The beginning of February in Latvia was 8.5 degrees colder than normal 0 9

The average air temperature dropped to -12.3 degrees, which is two degrees lower than in the second and third decades of January.

The lowest air temperature of -31.7 degrees was recorded on February 2 at the observation station in Jelgava, while the highest temperature rose to -2 degrees on February 7 in Pāvilosta.

The average precipitation across the country was only 1.3 millimeters, or 9% of the norm. The most snow fell on the border with Belarus — in Piedruja, the precipitation reached 10.7 millimeters. The deepest snow cover was 41 centimeters in Piedruja and 47 centimeters in Dagda.

The average relative humidity was 81% — from 75% in Ainazi to 85% in Alūksne and Rēzekne. The strongest wind gusts of 16.4 meters per second were recorded on February 2 in Daugavgrīva.

As reported, the average air temperature in January this year across the country was -8.7 degrees, which is 5.7 degrees lower than the figure for 1991–2020. This was the coldest January since 2010 and the second coldest since the record cold January of 1987. At the same time, this January became only the 15th coldest since observations began 102 years ago, sharing this position with 1924.

Although December was one of the warmest in the history of observations, this winter in Latvia is the coldest since the winter of 2012–2013.