Climate
A heat wave in the months of June, July, and August raised temperatures from previous norms by often 15 °C (27.0 °F) in Penza. Some of the highest fluctuations in temperatures were recorded with seven straight days of temperatures 40°C and higher compared to the previous year where the highest temperatures for the same time were on average 20°C lower.
| Climate data for Penza (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−10 (14.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39 (−38.2) |
−40 (−40.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−20 (−4.0) |
−6 (21.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−40 (−40.0) |
−40 (−40.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
29 (1.14) |
32 (1.26) |
36 (1.42) |
41 (1.61) |
62 (2.44) |
67 (2.64) |
56 (2.2) |
53 (2.09) |
49 (1.93) |
52 (2.05) |
45 (1.77) |
563 (22.17) |
| Source: Погода и Климат | |||||||||||||
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