Moscow records highest temperature in 134 years
- Last updated: July 3, 2024 | 19:14
Children play in a fountain during a midday heat in central Moscow on Wednesday. AFP
Soaring temperatures in Moscow shattered a 134-year-old record on Tuesday, reaching 32˚C (89.6 Fahrenheit), TASS News Agency reported.
The previous record was set in 1890, when the temperature reached 31.932˚C (87.8 Fahrenheit), Director of the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia Roman Vilfand told TASS.
Vilfand added that the temperature reached 33.232˚C (91,4 Fahrenheit) around 3 pm in some areas.
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