Type | Cold wave |
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Formed | 5 January 2017[1] |
Lowest temperature | −45.4 °C (−49.7 °F) in Oparino, Russia[2] |
Fatalities | 73+ deaths[3][4] |
Areas affected | Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Italy, Turkey |
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A period of exceptionally cold and snowy winter weather in January 2017 occurred in Eastern and Central Europe. In some areas, flights and shipping services were suspended, and there was major disruption to power supplies and other essential infrastructure.[5] The weather was the result of stationary high pressure over western Europe, resulting in strong winds circulating from Russia and Scandinavia towards eastern Europe.[1][6] On 9 January, the Continental Arctic (cA) air mass extended from Germany across the Balkans, resulting in deep snow in Greece and strong bora winds affecting Croatia in particular. In addition, heavy snow in central and Southern Italy was the result of cold air flowing across the warmer Adriatic Sea.[7] At least 73 deaths were attributed to the cold wave.