The weather forecaster announced the return of the meteorological summer to Moscow

The meteorological summer returned to Moscow with an average daily air temperature above +15 degrees. This was announced on May 14 by Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos Weather Center.

"Last Wednesday, May 13, brought warmer weather back to the capital region and the temperature background not only exceeded the long—term average, but also reached the level of summer temperatures again, <...> and from that day the second countdown of the meteorological summer began," he wrote on the Telegram channel.

According to Leus, Thursday, May 14, will be the second "meteoric" day in the capital. He noted that warming processes are expected in the capital region soon — at least until the middle of next week, thermometer readings will increase, continuing the "meteoric" period, which this time will not be interrupted.

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Irina Zheleznova, a senior researcher at the Department of Meteorology and Climatology at the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University, said on May 13 that the El Nino phenomenon would not have a significant impact on the weather in Moscow this summer. She noted that the years in which El Nino develops are characterized by higher global air temperatures, and if the forecast is justified, 2026 could be the warmest year in the history of instrumental observations on the planet as a whole.

On May 11, climate scientists admitted that the Earth could face the most powerful El Nino phenomenon of the 21st century in the coming months. According to scientists, El Nino is 70 percent likely to return by June and may become one of the most intense meteorological observations in the entire history.