RT reported that weather forecasters said that the temperature in the Russian capital on May 9 dropped by 1.5 months compared to the normal climate schedule.
Director of the Russian Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Roman Vilfand said that the snowfall in Moscow on May 9 was the first snowfall recorded on that day of the year in the capital.
Roman Vilfand told Interfax news agency that 1 to 5cm of snow fell in various parts of the city on the morning of May 9, as Russia prepared for the Victory Day parade in Red Square.
A record amount of snow was recorded on May 9 - the first time in the entire history of meteorological observation, Vilfand said.
The meteorologist noted that it was a day as cold as the temperature on March 26, meaning the temperature on May 9 dropped by 1.5 months compared to the normal climate calendar.
Tatyana Pozdnykova, chief expert at meteorological news agency Meteonovosti, said Moscow's average temperature on May 9 was 1.7 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest day of May 9 since 1972, according to meteorological agency Meteonovosti.
After the morning cold, the temperature increased to 6 degrees Celsius in the afternoon and the snow dissolved. However, the average daily temperature was still 10.8 degrees Celsius lower than normal - Ms. Pozdnykova noted.
Gismeteo said last week that Moscow's cold spell came after the warmest April in 23 years. The average temperature in April was 10.9 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees Celsius above normal. According to Gismeteo, on April 2, a record temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius was recorded.
