St. Petersburg Gets Half Month's Sun in 10 Days
The first ten days of August in Saint Petersburg were unusually warm, sunny, and dry, with nearly half the month's normal sunshine recorded in just ten days. A cyclone named Ralph brought cooler temperatures and rain starting August 11, followed by a return to drier and warmer weather.
Consensus
- The first ten days of August in Saint Petersburg had unusually high sunshine duration, reaching 47.5% of the monthly norm.
- The weather in Saint Petersburg during the first ten days of August was warm and dry, with temperature anomalies of +0.8 degrees.
- A cyclone named Ralph passed through Saint Petersburg starting August 11, bringing cooler temperatures and rain.
- After the cyclone passed, temperatures were expected to rise again, with drier and warmer weather returning in the second half of the week.
- The water temperature in urban water bodies remained warm, with the Neva River at around +21°C and the Gulf of Finland coast between +19°C and +21°C as of August 7.
Points of divergence
- On August 11, the temperature in Saint Petersburg reached around 20 degrees, with a maximum of 18 degrees expected on Tuesday, and a strong northwesterly wind expected in the wake of the cyclone. — gazeta_spb
- The next three days after July 29 would be warm and dry, with temperatures rising to +28°C by Friday, due to a high-pressure system from an anticyclone moving from the Baltic Sea to the east. — riamo
- July 21 was the coldest day of the month in Saint Petersburg, with a maximum temperature of +14.7°C and no sunshine, the lowest since 1978. — interfax
Coverage (20 sources)
- St. Petersburg received almost half of the monthly sun quota in just ten days — Фонтанка
- Meteorologist Kolesov warned Petersburg residents about cooling on Tuesday - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Autumn is coming soon. Detailed weather forecast for St. Petersburg for this week — Фонтанка
- Meteorologist Kolesov warned St. Petersburg residents about cooling and rain - SPB RU newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- While it is cool in St. Petersburg, the main meteorologist recalls historical days — Фонтанка
- Not hot, but comfortable: weather in St. Petersburg for the upcoming weekend — Фонтанка
- St. Petersburg experienced an anomalous night — Фонтанка
- Markings of +30 degrees were not reached. A meteorologist explained what July in St. Petersburg is remembered for — Фонтанка
- August meets with heat. Weather forecast in St. Petersburg for a week — Фонтанка
- While the heat has not yet passed. Where to swim in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast? — Фонтанка
- «Tomorrow it will not be like this anymore». The main meteorologist of St. Petersburg urged to enjoy the weather while possible — Фонтанка
- Kolesov told about the cooling in St. Petersburg after Saturday's thunderstorm - Gazeta SPB RU - news from St. Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
- Today — almost +30, tomorrow — thunderstorms — Фонтанка
- Жара будет ещё сильнее, чем ожидалось. А потом — ливни и град — Фонтанка
- Барический гребень гарантирует Петербургу повышение температуры — Фонтанка
- Heat is approaching St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
- Meteorologist Kolesov reports on three warm and dry days in St. Petersburg — РИАМО
- Наслаждаемся, пока погода не раскапризничалась. Прогноз на ближайшие дни — Фонтанка
- Meteorologist Kolesov informs St. Petersburg residents about warm and dry weather at the end of the week - SPB Newspaper — Gazeta.SPb
- Weather in St. Petersburg has improved. Soon - again +28 — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Alexander Kolesov
- Hydrometeorological Center
- Capital of the North
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Phobos
- Leningrad Oblast
- Mikhail Leus
- Fontanka
- Federal State Budgetary Institution 'North-West Hydro-Meteorological and Environmental Monitoring Directorate'
- Baltic
- Europe
- Scandinavia
- Leningrad Region
- Ksenia Sobchak Telegram channels
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