On August 3, in Minsk the temperature record for the entire period of meteorological observations was beaten! In 1936 on July, 29 the temperature in Minsk reached +95 ⁰F (35⁰ C), what has been an absolute record for a long time. But on the 3^rd of August 2014 this bar was taken.

According to the data from the website meteocenter.net, on that day the temperature of 96.8 ⁰F (35,6⁰ C) was fixed in Belarusian capital. The maximum of that  day belonged to Marjina Horka (Minsk region) – 97.7 ⁰F (36.1⁰ C).

On Monday and Tuesday the weather was hot what was determined by a very warm periphery of extensive anticyclone centered over Arkhangelsk region. At the same time the north-west of Belarus has received less hot air from the Russian Plain. Hot weather without precipitation has remained till today – the 6^th of August, when in the end rain with thunderstorm came to Minsk and the temperature decreased to 82.4 ⁰F (28⁰ C).

Also today from 2 p.m. till 9 p.m. in many regions of Belarus  thunderstorms and sometimes rains were expected. The daily highest temperature was in the range of 80.6 ⁰F (27⁰ C) - 89.6 ⁰F (32⁰ C).