MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow enjoyed record temperatures for April 29 with highs of 24.7 degrees C (76.5 F), breaking the previous record set in 1999 by 0.2 degrees C, the capital's Meteonovosti reported on its website on Wednesday.
The record was set at 3:00 pm local time [11:00 GMT] and according to the website, temperatures could rise even higher later in the day.
"This is not the final reading of today's maximum temperature. With sun and a light wind, it may be higher by the evening...therefore, the final maximum temperature will be registered in the late evening," the website reads.
