The chief forecaster of St. Petersburg, Alexander Kolesov, said that in March of this year the sun was facing the city for only 76.5 hours. He published the relevant diagram with explanations. telegraph channel.
“There was very little sun this March, especially compared to when it shone 187.7 hours last year,” the forecaster wrote.
According to the diagram, in March St. Petersburg the sun shone for a total of about three days, and in March 2022 the solar period was more than a week.
Kolesov added that in the third decade of the month, almost a record amount of precipitation (45.1 mm) fell in the northern capital. The hottest day of the first spring month fell to +10.4°C on 20 March, and the coldest night was -17.3°C on 10 March.
Roman Vilfand, former scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia estimated Rainy April in Leningrad, Murmansk, Kaliningrad regions, Yakutia, KhMAO and some other regions of the Russian Federation.