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Vladivostok sets new temperature record amidst warming trends across Russia

Vladivostok (Russia), Nov 11 (UNI) Vladivostok set a new 30-year high-temperature record on Sunday, reaching 14 degrees Celsius and surpassing the previous record for this date by 0.9 degrees Celsius, the Primorye Hydrometeorology Center said.
The warm Sunday saw nighttime temperatures between 5 and 7 degrees Celsius and a peak of 14 degrees Celsius during the day, breaking the record set in 1994, with only light mist observed overnight and no significant precipitation throughout the weekend.
Boris Kubai, head of the center, noted that temperatures in the region have persistently exceeded the long-term averages by 1.5 to 3 degrees Celsius over the past six months.
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