Overview
- At 09:00 MSK on October 1, barometers read 763.9 mm Hg in Moscow, topping the previous October 1 mark of 763.5 mm set in 1975.
- On September 30, pressure reached 766.1 mm Hg, the highest value on record for that date in the city’s observation series since 1942.
- The VDNKh base station measured 765.6 mm Hg overnight into September 30, after September 29 had already set a new daily record that was finalized at 764.7 mm Hg.
- Meteorologists link the surge to persistent anticyclonic conditions, with September precipitation running at roughly 13% of normal.
- Officials note that daily maxima are confirmed after the meteorological day closes at 21:00 MSK, when final record figures are published.