HEAVY SHOWERS IN UKRAINE AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH AND 21TH CENTURIES
Journal: Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Geography
Year: 2017

Long-term dynamics and spatial and temporal distribution of heavy showers in Ukraine are investigated in conditions of global warming. Heavy showers often fall between May and August, their maximum observed in the summer months (July). However in recent years, heavy rain began to observe in April, September and October. In the 2001-2010s frequency of heavy showers has more than doubled over the previous decade. Most cases of heavy rains at all time periods observed in the Crimea peninsula and Od