This year, the average air temperature in August can break the records of past decades, Vera Balabukh, head of the department of applied meteorology and climatology of the Ukrhydrometeorological center, told Channel 24.

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In particular, the air can be warmer by almost 3 degrees compared to the 70s and 80s of the last century..

Most of the month, Ukrainians expect anticyclonal weather, so the days will be clear or partly cloudy.. Significant rainfall deficit, lack of wind and increased aridity predicted. A fairly high level of fire danger remains for almost the entire month of August..

At the same time, the possibility of heavy rains, thunderstorms, squalls and hail remains.

Recall that weather forecasters promised a dry and hot summer in 2022. They warn that next year's summer could be even hotter..

And in Western Europe this year recorded record high temperatures.