The year started with temperature records in the capital
According to the weather station of the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, on January 1, for the first time in 143 years of observations, the average daily air temperature in Kyiv was +10.3°C, which is 4.4°C higher than the record temperature for this day in 2021. The climate norm was exceeded by 13.8°C, which corresponds to the weather in mid-April.

The maximum temperature in the capital rose to +13.2°C, exceeding the previous record for this day in 2021 by 4.7°C. The previous absolute maximum temperature in January was recorded on January 11, 1991.

The minimum temperature in Kyiv did not drop below 5.5°C. The previous record was set in 2021 and was 4.4°C.