Description of Climatic Phenomena in the Second Half of the Xvii–xviii Centuries in the Mogilev Chronicle of T.R. Surta and Trubnitsky

The article discusses the features of the description of climatic phenomena in the Mogilev chronicle of T.R. Surta and Trubnitsky. The chronicle is a valuable historical source for reconstructing the climate of the second half of the XVII – XVIII centuries. It mentions, first of all, climatic disasters, which are reflected in records of abnormally cold winters and unstable weather in the spring and summer seasons. The chronicle pays great attention to the facts of famine, rising prices for bread and other food products, which was the result of low yields, caused by unfavorable climatic conditions. The authors of the Mogilev Chronicle also described cases of locust invasions, which have been observed again on Belarusian lands since the end of the XVII century and are a clear indicator of dry and warm weather.