What is the average long-term monthly temperature? Average annual long-term temperatures for two periods. Average relative air humidity in %

Observations of air temperature for the period 1975-2007 showed that in Belarus, due to its small territory, there are mainly synchronous temperature fluctuations in all months of the year. Synchronicity is especially pronounced in cold times.

The average long-term temperature values ​​obtained over the past 30 years are not stable enough. This is due to the large variability of average values. In Belarus, the standard deviation throughout the year varies from 1.3 C in summer to 4.1 C in winter (Table 3), which, with a normal distribution of the element, allows one to obtain average long-term values ​​for 30 years with an error in individual months of up to 0.7 C.

The standard deviation of annual air temperature over the past 30 years does not exceed 1.1C (Table 3) and is slowly increasing to the northeast with the growth of the continental climate.

Table 3 - Standard deviation of average monthly and annual air temperature

The maximum standard deviation occurs in January and February (in most parts of the republic in February it is ±3.9C). And the minimum values ​​occur in the summer months, mainly in July (= ±1.4C), which is associated with minimal temporal variability of air temperature.

The highest temperature for the year as a whole was recorded in the predominant part of the republic's territory in 1989, which was characterized by unusually high temperatures during the cold period. And only in the western and northwestern regions of the republic from Lyntup to Volkovysk in 1989 were the highest temperatures recorded here in 1975 not exceeded (a positive anomaly was noted in all seasons of the year). Thus, the deviation was 2.5.

From 1988 to 2007, the average annual temperature was above normal (the exception is 1996). This latest positive temperature fluctuation was the most powerful in the entire history of instrumental observations. The probability of two 7-year series of above-zero temperature anomalies being due to chance is less than 5%. Of the 7 largest positive temperature anomalies (?t >1.5°C), 5 have occurred in the last 14 years.

Average annual air temperature for the period 1975-2007. had an increasing character, which is associated with modern warming, which began in 1988. Let us consider the long-term variation of annual air temperature by region.

In Brest, the average annual air temperature is 8.0C (Table 1). The warm period begins in 1988 (Figure 8). The highest annual temperature was observed in 1989 and was 9.5C, the coldest was in 1980 and was 6.1C. Warm years: 1975, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2000. Cold years include 1976, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2002 (Figure 8).

In Gomel, the average annual temperature is 7.2C (Table 1). The long-term variation of annual temperature is similar to Brest. The warm period begins in 1989. The highest annual temperature was recorded in 2007 and amounted to 9.4C. The lowest was in 1987 and amounted to 4.8C. Warm years: 1975, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2007. Cold years - 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994 (Figure 9).

In Grodno, the average annual temperature is 6.9C (Table 1). The long-term variation of annual temperatures is increasing. The warm period begins in 1988. The highest annual temperature was in 2000 and was 8.4C. The coldest is 1987, 4.7C. Warm years: 1975, 1984, 1990, 2000. Cold years - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1996. (Figure 10).

In Vitebsk, the average annual temperature for this period is 5.8C. Annual temperatures are increasing. The highest annual temperature was in 1989 and was 7.7C. The lowest was in 1987 and was 3.5C) (Figure 11).

In Minsk, the average annual temperature is 6.4C (Table 1). The highest annual temperature was in 2007 and was 8.0C. The lowest was in 1987 and was 4.2C. Warm years: 1975, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2007. Cold years - 1976, 1980, 1987, 1994, 1997, 2003 (Figure 12).

In Mogilev, the average annual temperature for the period 1975-2007. is 5.8C, as in Vitebsk (Table 1). The highest annual temperature was in 1989 and was 7.5C. The lowest was in 1987 - 3.3C. Warm years: 1975, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007. Cold years - 1977, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1997 (Figure 13).

The long-term variation of air temperature in January is characterized by a standard deviation of ±3.8C (Table 3). Average monthly temperatures are most variable in January. The average monthly temperature in January in the warmest and coldest years differed by 16-18C.

If the average long-term values ​​of January temperatures are 2.5-3.0 C lower than December ones, then the differences in the coldest years are very significant. Thus, the average temperature of cold Januarys with a 5% probability is 5-6C lower than the temperature of cold Decembers of the same probability and is -12... -16C or less. In the coldest January 1987, when frequent intrusions of air masses from the Atlantic basin were observed, the average air temperature for the month was -15... -18C. In the warmest years, the January temperature is only slightly, 1-2C, lower than the December one. Unusually warm Januarys have been observed in Belarus for several years in a row, starting in 1989. In 1989 Throughout the entire territory of Belarus, with the exception of the far west, the average monthly temperature in January was the highest for the entire period of instrumental observations: from 1C in the east to +2C in the far west, which is 6-8C above the long-term average values. January 1990 was only 1-2C worse than the previous one.

The positive January anomaly in subsequent years was somewhat smaller and nevertheless amounted to 3-6C. This period is characterized by the predominance of the zonal type of circulation. Throughout the winter and, mainly, its second half, the territory of Belarus is almost continuously under the influence of the warm and humid air of the Atlantic. The synoptic situation prevails when cyclones move through Scandinavia with further movement to the east and after them warm spurs of the Azores High develop.

During this period, the coldest month in most of Belarus is February, not January (Table 4). This applies to the eastern and northeastern regions (Gomel, Mogilev, Vitebsk, etc.) (Table 4). But, for example, in Brest, Grodno and Vileika, which are located in the west and southwest, the coldest month for this period was January (in 40% of years) (Table 3). On average across the republic, 39% of the years, February is the coldest month of the year. In 32% of years the coldest month is January, in 23% of years it is December, in 4% of years it is November (Table 4).

Table 4 - Frequency of the coldest months for the period 1975-2007.

Temporal temperature variability in summer is minimal. The standard deviation is ±1.4C (Table 3). Only in 5% of years can the temperature of the summer month drop to 13.0C or lower. And just as rarely, only in 5% of years in July does it rise above 20.0C. In June and August this is typical only for the southern regions of the republic.

In the coldest summer months, the air temperature in July 1979 was 14.0-15.5C (anomaly more than 3.0C), and in August 1987 - 13.5-15.5C (anomaly - 2.0-2. 5C). The rarer the cyclonic intrusions, the warmer it is in the summer. In the warmest years, positive anomalies reached 3-4C and throughout the entire territory of the republic the temperature remained within the range of 19.0-20.0C and above.

In 62% of years, the warmest month of the year in Belarus is July. However, in 13% of years this month is June, in 27% - August and in 3% of years - May (Table 5). On average, once every 10 years, June is colder than May, and in the west of the republic in 1993, July was colder than September. Over the 100-year period of air temperature observations, neither May nor September were the warmest months of the year. However, the exception was the summer of 1993, when for the western regions of the republic (Brest, Volkovysk, Lida) May turned out to be the warmest. The vast majority of months of the year, with the exception of December, May and September, have experienced an increase in temperature since the mid-1960s. It turned out to be most significant in January-April. An increase in temperature in summer was recorded only in the 1980s, i.e. almost twenty years later than in January-April. It turned out to be most pronounced in July of the last decade (1990-2000).

Table 5 - Frequency of the warmest months for the period 1975-2007.

The last positive temperature fluctuation (1997-2002) in July is comparable in amplitude to the positive temperature fluctuation of the same month in 1936-1939. Summer temperatures that were somewhat shorter in duration but similar in magnitude were observed at the end of the 19th century (especially in July).

There was a slight decrease in temperature in autumn from the 1960s to the mid-1990s. In recent years, there has been a slight increase in temperatures in October, November and autumn in general. In September, no noticeable temperature changes were recorded.

Thus, the general feature of temperature changes is the presence of two most significant warmings in the last century. The first warming, known as the Arctic warming, was observed mainly in the warm season in the period from 1910 to 1939. This was followed by a powerful negative temperature anomaly in January-March 1940-1942. These years were the coldest in the entire history of instrumental observations. The average annual temperature anomaly in these years was about -3.0°C, and in January and March 1942, the average monthly temperature anomaly was about -10°C and -8°C, respectively. The current warming is most pronounced in most months of the cold season, it turned out to be more powerful than the previous one; In some months of the cold period of the year, the temperature has increased by several degrees over 30 years. The warming was especially powerful in January (about 6°C). Over the past 14 years (1988-2001), only one winter was cold (1996). Other details of climate change in Belarus in recent years are as follows.

The most important feature of climate change in Belarus is the change in the annual temperature range (I-IV months) in 1999-2001.

Modern warming began in 1988 and was characterized by a very warm winter in 1989, when temperatures in January and February were 7.0-7.5°C above normal. The average annual temperature in 1989 was the highest in the entire history of instrumental observations. The positive anomaly of the average annual temperature was 2.2°C. On average, for the period from 1988 to 2002, the temperature was 1.1°C above normal. Warming was more pronounced in the north of the republic, which is consistent with the main conclusion of numerical temperature modeling, indicating a greater increase in temperature at high latitudes.

In the temperature change in Belarus over the past few years, there has been a tendency towards an increase in temperature not only in cold times, but also in the summer, especially in the second half of summer. The years 1999, 2000 and 2002 were very warm. If we take into account that the standard deviation of temperature in winter is almost 2.5 times higher than in summer, then the temperature anomalies normalized to standard deviations in July and August are close in value to those in winter. During the transition seasons of the year there are several months (May, October, November) when a slight decrease in temperature was observed (about 0.5C). The most striking feature of the temperature change is in January and, as a consequence, the shift of the core of winter to December, and sometimes to the end of November. In winter (2002/2003), the December temperature was significantly below normal, i.e. The indicated feature of temperature changes in the winter months has been preserved.

Positive anomalies in March and April led to early melting of snow cover and temperature transition through 0 on average two weeks earlier. In some years, the temperature transition through 0 in the warmest years (1989, 1990, 2002) was observed as early as January.

Average annual long-term temperatures for this period at the Kotelnikovo station range from 8.3 to 9.1 ̊C, that is, the average annual temperature increased by 0.8 ̊C.

Average monthly long-term temperatures of the hottest month at Kotelnikovo station are from 24 to 24.3 ̊C, the coldest from minus 7.2 to minus 7.8 ̊C. The duration of the frost-free period averages from 231 to 234 days. The minimum number of frost-free days ranges from 209 to 218, the maximum from 243 to 254 days. The average beginning and end of this period are from March 3 to April 8 and September 3 to October 10. The duration of the cold period with temperatures below 0 °C varies from 106-117 to 142-151 days. In spring there is a rapid increase in temperature. The duration of the period with positive temperatures contributes to a long growing season, which makes it possible to grow various crops in this area. Average monthly precipitation is presented in Table 3.2.

Table 3.2

Average monthly precipitation (mm) for the periods (1891-1964 and 1965-1973) .

As can be seen from the table, the average annual long-term precipitation during this period changed from 399 to 366 mm, decreasing by 33 mm.

Average monthly long-term relative air humidity is presented in Table 3.3

Table 3.3

Average monthly long-term relative air humidity for the period (1891-1964 and 1965-1973), in%,.

Over the period under review, the average annual air humidity decreased from 70 to 67%. Humidity deficiency occurs in the spring and summer months. This is explained by the fact that with the onset of high temperatures, accompanied by dry easterly winds, evaporation increases sharply.

Average long-term moisture deficit (mb) for the period 1965-1975. presented in table 3.4

Table 3.4

Average long-term moisture deficit (mb) for the period 1965-1975. .

The greatest humidity deficit occurs in July–August, the smallest in December–February.

Wind. The open, flat nature of the area contributes to the development of strong winds in different directions. According to the Kotelnikovo weather station, eastern and southeastern winds are dominant throughout the year. In the summer months, they dry out the soil and all living things die; in winter, these winds bring cold air masses and are often accompanied by dust storms, thereby causing great damage to agriculture. There are also westerly winds, which in summer bring precipitation in the form of short-term showers and warm, humid air, and thaws in winter. The average annual wind speed ranges from 2.6 to 5.6 m/sec, the long-term average for the period 1965 - 1975. is 3.6 – 4.8 m/sec.

Winter in the Kotelnikovsky district is predominantly light with little snow. The first snow falls in November - December, but does not last long. More stable snow cover occurs in January – February. The average dates for the appearance of snow are from December 25 to 30, and the melting dates are from March 22 to 27. The average depth of soil freezing reaches 0.8 m. The values ​​of soil freezing at the Kotelnikovo weather station are presented in Table 3.5

Table 3.5

Values ​​of soil freezing for the period 1981 – 1964, cm, .

3.4.2 Modern climate data for the south of the Volgograd region

In the extreme south of the Poperechensky rural administration, the shortest winter in the region. Based on average dates from December 2 to March 15. Winters are cold, but with frequent thaws; the Cossacks call them “windows.” According to climatology, the average temperature in January is from -6.7˚С to -7˚С; for July the temperature is 25˚C. The sum of temperatures above 10˚С is 3450˚С. The minimum temperature for this territory is 35˚С, maximum 43.7˚С. The frost-free period is 195 days. The average duration of snow cover is 70 days. Evaporation averages from 1000 mm/year to 1100 mm/year. The climate of this area is characterized by dust storms and haze, as well as tornadoes with a column height of up to 25 m and a column width of up to 5 m. Wind speeds can gust up to 70 m/sec. Continentality especially intensifies after the collapse of cold air masses into this southern region. This territory is protected from the northern winds by the Don-Sal ridge (maximum height 152 m) and the terraces of the Kara-Sal River with southern exposures, so it is warmer here.

In the surveyed area, precipitation falls on average from 250 to 350 mm, with fluctuations from year to year. Most precipitation falls in late autumn and early winter and in the second half of spring. It's a little wetter here than in X. Transversely, this is explained by the fact that the farm is located on the watershed of the Don-Sal ridge and slopes towards the Kara-Sal River. The border between the Kotelnikovsky district of the Volgograd region and the Zavetnesky districts of the Rostov region from the Republic of Kalmykia in these places of the Kara-Sal River runs along the beginning of the slope of the left bank of the Kara-Sal River to the mouth of the Sukhaya Balka, on average the watercourse and the right and left banks of the Kara-Sal River pass 12 km on the territory of the Kotelnikovsky district of the Volgograd region. A watershed with a peculiar topography cuts through the clouds and therefore precipitation falls in winter and spring a little more over the terraces and the valley of the Kara-Sal River than over the rest of the Poperechensky rural administration. This part of the Kotelnikovsky district is located almost 100 km south of the city of Kotelnikovo. . Estimated climate data for the southernmost point are presented in Table 3.6

Table 3.6

Estimated climate data for the southernmost point of the Volgograd region.

Months	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December.
Temperature˚С	-5,5	-5,3	-0,5	9,8		21,8	25,0	23,2	16,7	9,0	2,3	-2,2
Average minimum, ˚С	-8,4	-8,5	-3,7	4,7	11,4	15,8	18,4	17,4	11,4	5,0	-0,4	-4,5
Average maximum, ˚С	-2,3	-1,9	3,4	15,1	23,2	28,2	30,7	29,2	22,3	13,7	5,5	0,4
Precipitation, mm

In 2006, large tornadoes were observed in the Kotelnikovsky and Oktyabrsky districts of the region. Figure 2.3 shows the wind rose for the Poperechensky rural administration, taken from materials developed for the Poperechensky administration of VolgogradNIPIgiprozem LLC in 2008. Wind rose on the territory of the Poperechensky rural administration, see Fig. 3.3.

Rice. 3.3. Wind rose for the territory of the Poperechensky rural administration [ 45].

Air pollution on the territory of the Peace Administration is possible only from vehicles and agricultural machinery. This pollution is minimal since vehicle traffic is insignificant. Background concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere were calculated in accordance with RD 52.04.186-89 (M., 1991) and Temporary recommendations “Background concentrations of harmful (pollutant) substances for cities and towns where there are no regular observations of atmospheric air pollution” (C- Petersburg, 2009).

Background concentrations are accepted for settlements of less than 10,000 people and are presented in Table 3.7.

Table 3.7

Background concentrations are accepted for settlements of less than 10,000 people.

3.4.2 Climate characteristics of the Peaceful Rural Administration

The northernmost territory belongs to the Mirnaya Rural Administration, it borders the Voronezh region. The coordinates of the northernmost point of the Volgograd region are 51˚15"58.5"" N. 42˚ 42"18.9"" E.D.

Climate data for 1946-1956.

The report on the results of a hydrogeological survey on a scale of 1:200000, sheet M-38-UII (1962) of the Volga-Don Territorial Geological Directorate of the Main Directorate of Geology and Subsoil Protection under the Council of Ministers of the RSRSR provides climatic data for the Uryupinsk weather station.

The climate of the described territory is continental and is characterized by little snow, cold winters and hot, dry summers.

The region is characterized by a predominance of high air pressures over low ones. In winter, the cold masses of continental air of the Siberian anticyclone remain over the region for a long time. In the summer, due to the strong heating of air masses, the area of ​​​​high pressure collapses and the Azores anticyclone begins to act, bringing masses of heated air.

Winter is accompanied by sharp cold winds, mainly from the east with frequent snowstorms. The snow cover is stable. Spring begins at the end of March, and is characterized by an increase in the number of clear days and a decrease in relative air humidity. Summer begins in the first ten days of May; droughts are typical for this time. Precipitation is rare and is of a torrential nature. Their maximum occurs in June-July.

The continental climate causes high temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter.

Data on air temperature are presented in tables 3.8-3.9.

Table 3.8

Average monthly and annual air temperature [ 48]

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	Year
-9,7	-9,4	-8,5	-6,7	15,5	19,1	21,6	19,7	13,7	6,6	-0,8	-6,9	-6,0

The absolute minimum and absolute maximum air temperatures according to long-term data are given in Table 3.9.

Table 3.9

The absolute minimum and absolute maximum air temperatures according to long-term data for the mid-twentieth century [ 48]

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	Year
swing
min	-37	-38	-28	-14	-5				-6	-14	-24	-33	-38

In the first and second ten days of April, a period begins with temperatures above 0 ̊ C. The duration of the spring period with an average daily temperature from 0 to 10 ̊ C is approximately 20-30 days. The number of the hottest days with an average temperature above 20 °C is 50-70 days. The daily air amplitude is 11 – 12.5 ̊C. A significant drop in temperature begins in September, and in the first ten days of October the first frosts begin. The average frost-free period is 150-160 days.

Precipitation. The amount of atmospheric precipitation is directly related to the general circulation of air masses and distance from the Atlantic Ocean. And precipitation comes to us from more northern latitudes.

Data on monthly and annual precipitation are presented in Table 3.10.

Table 3.10

Average monthly and annual precipitation, mm (according to long-term data) [ 48]

Precipitation amount at Uryupinskaya station by year (1946-1955), mm

1946 – 276; 1947 – 447; 1948 – 367; 1951 – 294; 1954 – 349; 1955 – 429.

On average over 6 years 360 mm per year.

Data over a six-year period clearly shows the uneven distribution of precipitation between years

Long-term data show that the greatest amount of precipitation falls during the warm period. The maximum occurs in June-July. Precipitation in summer is of a torrential nature. Sometimes 25% of the average annual precipitation falls in one day, while in some years during the warm period there is no precipitation at all for entire months. Unevenness of precipitation is observed not only by season, but also by year. Thus, in the dry year of 1949 (according to the Uryupinsk weather station), 124 mm of atmospheric precipitation fell, in the wet year of 1915 - 715 mm. During the warm period, from April to October, precipitation ranges from 225 to 300 mm; number of days with precipitation 7-10, precipitation 5mm or more 2-4 days per month. During the cold period, 150-190 mm falls, the number of days with precipitation is 12-14. During the cold season, from October to March, fogs are observed. There are 30-45 foggy days a year.

Air humidity does not have a pronounced daily cycle. During the cold season, from November to March, the relative humidity is above 70%, and in the winter months it exceeds 80%.

Data on air humidity are presented in tables 3.11 - 3.12.

Table 3.11

Average relative air humidity in %

(according to long-term data) [ 48]

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

Year

In October, there is an increase in daytime relative air humidity to 55 - 61%. Low humidity is observed from May to August; during dry winds, relative humidity drops below 10%. The average absolute air humidity is given in Table 3.12.

Table 3.12

Average absolute air humidity MB (according to long-term data) [ 48]

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	Year
2,8	2,9	4,4	6,9	10,3	14,0	15,1	14,4	10,7	7,9	5,5	3,3	-

Absolute humidity increases in summer. It reaches its maximum value in July-August, decreasing in January-February to 3 mb. The moisture deficit increases rapidly with the onset of spring. Spring-summer precipitation is not able to restore moisture loss from evaporation, resulting in droughts and hot winds. During the warm period, the number of dry days is 55-65, and the number of excessively wet days does not exceed 15-20 days. Evaporation by month (based on long-term data) is given in Table 3.13.

Table 3.13

Evaporation by month (based on long-term data) [ 48 ]

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

Year

-

Winds Data on average monthly and annual wind speeds are presented in Table 3.14.

Volume 147, book. 3

Natural Sciences

UDC 551.584.5

LONG-TERM CHANGES IN AIR TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION IN KAZAN

M.A. Vereshchagin, Yu.P. Perevedentsev, E.P. Naumov, K.M. Shantalinsky, F.V. Gogol

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The article analyzes long-term changes in air temperature and precipitation in Kazan and their manifestations in changes in other climate indicators that are of practical importance and have led to certain changes in the urban ecological system.

Interest in studying urban climate remains consistently high. Much attention paid to the problem of urban climate is determined by a number of circumstances. Among them, first of all, it is necessary to point out the increasingly obvious significant changes in the climate of cities, depending on their growth. Many studies point to the close dependence of the city’s climatic conditions on its layout, the density and number of storeys of urban development, the conditions for the location of industrial zones, etc.

The climate of Kazan in its quasi-stable (“average”) manifestation has more than once been the subject of detailed analysis by researchers from the Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Ecology of Kazan State University. At the same time, these detailed studies did not address the issues of long-term (intra-century) changes in the city’s climate. This work, being a development of previous research, partially fills this shortcoming. The analysis is based on the results of long-term continuous observations conducted at the meteorological observatory of Kazan University (hereinafter abbreviated as Kazan University).

The Kazan University station is located in the city center (in the courtyard of the main building of the university), among dense urban development, which gives particular value to the results of its observations, which make it possible to study the impact of the urban environment on long-term changes in the meteorological regime within the city.

During the 19th - 20th centuries, the climatic conditions of Kazan continuously changed. These changes should be considered as the result of very complex, non-stationary impacts on the urban climate system of many factors of different physical nature and various processes.

the spatial scale of their manifestation: global, regional. Among the latter, a group of purely urban factors can be distinguished. It includes all those numerous changes in the urban environment that entail adequate changes in the conditions for the formation of its radiation and heat balances, moisture balance and aerodynamic properties. These include historical changes in the area of ​​urban territory, the density and number of storeys of urban development, industrial production, the energy and transport systems of the city, the properties of the building materials used and road surfaces, and many others.

We will try to trace changes in climatic conditions in the city in the 19th - 20th centuries, limiting ourselves to analyzing only the two most important climate indicators, which are surface air temperature and precipitation, based on the results of observations at station. Kazan, university.

Long-term changes in surface air temperature. Systematic meteorological observations at Kazan University began in 1805, shortly after its opening. Due to various circumstances, continuous series of annual air temperature values ​​have been preserved only since 1828. Some of them are presented graphically in Fig. 1.

Already at the first, most cursory examination of Fig. 1, it can be found that against the background of chaotic, sawtooth interannual fluctuations in air temperature (broken straight lines) over the past 176 years (1828-2003), although irregular, but at the same time a clearly expressed warming tendency (trend) has taken place in Kazan. This is also well supported by the data in Table. 1.

Average long-term () and extreme (max, t,) air temperatures (°C) at station. Kazan, university

Averaging periods Extreme air temperatures

^tt Years ^tah Years

Year 3.5 0.7 1862 6.8 1995

January -12.9 -21.9 1848, 1850 -4.6 2001

July 19.9 15.7 1837 24.0 1931

As can be seen from table. 1, extremely low air temperatures in Kazan were recorded no later than the 40-60s. 19th century. After the harsh winters of 1848, 1850. average January air temperatures have never again reached or fallen below ¿tm = -21.9°С. On the contrary, the highest air temperatures (max) in Kazan were observed only in the 20th or at the very beginning of the 21st century. As you can see, 1995 was marked by a record high average annual air temperature.

The table also contains a lot of interesting things. 2. From its data it follows that the warming of the climate of Kazan manifested itself in all months of the year. At the same time, it is clearly visible that it developed most intensively in winter.

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Rice. 1. Long-term dynamics of average annual (a), January (b) and July (c) air temperatures (°C) at station. Kazan, university: results of observations (1), linear smoothing (2) and smoothing using a low-pass Potter filter (3) for b > 30 years

(December - February). The air temperatures of the last decade (1988-1997) of these months exceeded the similar average values ​​of the first decade (1828-1837) of the period under study by more than 4-5°C. It is also clearly visible that the process of warming the climate of Kazan developed very unevenly, often it was interrupted by periods of relatively weak cooling (see the corresponding data in February - April, November).

Changes in air temperatures (°C) for non-overlapping decades at station. Kazan, university

relative to the decade 1828-1837.

Decades January February March April May June July August September October November December Year

1988-1997 5.25 4.22 2.93 3.39 3.16 3.36 2.15 1.27 2.23 2.02 0.22 4.83 2.92

1978-1987 4.78 2.16 1.54 1.79 3.19 1.40 1.85 1.43 1.95 1.06 0.63 5.18 2.25

1968-1977 1.42 1.19 1.68 3.27 2.74 1.88 2.05 1.91 2.25 0.87 1.50 4.81 2.13

1958-1967 4.16 1.95 0.76 1.75 3.39 1.92 2.65 1.79 1.70 1.25 0.30 4.70 2.19

1948-1957 3.02 -0.04 -0.42 1.34 3.29 1.72 1.31 2.11 2.79 1.41 0.65 4.61 1.98

1938-1947 1.66 0.94 0.50 0.72 1.08 1.25 1.98 2.49 2.70 0.00 0.15 2.85 1.36

1928-1937 3.96 -0.61 0.03 1.40 2.07 1.39 2.82 2.36 2.08 2.18 2.07 2.37 1.84

1918-1927 3.38 0.46 0.55 1.61 2.33 2.79 1.54 1.34 2.49 0.73 0.31 2.76 1.69

1908-1917 3.26 0.43 -0.50 1.11 1.00 1.71 1.80 1.02 1.83 -0.76 1.01 4.70 1.38

1898-1907 2.87 1.84 -0.54 0.99 2.70 1.68 2.18 1.55 0.72 0.47 -0.90 2.41 1.33

1888-1897 0.11 1.20 0.19 0.23 2.84 1.26 2.14 2.02 1.42 1.43 -2.36 0.90 0.95

1878-1887 1.47 1.57 -0.90 -0.48 2.46 0.94 1.74 0.88 1.08 0.12 0.19 4.65 1.14

1868-1877 1.45 -1.01 -0.80 0.00 0.67 1.47 1.67 1.96 0.88 0.86 0.86 1.99 0.83

1858-1867 2.53 -0.07 -0.92 0.53 1.25 1.25 2.40 0.85 1.59 0.36 -0.62 1.35 0.86

1848-1857 0.47 0.71 -0.92 0.05 2.43 1.02 1.86 1.68 1.20 0.39 0.25 2.86 1.00

1838-1847 2.90 0.85 -1.98 -0.97 1.55 1.65 2.45 1.86 1.81 0.49 -0.44 0.92 0.92

1828-1837 -15.54 -12.82 -5.93 3.06 10.69 16.02 17.94 16.02 9.70 3.22 -3.62 -13.33 2.12

Residents of Kazan of the older generation (whose age is now at least 70 years old) have begun to get used to the abnormally warm winters of recent years, retaining, however, memories of the harsh winters of their childhood (1930-1940s) and the heyday of their working activity (1960s gg.). For the younger generation of Kazan residents, the warm winters of recent years are apparently no longer perceived as an anomaly, but rather as a “climate standard.”

The long-term trend of climate warming in Kazan, which is discussed here, is best observed by studying the course of smoothed (systematic) components of changes in air temperature (Fig. 1), defined in climatology as the trend of its behavior.

Identification of a trend in climate series is usually achieved by smoothing them and (thereby) suppressing short-period fluctuations in them. In relation to long-term (1828-2003) series of air temperature at station. Kazan, University used two methods of smoothing them: linear and curvilinear (Fig. 1).

With linear smoothing, all its cyclic fluctuations with period lengths b that are less than or equal to the length of the analyzed series are excluded from the long-term dynamics of air temperature (in our case, b > 176 years). The behavior of the linear trend of air temperature is given by the straight line equation

g (t) = at + (1)

where g(t) is the smoothed value of air temperature at time t (years), a is the slope (trend speed), r0 is a free term equal to the smoothed value of temperature at time t = 0 (beginning of the period).

A positive value of coefficient a indicates climate warming, and vice versa, if a< 0. Если параметры тренда а и (0 известны, то несложно оценить величину повышения (если а >0) air temperature over a period of time t

Ar (t) = r (t) - r0 = am, (2)

achieved due to the linear component of the trend.

Important qualitative indicators of a linear trend are its coefficient of determination R2, which shows what part of the total variance u2 (r) is reproduced by equation (1), and the reliability of trend detection from archival data. Below (Table 3) are the results of a linear trend analysis of air temperature series obtained as a result of long-term measurements at the station. Kazan, university.

Analysis of the table 3 leads to the following conclusions.

1. The presence of a linear warming trend (a> 0) in complete series (1828-2003) and in their individual parts is confirmed with very high reliability (> 92.3%).

2. The warming of Kazan’s climate manifested itself in both the dynamics of winter and summer air temperatures. However, the rate of winter warming was several times faster than the rate of summer warming. The result of the long-term (1828-2003) warming of the Kazan climate was the accumulated increase in the average January

Results of linear trend analysis of long-term dynamics of air temperature (AT) at station. Kazan, university

Composition of series of average TV Trend parameters and its qualitative indicators Increase in TV [A/ (t)] Over the smoothing interval t

a, °C / 10 years "s, °C K2, % ^, %

t = 176 years (1828-2003)

Annual TV 0.139 2.4 37.3 > 99.9 2.44

January TV 0.247 -15.0 10.0 > 99.9 4.37

July TV 0.054 14.4 1.7 97.3 1.05

t = 63 years (1941-2003)

Annual TV 0.295 3.4 22.0 > 99.9 1.82

January TV 0.696 -13.8 6.0 98.5 4.31

July TV 0.301 19.1 5.7 98.1 1.88

t = 28 years (1976-2003)

Annual TV 0.494 4.0 9.1 96.4 1.33

January TV 1.402 -12.3 4.4 92.3 3.78

July TV 0.936 19.0 9.2 96.5 2.52

air temperature by almost A/(t = 176) = 4.4 °C, the average July temperature by 1 °C and the average annual temperature by 2.4 °C (Table 3).

3. The warming of Kazan’s climate has developed unevenly (with acceleration): its highest rates have been observed in the last three decades.

A significant drawback of the procedure for linear smoothing of air temperature series described above is the complete suppression of all features of the internal structure of the warming process throughout the entire range of its application. To overcome this drawback, the temperature series under study were simultaneously smoothed using a curvilinear (low-pass) Potter filter (Fig. 1).

The transmittance of the Potter filter was adjusted in such a way that only those cyclic temperature fluctuations whose period lengths (b) did not reach 30 years and, therefore, were shorter than the duration of the Brickner cycle were almost completely suppressed. The results of using a low-pass Potter filter (Fig. 1) make it possible once again to verify that the warming of the Kazan climate has historically developed very unevenly: long (several decades) periods of rapid rise in air temperature (+) alternated with periods of its slight decrease (-). As a result, the warming trend remained prevalent.

In table Table 4 shows the results of a linear trend analysis of periods of long-term unambiguous changes in average annual air temperatures (identified using the Potter filter) since the second half of the 19th century. as for Art. Kazan, university, and for the same values ​​obtained by averaging them over the entire Northern Hemisphere.

Table data 4 show that climate warming in Kazan developed at a higher rate than (on average) in the Northern Hemisphere

Chronology of long-term changes in average annual air temperatures in Kazan and the Northern Hemisphere and the results of their linear trend analysis

Periods of long Characteristics of linear trends

unambiguous

changes in average a, °C / 10 years R2, % R, %

annual TV (years)

1. Dynamics of average annual TV at the station. Kazan, university

1869-1896 (-) -0.045 0.2 17.2

1896-1925 (+) 0.458 19.2 98.9

1925-1941 (-) -0.039 0.03 5.5

1941-2003 (+) 0.295 22.0 99.9

2. Dynamics of average annual TV,

obtained by averaging over the Northern Hemisphere

1878-1917 (-) -0.048 14.2 98.4

1917-1944 (+) 0.190 69.8 > 99.99

1944-1976 (-) -0.065 23.1 99.5

1976-2003 (+) 0.248 74.3 > 99.99

sharia. The chronology and duration of long-term unambiguous changes in air temperature were noticeably different. The first period of a long rise in air temperature in Kazan began earlier (1896-1925), much earlier (since 1941) the modern wave of a long rise in average annual air temperature began, marked by the achievement of its highest level (in the entire history of observations) (6.8° C) in 1995 (tabKak). As already noted above, this warming is the result of a very complex influence on the thermal regime of the city of a large number of variable factors of different origins. In this regard, it may be of some interest to assess the contribution to the overall warming of Kazan’s climate from its “urban component,” determined by the historical characteristics of the city’s growth and the development of its economy.

The results of the study show that in the increase in average annual air temperature accumulated over 176 years (Kazan station, university), the “urban component” accounts for most of it (58.3% or 2.4 x 0.583 = 1.4°C). The entire remaining part (about 1°C) of accumulated warming is due to the action of natural and global anthropogenic factors (emissions of thermodynamically active gas components and aerosols into the atmosphere).

A reader looking at the indicators of accumulated (1828-2003) climate warming in the city (Table 3) may have a question: how great are they and what could they be compared with? Let's try to answer this question based on the table. 5.

Table data 5 indicate a well-known increase in air temperature with a decrease in geographic latitude, and vice versa. It can also be found that the rate of increase in air temperature with decreasing

Average air temperatures (°C) of latitude circles at sea level

Latitude (, July Year

hail north latitude

latitudes vary. If in January it is c1 =D^ / D(= = [-7 - (-16)]/10 = 0.9 °C / degree latitude, then in July they are significantly less -c2 ~ 0.4 °C / degree latitude .

If the increase in average January temperature achieved over 176 years (Table 3) is divided by the average zonal rate of change in latitude (c1), then we obtain an estimate of the magnitude of the virtual shift of the city’s position to the south (=D^(r = 176)/c1 =4.4/ 0.9 = 4.9 degrees latitude,

to achieve approximately the same increase in air temperature in January as occurred over the full period (1828-2003) of its measurements.

The geographic latitude of Kazan is close to (= 56 degrees N. Subtracting from it

the resulting climate equivalent warming value (= 4.9 deg.

latitude, we will find another latitude value ((= 51 degrees N, which is close to

latitude of the city of Saratov), ​​to which the conditional transfer of the city should be made, provided that the states of the global climate system and the urban environment remain unchanged.

Calculating the numerical values ​​(, characterizing the level of warming achieved in the city over 176 years in July and on average for the year, leads to the following (approximate) estimates: 2.5 and 4.0 degrees latitude, respectively.

With the warming of Kazan's climate, noticeable changes have occurred in a number of other important indicators of the city's thermal regime. Higher rates of winter (January) warming (with lower rates in summer (Tables 2, 3) caused a gradual decrease in the annual amplitude of air temperature in the city (Fig. 2) and, as a consequence, caused a weakening of the continental nature of the urban climate .

The average long-term (1828-2003) value of the annual amplitude of air temperature at station. Kazan, university is 32.8°C (Table 1). As can be seen from Fig. 2, due to the linear component of the trend, the annual amplitude of air temperature over 176 years decreased by almost 2.4°C. How big is this estimate and what can it be correlated with?

Based on the available cartographic data on the distribution of annual air temperature amplitudes on the European territory of Russia along the latitudinal circle (= 56 degrees latitude, the accumulated softening of the continental climate could be achieved by virtually moving the city’s position to the west by approximately 7-9 degrees longitude or almost 440-560 km in the same direction, which is slightly more than half the distance between Kazan and Moscow.

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Rice. 2. Long-term dynamics of the annual amplitude of air temperature (°C) at station. Kazan, University: results of observations (1), linear smoothing (2) and smoothing using a low-pass Potter filter (3) for b > 30 years

Rice. 3. Duration of the frost-free period (days) at station. Kazan, university: actual values ​​(1) and their linear smoothing (2)

Another, no less important indicator of the thermal regime of a city, the behavior of which also reflects the observed climate warming, is the duration of the frost-free period. In climatology, the frost-free period is defined as the period of time between the date

Rice. 4. Duration of the heating period (days) at station. Kazan, university: actual values ​​(1) and their linear smoothing (2)

the last frost (freeze) in the spring and the first date of the autumn frost (freeze). The average long-term duration of the frost-free period at station. Kazan, university is 153 days.

As Fig. 3, in the long-term dynamics of the duration of the frost-free period at station. Kazan, University there is a well-defined long-term trend of its gradual increase. Over the past 54 years (1950-2003), due to the linear component, it has already increased by 8.5 days.

There is no doubt that the increase in the duration of the frost-free period had a beneficial effect on increasing the length of the growing season of the urban plant community. Due to the lack of long-term data on the length of the growing season in the city at our disposal, unfortunately, we are not able to give here at least one example to support this obvious situation.

With the warming of the Kazan climate and the subsequent increase in the duration of the frost-free period, there was a natural decrease in the duration of the heating season in the city (Fig. 4). Climatic characteristics of the heating period are widely used in the housing, communal and industrial sectors to develop standards for fuel reserves and consumption. In applied climatology, the duration of the heating season is taken to be the part of the year when the average daily air temperature is stably kept below +8°C. During this period, in order to maintain normal air temperature inside residential and industrial premises, it is necessary to heat them.

The average duration of the heating period at the beginning of the twentieth century was (according to the results of observations at Kazan station, university) 208 days.

1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9

>50 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Y1 "yy = 0.0391 x - 5.6748 R2 = 0.17

Rice. 5. Average temperature of the heating period (°C) at station. Kazan, university: actual values ​​(1) and their linear smoothing (2)

Due to the warming of the city’s climate, only in the last 54 years (1950-2003) it decreased by 6 days (Fig. 4).

An important additional indicator of the heating period is its average air temperature. From Fig. 5 shows that along with the reduction in the duration of the heating season over the past 54 years (1950-2003), it has increased by 2.1°C.

Thus, the warming of Kazan’s climate has entailed not only corresponding changes in the environmental situation in the city, but also created certain positive preconditions for saving energy costs in the production and, especially, housing and communal spheres of the city.

Precipitation. The ability to analyze long-term changes in the regime of atmospheric precipitation (hereinafter abbreviated as precipitation) in the city is severely limited, which is explained by a number of reasons.

The site where the precipitation measuring devices of the meteorological observatory of Kazan University are located has historically always been located in the courtyard of its main building and is therefore closed (to varying degrees) from all directions by multi-story buildings. Until the fall of 2004, many tall trees grew inside the said yard. These circumstances inevitably entailed significant distortions of the wind regime in the internal space of the said yard, and at the same time the conditions for measuring precipitation.

The location of the meteorological site inside the yard changed several times, which was also reflected in the violation of the homogeneity of precipitation series according to Art. Kazan, university. So, for example, O.A. Drozdov discovered an overestimation of winter precipitation amounts at the specified station

Bottom period XI - III (bottom)

by blowing snow from the roofs of nearby buildings in years when the meteorological site was located closest to them.

A very negative impact on the quality of long-term precipitation series according to Art. Kazan, the university was also supported by the general replacement (1961) of rain gauges with precipitation gauges, which was not provided methodologically.

Taking into account the above, we are forced to limit ourselves to considering only shortened precipitation series (1961-2003), when the instruments used for their measurements (precipitation gauge) and the position of the meteorological site inside the university yard remained unchanged.

The most important indicator of the precipitation regime is its quantity, determined by the height of the water layer (mm) that could form on a horizontal surface from fallen liquid (rain, drizzle, etc.) and solid (snow, snow pellets, hail, etc. - after they melt ) precipitation in the absence of runoff, seepage and evaporation. The amount of precipitation is usually attributed to a certain time interval of its collection (day, month, season, year).

From Fig. 6 it follows that under the conditions of Art. Kazan, university annual precipitation amounts are formed with a decisive contribution to them from precipitation of the warm (April-October) period. According to the results of measurements carried out in 1961-2003, an average of 364.8 mm falls in the warm season, and less (228.6 mm) in the cold season (November - March).

For the long-term dynamics of annual precipitation at station. Kazan, University, the most characteristic features are two inherent features: large temporal variability of the moisture regime and the almost complete absence of a linear component of the trend (Fig. 6).

The systematic component (trend) in the long-term dynamics of annual precipitation amounts is represented only by low-frequency cyclic fluctuations of different durations (from 8-10 to 13 years) and amplitude, as follows from the behavior of moving 5-year averages (Fig. 6).

Since the second half of the 1980s. the behavior of the indicated systematic component of the dynamics of annual precipitation amounts was dominated by an 8-year cyclicity. After a deep minimum of annual precipitation amounts, which manifested itself in the behavior of the systematic component in 1993, they increased rapidly until 1998, after which a reverse trend emerged. If the indicated (8-year) cyclicity continues, then, starting (approximately) from 2001, we can assume a subsequent increase in annual precipitation amounts (ordinates of moving 5-year averages).

The presence of a weakly expressed linear component of the trend in the long-term dynamics of precipitation is revealed only in the behavior of their semi-annual totals (Fig. 6). In the historical period under consideration (1961-2003), precipitation during the warm period of the year (April - October) tended to slightly increase. A reverse trend was observed in the behavior of precipitation during the cold season.

Due to the linear component of the trend, the amount of precipitation in the warm season over the past 43 years has increased by 25 mm, and the amount of precipitation in the cold season has decreased by 13 mm.

Here the question may arise: is there an “urban component” in the indicated systematic components of changes in the precipitation regime and how does it relate to the natural component? Unfortunately, the authors do not yet have an answer to this question, which will be discussed below.

Urban factors of long-term changes in the precipitation regime include all those changes in the urban environment that entail adequate changes in cloud cover, condensation processes and precipitation over the city and its immediate surroundings. The most significant among them are, of course, long-term fluctuations in vertical profiles.

0.25 -0.23 -0.21 -0.19 -0.17 -0.15 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.07 0.05

Rice. Fig. 7. Long-term dynamics of relative annual precipitation amplitudes Ах (fractions of a unit) at station. Kazan, university: actual values ​​(1) and their linear smoothing (2)

lei temperature and humidity in the boundary layer of the atmosphere, the roughness of the urban underlying surface and pollution of the city air basin with hygroscopic substances (condensation nuclei). The influence of large cities on changes in precipitation patterns is analyzed in detail in a number of works.

An assessment of the contribution of the urban component to long-term changes in the precipitation regime in Kazan is quite realistic. However, for this, in addition to data on precipitation at station. Kazan, university, it is necessary to attract similar (synchronous) results of their measurements at a network of stations located in the immediate (up to 20-50 km) surroundings of the city. Unfortunately, we did not have this information yet.

The magnitude of the relative annual amplitude of precipitation

Ax = (I^ - D^)/I-100% (3)

is considered as one of the indicators of climate continentality. In formula (3), Yamax and Yat1P are the largest and smallest (respectively) intra-annual monthly precipitation amounts, R is the annual precipitation amount.

The long-term dynamics of annual precipitation amplitudes Ax is shown in Fig. 7.

Average long-term value (Ax) for st. Kazan, university (1961-2003) is about 15%, which corresponds to the conditions of a semi-continental climate. In the long-term dynamics of precipitation amplitudes Ax, there is a weakly expressed but stable downward trend, indicating that the weakening of the continental climate of Kazan is most clearly manifested

which manifested itself in a decrease in annual air temperature amplitudes (Fig. 2), was also reflected in the dynamics of the precipitation regime.

1. The climatic conditions of Kazan in the 19th - 20th centuries underwent significant changes, which were the result of very complex, non-stationary effects on the local climate of many different factors, among which a significant role belongs to the influence of a complex of urban factors.

2. Changes in the city’s climatic conditions most clearly manifested themselves in the warming of Kazan’s climate and the softening of its continentality. The result of climate warming in Kazan over the past 176 years (1828-2003) was an increase in the average annual air temperature by 2.4°C, while most of this warming (58.3% or 1.4°C) was associated with the growth of the city and the development of its industrial production , energy and transport systems, changes in construction technologies, properties of building materials used and other anthropogenic factors.

3. The warming of Kazan’s climate and some softening of its continental properties entailed adequate changes in the environmental situation in the city. At the same time, the duration of the frost-free (growing season) period increased, the duration of the heating period decreased, while its average temperature increased. Thus, the prerequisites have arisen for more economical consumption of fuel consumed in the housing, communal and industrial sectors, and for reducing the level of harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

The work was carried out with the financial support of the scientific program “Russian Universities - Fundamental Research”, direction “Geography”.

M.A. Vereshagin, Y.P. Perevedentsev, E.P. Naumov, K.M. Shantalinsky, F.V. Gogol. Long-term changes of air temperature and atmospheric precipitation in Kazan.

Long-term changes of air temperature and atmospheric precipitation in Kazan and their displays in the changes of other parameters of the climate which having applied value and has entailed certain changes of city ecological system are analyzed.

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Received by the editor 10/27/05

Vereshchagin Mikhail Alekseevich - Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Ecology of Kazan State University.

Perevedentsev Yuri Petrovich - Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Geography and Geoecology of Kazan State University.

Email: [email protected]

Naumov Eduard Petrovich - Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Ecology of Kazan State University.

Shantalinsky Konstantin Mikhailovich - Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Ecology of Kazan State University.

Email: [email protected]

Gogol Felix Vitalievich - assistant at the Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Ecology at Kazan State University.

Based on air temperature data obtained at meteorological stations, the following indicators of air thermal conditions are derived:

1. Average temperature of the day.
2. Average daily temperature by month. In Leningrad, the average daily temperature in January is -7.5° C, in July - 17.5°. These averages are needed to determine how much colder or warmer each day is than the average.
3. Average temperature of each month. Thus, in Leningrad, the coldest was January 1942 (-18.7° C), the warmest was January 1925 (-5° C). The warmest July was in 1972 G.(21.5°C), the coldest was in 1956 (15°C). In Moscow, the coldest was January 1893 (-21.6°C), and the warmest in 1925 (-3.3°C). The warmest July was in 1936 (23.7° C).
4. Average long-term temperature of the month. All average long-term data are displayed for a long (at least 35) series of years. Data from January and July are most often used. The highest long-term monthly temperatures are observed in the Sahara - up to 36.5 ° C in In-Salah and up to 39.0 ° C in Death Valley. The lowest are at Vostok station in Antarctica (-70° C). In Moscow, temperatures in January are -10.2°, in July 18.1° C, in Leningrad -7.7 and 17.8° C, respectively. The coldest February in Leningrad, its average long-term temperature is -7.9° C, in Moscow February is warmer than January - (-)9.0°C.
5. Average temperature each year. Average annual temperatures are needed to determine whether the climate is warming or cooling over a period of years. For example, in Spitsbergen, from 1910 to 1940, the average annual temperature increased by 2°C.
6. Average long-term temperature of the year. The highest average annual temperature was obtained for the Dallol weather station in Ethiopia - 34.4 ° C. In the south of the Sahara, many points have an average annual temperature of 29-30 ° C. The lowest average annual temperature, naturally, is in Antarctica; on the Station plateau, according to several years, it is -56.6° C. In Moscow, the average long-term annual temperature is 3.6° C, in Leningrad 4.3° C.
7. Absolute minimums and maximums of temperature for any period of observation - a day, a month, a year, a number of years. The absolute minimum for the entire earth's surface was recorded at Vostok station in Antarctica in August 1960 -88.3° C, for the northern hemisphere - in Oymyakon in February 1933 -67.7° C.

In North America, a temperature of -62.8° C was recorded (Snag weather station in the Yukon). In Greenland at Norsays station the minimum is -66° C. In Moscow the temperature dropped to -42° C, in Leningrad - to -41.5° C (in 1940).

It is noteworthy that the coldest regions of the Earth coincide with the magnetic poles. The physical essence of the phenomenon is not yet entirely clear. It is assumed that oxygen molecules react to the magnetic field, and the ozone screen transmits thermal radiation.

The highest temperature for the entire Earth was observed in September 1922 in El Asia in Libya (57.8 ° C). The second heat record of 56.7° C was recorded in Death Valley; this is the highest temperature in the Western Hemisphere. In third place is the Thar Desert, where the heat reaches 53°C.

On the territory of the USSR, the absolute maximum of 50° C was recorded in the south of Central Asia. In Moscow the heat reached 37°C, in Leningrad 33°C.

At sea, the highest water temperature of 35.6°C was recorded in the Persian Gulf. Lake water heats up most in the Caspian Sea (up to 37.2°). In the Tanrsu River, a tributary of the Amu Darya, the water temperature rose to 45.2° C.

Temperature fluctuations (amplitudes) can be calculated for any period of time. The most indicative are daily amplitudes, which characterize weather variability over a day, and annual amplitudes, which show the difference between the warmest and coldest months of the year.