Like the snow that reflects incoming solar radiation in Siberia, the ice bounced the sun’s heat back toward space. But as Earth has warmed, there’s less sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean, leaving behind dark waters that absorb much more heat.

Winter temperatures can drop below -58° F (-50° C) ,and summer temperatures can occasionally exceed 86° F (30° C). Now, the Arctic is marked as the climatic laboratory for the rest of the planet.

100.4 degree Arctic temperature record confirmed as study suggests Earth is warmest in at least 12,000 years. Less than two weeks ago, the small Siberian town of Verkhoyansk soared to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, appearing to break an all-time record for the Arctic and alarming meteorologists worldwide.

Siberia is known worldwide primarily for its long, harsh winters, with a January average of −25 °C (−13 °F). It is geographically situated in Asia; however, due to it being colonized and incorporated into Russia, it is culturally and politically a part of Europe.

The lowest officially recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere is −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F) which occurred in Oymyakon on 6 February 1933, as well as in Verkhoyansk on 5 and 7 February 1892, respectively.

Siberia is warming up as a result of global environmental change, the same reason as the rest of the planet. But certain parts of Siberia are now 2 to 4 degrees warmer than they were 50 years ago, which means that they are warming up more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet.

Basic answer = Northern Russia is colder than Alaska. Yep. Russia is colder than Alaska or Northern Canada. In fact, Northern Russia is home to the coldest recorded temperatures outside of Antarctica.

Vostok Station, Antarctica The Russian research station is where the lowest recorded temperature was taken at -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.56 Fahrenheit). Antarctica is not only the coldest place but also the windiest and has the highest overall elevation of any continent in the world.