Rare footage from Oymyakon, better known as “cold pole” on planet Earth

Rare footage from Oymyakon, better known as the “pole” cold “on planet Earth. Oymyakon – the most mysterious and the most the coldest point of the planet is a small village in the east of Yakutia, on the shore of the Indigirka in the Oymyakon Valley. Physical and geographical features determine the extreme severity of the local climate. IN cold air, which in conditions predominantly clear calm weather stagnates and subjected to intense cooling.

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The average night minimum of January is −55, and often falls below −60, making Oymyakon the coldest point the planet. It was here that in 1933 the lowest northern hemisphere temperature (−67.8)

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Formally, Oymyakon is inferior to frost in the center of the Antarctic ice shield. But since the Antarctic polar station Vostok, where a lower temperature is recorded (−89.2), located at an altitude of 3488 meters above sea level then climate comparison is considered incorrect.

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In January, all night lows, without exception, go beyond the mark −60. And taking into account December and February, the total number of 60-degree extremes exceeds 2/3 of the total calendar duration winters.

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There were no cold records this season. However, 43 the nights were with 50 degree frost, and 12 times the thermometer fell below −55. The lowest temperature of the season is −58.6 and was observed on December 24. It is important to note that the daily the temperature also does not shine high, during the winter 28 times it dropped to −50.

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The current winter was ordinary and rather mild. December on 1.5 degrees exceeded the norm, January was 0.6 degrees warmer ordinary. And only February is still showing a frosty character. Behind past month negative temperature anomaly is 6 degrees. Almost all February nights were with 50 degree frosts.

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However, for Oymyakon this is not uncommon. More interesting is a beautiful combination of numbers (−55.5) on which the column The thermometer stopped on the night of February 19th.

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Despite the terrible frosts for the European, Oymyakon (number population of about 500 people) lives an ordinary life. Works transport, weather station is functioning, children go to schools, at home heat is supplied.

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Oymyakontsy listen to the weather forecast and are touched when the speakers cautiously report that in Central Russia is expected severe cooling – up to −20.

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