This spring in Kyiv was one of the warmest in the past 145 years

Calendar spring in the Ukrainian capital was marked by unseasonably warm weather and ranked among the twenty warmest on record since meteorological observations began in the city in 1881. The average monthly air temperature for this period was recorded at 10.4°C, which is 1.0°C above the official climate norm. 

Virtually all spring months, with the exception of April, showed temperatures above the long-term average. March exhibited the greatest anomaly, with a positive deviation from the norm reaching a significant 4.2°C. Despite the overall warm trend of the season, records were not set frequently—meteorologists recorded only three temperature records, all of which occurred in May.

According to monitoring data, the lowest temperature of the spring was recorded at the very beginning of the season—on March 1, thermometers dropped to -1.6°C. In contrast, the hottest day of the season was May 6, when the air in the Ukrainian capital warmed up to a summer-like 29.9°C. As for precipitation, spring turned out to be quite dry: Kyiv received only 98 mm of rainfall, which is just 67% of the established climatic norm for this time of year.

This is evidenced by the summary data from the Boris Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory.

As a reminder, the Swiss Glacier Gris has confirmed the threat of global warming.

The UN has also recognized the right of refugees to seek asylum due to global warming.