The Siberian anticyclone caused cold weather conditions in the country

From the first ten days of December, synoptic processes corresponding to the winter season are observed in the country.

The head of the National Hydrometeorology Service Umayra Taghiyeva told APA that gloomy, cloudy and cold weather prevails in the country.

According to him, in the corresponding period of last year, the air temperature was much higher, and only 2 days of rain were recorded: "This year, the movement of the very cold Siberian anticyclone covering Central Russia to the southeast has had its effect on the weather conditions in our country, the temperature is 4.7 compared to the climate norm. caused it to drop to

Atmospheric pressure was 777 mm of mercury, which is much higher than the norm.

The head of the service noted that during this period, the coldest day in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula was recorded on December 5, the minimum temperature was 2 degrees, and in Shahdag it was 17 degrees.

For comparison, let's note that according to the observation data of recent years, the minimum air temperature in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula during December was 4.2 degrees of frost in 2016: "During the last 8 days of December, the amount of precipitation in some regions even exceeded the monthly norm, in Tovuz 146 percent, 108 percent in Beylagan, 100 percent in Lerik.

16 mm of rain fell in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, which is close to the half-monthly norm.

The amount of precipitation is up to 83 percent in Gazakh-Ganja zone, 90 percent in Dashkasan-Gadabey, 65 percent in Balaken-Sheki zone, 70 percent in Guba-Khachmaz, 66-90 percent in Central Aran regions,

According to U. Taghiyeva, it snowed in mountainous and foothill areas, and a stable snow cover was formed.

The maximum height of the snow cover on December 7 was 13 cm in Dashkasan, 15 cm in Shusha, 11 cm in Altyağac, 10 cm in Lachin, Khojavand, Kalbajar and Goygol, 8 cm in Shaki, 6 cm in Gakh, 5 cm in Lerik, 3 cm in Gadabey, Guba, Agdara ( 2 cm in Ordubad), Shamakhi, Shahdag, Gryz, Khaltan, 1 cm in Gusar, Yardimli, Ismailli, Gobustan.

Currently, mainly the eastern regions of the country will be under the influence of the cold anticyclone of Kazakhstan, so the weather will be gloomy and intermittently rainy."