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02.01.2019

Climate characteristic of December 2018

   
Air temperature in December was -1,9°С on average that is 1,4°С above climate normal.
Deviation of average air temperature of December from climate normal across the Republic of Belarus

Positive anomaly of air temperature spread throughout the country reaching maximum values in Brest region (1,6°С on average across the region) and minimum values in Mogilev region (1,0°С on average across the region)
During daytime hours air temperature ranged from low negative to low positive, during cooling period – decreased up to -5 -9°С. Maximum value (+6,2°С) of air temperature was registered at the meteorological station Vysokoye on December, 8.
Night air temperature was mainly negative, during cooling period air cooled to -10°С and less. Minimum value (-16,7°С) of air temperature was registered at the meteorological station Kostiukovichi on December, 20.All three decades of December were warm, especially the third one with average air temperature that was 2,9°С above climate normal. 
 
Average air temperature of December and climate normal for decades 

63 mm of precipitations, or 140% of December climate normal, fall out in December across Belarus. Precipitations spread unbalanced throughout the territory of the country. Most of precipitations fall out in Grodno region – 81 mm or 168% of climate normal. Minimum of precipitations was in the Vitebsk region – 49 mm or 100% of climate normal.
 
Amount of precipitations in December and climate normal across the regions and Belarus

Precipitations were in the form of rain, snow and wet snow. Snow cover of November remained on most of the territory of Belarus, except Brest and Grodno regions where it was partly. In the second half of December snow cover appeared throughout the country and remain till the end of the month except Brest region where it almost completely melted. Snow-cover height was within 1-25 cm on the last day of the month. 
On certain days fogs were observed, during cooling period – glaze-ice and rime phenomena (up to 15 mm of wet snow build-up in Naroch on December, 31). Black frost was registered on some areas of the roads. During the month moderate wind prevailed, on certain days it got up up to 15 m/s and more, maximum value (17 m/s) was registered at the meteorological station Klichev on December, 27.
  

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