Whimsical Weather in Russian Cities

Moscow is in the grip of a heat wave, with temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees Celsius, while other Russian regions, including Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Tuva have seen snowstorms and below-zero temperatures in recent days.

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The warm, sunny public holidays at the beginning of May have been succeeded by a cold snap, with a snowstorm hitting Novosibirsk in mid-May.

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According to weather forecasts, warm weather will set in no sooner than ten days from now.

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Meteorologists say that wet snow in May is a frequent occurrence in Novosibirsk.

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The May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.

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The May snowstorm in Novosibirsk.

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Tomsk also faced a snowstorm in May.

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Tomsk saw rain and wet snow, with temperatures dropping as low as 4-6 degrees Celsius.

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In Tuva, warm weather gave way to a temperature drop to as low as minus 3 degrees Celsius, and to a snowfall accompanied by strong winds.

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Meanwhile, Muscovites are exhausted by the heat.

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The Moscow weather broke a 17-year record on Tuesday for that date, hitting 28.7 degrees Celsius.

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The record-setting heat wave began in Moscow last week and is due to last until next week.

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The 1883 record of 28.6 degrees Celsius (83.5 degrees Fahrenheit) was nearly topped on Monday, with maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius registered.