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15 minutes remember that in June last year in many parts of Lithuania recorded heat registers. A heat of 35.7 degrees was recorded in Kaišiadorys, and a heat of 34.1 degrees in Vilnius.
Valdemaras Šukštas / 15min photo / Hot
Earlier this year, LHMT stated that The year 2019 was the warmest in Lithuania in the entire history of observations.: This has been driven by global climate change. According to D.Valiukas then, the average temperature of June last year was 20.1 degrees of heat, while the average temperature of this month is 15.4 degrees of heat.
“It just caught our eye then. The forecast for June this year is close to multi-year norms, a little warmer if we look at the forecasts for the second half of the month,” D. Valiukas explained the current trends.
According to the climatologist, the first half of June is like a continuation of spring, so at that time the weather is still a little cooler, and on the coast and in the Samogitian highlands such conditions last longer. Only in mid-June does the climatological summer begin.
Luke April / 15min photo / Donatas Valiukas
When asked about precipitation forecasts, D. Valiukas replied that about 10 percent of them are expected this month. less, but these can be unevenly distributed.
He also said that spring, despite the May cold, was at least 3 degrees warmer than average.
“There was a prolonged anomaly after winter, with January and February being 6.5 degrees warmer. March was 3.3 degrees warmer, April was close to multi-year norms, and the first ten days of May were 0.8 degrees colder and the second 4.6 degrees colder than usual. The third was also cooler, “said D. Valukas, noting that although the last month of spring was cool, there was definitely cooler May.
This year, June is forecast to be close to multi-year norms, a little warmer if we look at the forecasts for the second half of the month, D. Valukas said.
Rivers and lakes are not at risk of drought.
Juozas Šimkus, Head of the LHMT Hydrological Observations Division, commenting on the situation of water bodies, stated that the situation of rivers and lakes is currently close enough to the average standard.
“In March and April, the situation was threatening and recalled the scenario of the last two years, when a hydrological drought was registered in June. This year, May was not as hot as last year, the rain was a little less than usual, but not as extreme as in previous years. It cannot be said that the situation is poor or that we are approaching a hydrological drought. Looking at the entire country, lower water levels are registered, but not extreme, “he summarized. J.Šimkus.
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Juozas Šimkus
In addition, there was no intense evaporation, where high temperatures could evaporate two thirds of the precipitation, so now more of them have entered bodies of water.
According to J.Šimkus, the water shortage in the largest rivers in the country – Nemunas, Neris, Nevėžys – is the highest, and the water level of the smallest rivers is close to the norm. The water in the lakes is also slightly below average.
“The absence of dry winter, March and April have exhausted the lakes and rivers, so they will not recover as quickly,” said the hydrologist.
It cannot be said that the situation is poor or that we are approaching a hydrological drought, J. Šimkus explained.
LHMT wrote on Facebook that Tuesday night will be slightly cloudy and the chances of rain are low. Gentle winds from the north, northeast. The lowest temperature at night will fluctuate between 5 and 10 degrees. A cyclone slowly approaching from the Black Sea during the day will cause rain in the far southeast of the country. Northeast, the north wind will strengthen, in some places its speed will reach 15-17 m / s. The air will heat up to 16-21 degrees Celsius.
“On Wednesday, the weather will be determined by the same cyclone that spins over western Ukraine and Belarus. At night it will rain on the southeast side of the country, during the day the rain clouds will spread to other areas, but they will be short there. Blowing moderate northeast wind. The temperature will return to 5-10 degrees at night and 14-19 degrees during the day, “forecasters said.
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