According to Adamenko, such frosts, when the temperature stays at -10 ° C for several weeks, are rare in recent years.
“Similar weather [морозный январь] observed in 1996, 1997, 2006 and 2010. During these same years, it was -10 °C for several weeks,” Adamenko noted.
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Severe frosts in Ukraine persist due to powerful anticyclones from the northeast and east, due to which heat does not flow from Central Europe, explained Natalya Ptukha, a forecaster at the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center. According to her forecast, there are no prospects for significant warming yet.
