On an amount of precipitation and height of the dropped-out snow this winter compare to a season of 2003. Such data provided in the Vologda center of hydrometeorology and to monitoring environment.
by data for January 20, height of snow cover in a neighborhood of the city makes 42 cm that is 12 cm higher than average long-term value. In November the quantity of the dropped-out snow for 25% exceeded monthly norm, in December – for 5%.
"Vologda region this year the winter was for territories of the quite multisnow. It is connected with that steady western transfer of the Atlantic and European cyclones, which generally very warm, sated with moisture is observed. Establishment of snow cover began for nearly three weeks before average long-term terms – in the middle of October. The first snow dropped out on October 14 and now it keeps still, that is thaw and a descent of snow cover was not observed", – the chief commented on State institution "Vologodsky Tsgms" Polyakova Vera.
In similar climatic conditions all Northwest Russian Federation. However, where weather was much warmer, up to above-zero temperatures, for example, in Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod the snow descent is noted. In Vologda snow cover only settled and was condensed.
According to forecasts of weather forecasters, soon the situation will not change. Let's add, such generous winter a precipitation directly influences and work of city municipal services. Since the season beginning more than 150 thousand cubes of snow are sent to the range already.
Spirichev Alexander