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Temperature records
7 January was reported to be the coldest Orthodox Christmas in Moscow for 120 years, at −29.9 °C (−21.8 °F). The lowest temperature in western Europe was recorded in the Swiss village of La Brévine, also at −29.9 °C (−21.8 °F) on 6 January. On 8 January a low temperature record for this day in Hungary was set in the village of Tésa, at −28.1 °C (−18.6 °F). On the same day a record low temperature was in Tver Oblast, Russia, at −35.7 °C (−32.3 °F) which surpassed the previous 1987 record for that day.
A period of exceptionally cold and snowy winter weather in January 2017 caused over 60 deaths in Eastern and Central Europe. In some areas, flights and shipping services were suspended, and there was major disruption to power supplies and other essential infrastructure. The weather was the result of stationary high pressure over western Europe, resulting in strong winds circulating from eastern Russia towards eastern Europe. On 9 January, the polar air mass extended from Germany across the Balkans, resulting in deep snow in Greece and strong bora winds affecting Croatia in particular. In addition, heavy snow in central Italy was the result of cold air flowing across the warmer Adriatic Sea.
January 2017 European cold wave - Wikipedia
7 January was reported to be the coldest Orthodox Christmas in Moscow for 120 years, at −29.9 °C (−21.8 °F). The lowest temperature in western Europe was recorded in the Swiss village of La Brévine, also at −29.9 °C (−21.8 °F) on 6 January. On 8 January a low temperature record for this day in Hungary was set in the village of Tésa, at −28.1 °C (−18.6 °F). On the same day a record low temperature was in Tver Oblast, Russia, at −35.7 °C (−32.3 °F) which surpassed the previous 1987 record for that day.
A period of exceptionally cold and snowy winter weather in January 2017 caused over 60 deaths in Eastern and Central Europe. In some areas, flights and shipping services were suspended, and there was major disruption to power supplies and other essential infrastructure. The weather was the result of stationary high pressure over western Europe, resulting in strong winds circulating from eastern Russia towards eastern Europe. On 9 January, the polar air mass extended from Germany across the Balkans, resulting in deep snow in Greece and strong bora winds affecting Croatia in particular. In addition, heavy snow in central Italy was the result of cold air flowing across the warmer Adriatic Sea.
January 2017 European cold wave - Wikipedia
