top out near 5F (-15C) which makes for the 10th day in a row without reaching 10F (-12C). Snowcover has averaged 4-8 inches deep across the city which is home to 10 million people.
According to stats from AccuWeather Pro, Moscow is now running 6F below normal for the month after it started off mild. As the coldest weather yet sets in, the -6F departure from normal may drop a little more over the next 36 hours. However, the good news is warmer weather is coming and it’s coming fast. Rather than suffering daytime highs of around 0F (-18C), like today, a high near 29F (-1.5C) is expected as early as Christmas Day and around 32F (0C) on Boxing Day, thanks to a ridge currently over Spain drifting east and pumping milder air into frozen eastern Europe from the south. This warmth will erode and push out this stagnant, bitter cold.
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This month is in stark contrast to last December when the month ended 12F above normal with the coldest high being a balmy 26F and the coldest low 19F.
Despite this month perhaps ending colder than back in February 2012 when there was a harsh 2 weeks period, temperatures with this current cold doesn’t compared. The coldest highs in Feb 2012 was -5F, coldest low officially was -19F but in surrounding suburbs it was down to -22F with outlying areas -30F. February 2012 ended 4.8F below normal. While it stands at 6 below normal this month, a warm last week may raise the departure above that of Feb 2012.
All this being said, the kind of Moscow coldwaves still hands down goes to January 2006 when the city endured it’s worst cold spell in over 50 years. Daytime highs were as cold as -16F and lows as cold as -23F with four straight nights under -21F. There was two days in a row where it failed to reach -14F. Amazingly, a mild spell between the 7th and 15th of that month meant that the overall departure ended 1F above normal despite the brutal cold!
Source: Russia Today
Source: Russia Today
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