The purpose of our work is to highlight the warm character of
winter 2019-2020, from the perspective of the spatial area of the Bâc river
basin. The data regarding the temperature for the winter months (2019-
2020) were extracted from the official website of the State
Hydrometeorological Service. In order to determine the thermal
characteristics, the daily temperatures of December (2019), January and
February (2020) were analyzed from the four basin weather stations. The
average air temperature for the winter season 2019-2020 constituted in the
basin +1.6 - +3.3°С, being 4.3 - 5.4°С higher than the multiannual average and
is reported for the first time during the entire observation period. According
to the data of the Chişinău weather station (125 years observation period),
the average air temperature for the winter 2019-2020 was +3.1°С (5.2°С
higher than the norm) and placed on the 1st place in the range of years with
high average temperatures for the respective season. In December 2019, the
maximum air temperature rose in the basin to +18°С (December 18, Codrii
Meteorological Station, Strășeni district), which in this decade is reported on
average every 30 years. Very hot weather was reported in January and
February (2020). Analogous winter after the thermal regime was 2006-07.
Keywords:
winter, thermal anomaly, Bâc river basin, warm weather, precipitation deficit.