Elena Mateescu, NMA director: “It is possible to record the driest life in history for Moldova”
“It will be a very hot weather, even hot in the southern parts of the country. Tomorrow we even count on values of up to 35 degrees Celsius in much of the south of the country, where the thermal discomfort will be high. Today we have already recorded two records of maximum daily temperatures, as the highest maximum values for a day of June 20, in Săcuieni, 34 degrees, compared to the previous record, 33.8, and here, in the mountain area, at Vârfu Vlădeasa, grade 21.2, compared to the previous registration of grade 20.2, and in Turda, grade 33.
It meant equaling the record held so far when meteorological measurements are made and this value is considered the hottest day of June 20 for this station to date.
Hot weather in the south of the country
Tomorrow, as I said, hot, hot weather in the countries, 35 degrees. Also, on Wednesdays and Thursdays we count on values of up to 33 in the western, southwestern, even southern part of the country, and on weekends, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, again, we count on values of 34-35 in much of the country.
It is a warmer weather for the last decade of June in our country, but I think we should especially note the length of days when the temperature values will exceed 34-35 degrees and the longer this duration, the longer. for 3-5 consecutive days, however, the thermal discomfort will be relatively high.
At least until the end of June we are counting on warmer weather because, as the estimates for the next 4 weeks show, the week of June 20-27 and even June 27, July 4, keep the signals of temperature values, on average higher than usually for these intervals and last but not least deficient.
Weather forecast for this summer
We must also talk about the section phenomenon, because the heat from this activity, associated with the insufficiency and lack of precipitation, will accentuate the phenomenon of drought in much of the country, but especially in the eastern half, where drought is strong and even extreme. And we can confirm this moment in the period 1 2021 so far, June 15, 2022, is the fifth drought in the history of meteorological measurements and if the next period is still, it will keep the signal of a deficit of precipitation, with safety in the area of Moldova, in Dobrogea or in most of Muntenia, but also in the south of Oltenia or in the west of Crișana and Maramureș, the drought will be able to have effects on agriculture.
There will be times when atmospheric instability is still of interest. Even tomorrow it is possible in the mountainous area, locally in the center-east, south, southeast of the country, not at the elevations we had, to measure which tropical air mass will settle and approach. Our areas for several consecutive days, certainly the degree of instability will not be as pronounced as it was in the first half of June, but interest remains high and I want to mention that for agriculture, maximum. a day to bring thermal discomfort to crops is 32 degrees. Here that, in association with the lack of precipitation for several consecutive days and against the background of a drought, already installed for a long time in the area of Moldova, as we mentioned in Dobrogea or Muntenia, this activity will certainly be difficult.
The worst drought in history in Moldova
On June 17, the Regional Center for Climatology has already issued a statement on the heatwave period from the beginning of the week, from the end of last week, from June 17 and possibly until the end of June, associated with the deficit of precipitation in the area. . southern and south-eastern Europe, where, under these conditions, the phenomenon of drought will certainly be accentuated and the heat wave will be able to create a state of thermal discomfort, because, as we mentioned, several consecutive days with values . of 33-34 or over 35 degrees will cause a relatively high thermal discomfort.
For the eastern half of the country, the lack or insufficiency of rainfall will certainly maintain and accentuate the state of pedological drought, especially since in Moldova it is possible to record the driest life in history.