Extreme heat has engulfed Moscow in recent days, with thermometers hitting 30 degrees Сelsius mark for the first time this year on Sunday.
Though August 6 was the hottest day of the year so far, it wasn’t close to the record of 37.3 С measured on the same day in 2010, the weather portal Gismeteo said.
Meteorologists also observed a “tropical night” in Moscow on Monday, meaning the air temperature stayed above 20 C all night. This was the second “tropical” night of the summer after July 7, weather forecaster Mikhail Leus said on the Telegram messaging app.
Here’s a look at scenes from the city amid the heat wave:
