Low temperature in Armenia not anomaly, expert says

2008-01-14 18:12:00

ArmInfo. The recent very low temperature in Armenia is not an anomaly,
Deputy Head of the Center of Operative Hydrometeorology, Head of the
Meteorological Forecasts Department Zara Petrosyan told ArmInfo.

The lowest temperature in the country fluctuates from minus 17 to 25
degrees by Celsius and in isolated districts (Ashotsk and Tashir) was
minus 36 to 34, respectively. Z. Petrosyan stressed that the absolute
minimum was registered also in January 1972 (minus 29 degrees) and in
2002 (minus 28). This year the frost in Yerevan was considerably softer
and started from minus 17-19 degrees. As regards Ararat valley, the
temperature here does not much differ from January 2007 frost and fell
to minus 24-26 as against -20- 24 of the previous year. The relatively
high temperature was registered on January 13 in Tavush -3-5 degrees.
However, this week the temperature throughout Armenia will rise by 4-6
degrees and by 2-3 degrees in Yerevan. In the second half of the next
week the warming will become feelable.