05.07.2021
Climate characteristic of June 2021
The average air temperature in Belarus for the first summer month of 2021 was +19.9°C, which is 3.5°C higher than the climatic norm. On June 2021 ranked 3rd in a ranked series of observations from warmest to coldest since 1945. The above zero temperature anomaly spread throughout the country, reaching the highest values in the Grodno region (on average in the region + 3.9°C), and the lowest on the territory of the Gomel region (on the average in the region +3.2°C).
Deviation of the average air temperature in June
from the climatic norm on the territory of Belarus
The average air temperature in all three decades of June exceeded the climatic norm. The air temperature in the first decade was higher than the norm by 1.3°C. The warmest were the second and third decades, the average air temperature of which exceeded the climatic norm by 3.1 and 6.2°C, respectively.
Average air temperature and climatic norm
through the decades of June 2021 across the territory of Belarus
Daytime temperatures in the first half of the month were mainly within the range of +20 +25°C, in the second half of the month they increased to +30°C and above, and on June 22-25 they exceeded the 35-degree mark in places, which corresponds to the criterion of a dangerous phenomenon.
In the third decade of June, an intense heat wave was noted, as a result of which the absolute maximum air temperature for June was updated in most of the territory of Belarus, with the exception of some observation points mainly in the west. The previous values of the absolute maximum air temperature were recorded mainly over the past twenty years, but at some observation points the temperature records of June, which had been held for more than a hundred years, were exceeded. Thus, at the stations Borisov and Vasilevichi, the June records of the maximum air temperature recorded in 1901 were updated, and at the station Pinsk the record noted in June 1885 was exceeded.
The maximum value of the air temperature (+37.1°C) was registered at the October weather station on June 23.
The air temperature at night during the month was within +10 +20°С, with the exception of the beginning of the first decade, when the temperature dropped in places to +5°С and below. The minimum value of the air temperature (+1.0°С) was noted at the Minsk station on June 1.
Rainfall for June 2021 and climate norm
by regions and across the territory of Belarus
During the month, on average, 54.6 mm of precipitation fell in the republic, which amounted to 67% of the climatic norm, but at some points of observation, the amount of precipitation for the month exceeded the norm. The largest amount of precipitation in a month fell on the territory of the Minsk region - an average of 82.5 mm in the region (96% of the climatic norm). The smallest amount of precipitation fell on the territory of the Mogilev region - an average of 33.4 mm in the region (42% of the climatic norm).
The humidification regime was uneven throughout the month. The first and second decades were dry: 40 and 48% of the ten-day norm fell out, respectively. In the third decade, 110% of the ten-day norm dropped out.
Precipitation and climatic norm
through the decades of June 2021 across the territory of Belarus
The rains were mostly torrential, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail. In some areas, the rains reached the criteria of a dangerous phenomenon, and the highest value was noted in Sharkovshchina (55.0 mm) on June 27.
In June, on some days, the wind increased in gusts up to 15 m/s and more, and there were also several cases when wind gusts reached 25 m/s and more. On June 25, at the Surazh and Ulla GPs, the wind speed on the Beaufort scale exceeded 33 m/s.
