Snowing in Kemerovo

Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Kemerovo started with snow and -2C:

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Is it April?

Just checked my last year notes - on April 4 we had +17C. This year we are having freezing nights all the way down to -8C and chilly days of about 0C. Sun has become much stronger and when it's sunny it does a good job melting snow. In the evening everything freezes again, and new snow falls at night. Morning - everything repeats.

This was yesterday morning:

Snow level is still very, very high.

Many car owners forget about their vehicles.

Spring, where are you?

The weather has changed.

It's one day until spring and everyone feels the changes. Strong winds have brought higher sky and clearer (and cleaner) air. Visibility is much better and you can again see far away.

This is the Novosibirsk hydro plant (a pretty small one) that is again visible from my apartment. Notice that water that comes out of the plant does not freeze.

The snow have been accumulated for the entire February. There are many trucks carrying the snow away from the city but they are not enough. It's scary to imagine what is going to happen when it starts melting. Very soon we'll find out: although it was very cold and very windy early this week, today we're heated to unbelievable -2C! Anyway, that's how it looks now:

Snow, snow, snow!

Oh man, was it snowing today! For last two days we've got about 3 inches of snow, driving today was... hm.... fun!

And you know, it does not feel that this snow will melt any time sooner than in spring! I remember in my childhood there was a rule that permanent snow falls in 1 month after the first snow. This year the first snow was on October 23, so looks like the the rule does not work anymore!

I will try to take some pics tomorrow.