Information on the hydrometeorological situation in the river basins of the Republic of Belarus in March 2026

March 2026 was record warm and anomalously dry.
The average air temperature across Belarus was +5.8°C, which is 5.0°C above the climatic norm. An elevated temperature regime persisted throughout all decades of March. The transition of the average daily air temperature above 0°C (the beginning of climatological spring) occurred 1–2 weeks earlier than usual – already in the third decade of February.
During the first spring month of this year, precipitation amounted to 3.8 mm, which is 10% of the climatic norm. Absolute monthly precipitation minima were broken at all observation points in the eastern half of the country. Over most of the territory, less than 15% of the climatic precipitation norm fell, while at the Zhlobin and Slavgorod stations, no precipitation was observed during the entire month. Throughout all decades of the month, precipitation was recorded in extremely low amounts.
In March, snow and ice cover melted. A rise in water levels due to the spring flood was observed on the rivers; however, its intensity was low, as nighttime temperatures below zero and the lack of precipitation restrained the spring processes.
Water remained in the floodplain on most rivers of the Dnipro, Sozh, and Prypiat basins, as well as on certain sections of rivers in the Neman, Viliya, and Berezina basins. Water levels approached dangerous high levels on certain sections of rivers in the Sozh and Prypiat basins.
The water flow of the Western Dvina River was 40–70% above normal; the water flow of the Viliya, the Dnipro, the Berezina and the Sozh rivers was close to the usual levels for this time of year; while the water flow of the Neman and the Prypiat rivers was somewhat below normal.

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