Last winter in Russia was among the two warmest in the history of observations.

In Russia and Moscow last winter was the second warmest in the history of meteorological observations. This was announced on Wednesday, March 5, by the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand.

According to him, the air temperature in the capital exceeded the norm throughout the winter months, according to the city news agency "Moscow". The winter of 2019-2020 is considered to be the warmest in the capital, both in the capital and throughout Russia. Meteorological observations have been conducted since 1981, writes RT.

The warmest day of last winter was January 30: on this day, the air warmed up to +8.1 degrees.

According to Wilfand, the average temperature of last winter in the entire northern hemisphere repeated the record levels that were recorded last year. At the same time, the temperature data in these time periods coincided with an accuracy of 0.1 degrees, the website clarifies kp.ru .

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Earlier, Wilfand predicted a warm March in Central Russia. Experts also do not rule out that the weather conditions may surprise residents of other regions, according to IA Regnum.

Also on March 5, therapist Maria Mezenova warned that temperature fluctuations in the off-season weaken the immune system. The effectiveness of the immune system depends on maintaining the body's normal thermoregulation, which is disrupted by temperature fluctuations. href="https://360.ru/news/zdorove/terapevt-mezenova-perepady-temperatury-v-mezhsezone-oslabljajut-immunitet/">360.ru.

On March 4, Anatoly Tsygankov, head of the Russian Hydrometeorological Service's Crisis Management Department, told Izvestia that on the weekend of March 8 and On March 9, the air temperature in Moscow will be 5 degrees above the climatic norm. Muscovites should expect more sun on Sunday and Monday