Khaberni - Moscow witnessed in January its worst snowfall in two centuries, as meteorologists at the official Moscow University announced on Thursday, pointing to "deep and widespread cyclones" that moved through the Russian capital and its surroundings.
On January 29, Moscow received snow equivalent to 92 millimeters of precipitation, "the highest total in the last 203 years," according to the university on the Vkontakte social network.
The temperature was 1.5 degrees Celsius lower than the seasonal average of -6.2 degrees in January, according to the university.
This unusual snowfall is the result of "deep and widespread cyclones passing through the Moscow region," according to a university statement.
The last snowfall of this intensity was recorded in 1823 in the Russian capital with 122 millimeters, according to the university which noted that "data collected in the distant past may not be entirely reliable."
The second highest record was in January 2004 with 88.9 millimeters of precipitation.
The snow depth exceeded 60 centimeters on Thursday in the Russian capital.
