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While it is still a temperature record, I want to point out that +30C range temperatures were not unseen there before. There are hot summers in Siberia due to t

While it is still a temperature record, I want to point out that +30C range temperatures were not unseen there before. There are hot summers in Siberia due to the extreme continental climate. (Source: was born in Siberia).

exDM69 6y ago
There has been unusual hot and cold spells of weather on the high latitudes in the past year or so due to the arctic polar vortex behaving in an unusual way. My knowledge is limited, if there's a meteorologist reading this comment, please enlighten us on the topic.
hootbootscoot 6y ago
NORTHERN Siberia? I'll grant you that Barnaul certainly knows of 35c+ temps, but arctic circle? Heat records have been broken. Source: broken heat records.
- atemerev 6y ago
  Yup. “In June, July, and August, daytime temperatures over +30 °C (86 °F) are not uncommon.[19]” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk)
- zaarn 6y ago
  Average temps in that town go from -40C during winter to +15C during summer (with excursions outside this average below -60C and above +30C)
jialutu 6y ago
Why is this comment being downvoted? I swear, the HN comments section is just gutter trash as insightful comments like this gets downvoted, whereas pointless comments gets upvoted to the top.
- dang 6y ago
  Would you please stop breaking the site guidelines? We've asked you before and you've continued to do it repeatedly (e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23496667 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23496667). This is not cool and will end with us having to ban you. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.
DanBC 6y ago
Yes, but it's useful to compare last year and this year: https://twitter.com/defis_eu/status/1275337834937884676 https://twitter.com/defis_eu/status/1275337834937884676

exDM69 6y ago

There has been unusual hot and cold spells of weather on the high latitudes in the past year or so due to the arctic polar vortex behaving in an unusual way. My knowledge is limited, if there's a meteorologist reading this comment, please enlighten us on the topic.

hootbootscoot 6y ago

NORTHERN Siberia? I'll grant you that Barnaul certainly knows of 35c+ temps, but arctic circle? Heat records have been broken. Source: broken heat records.

atemerev 6y ago
Yup. “In June, July, and August, daytime temperatures over +30 °C (86 °F) are not uncommon.[19]” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk)
zaarn 6y ago
Average temps in that town go from -40C during winter to +15C during summer (with excursions outside this average below -60C and above +30C)

jialutu 6y ago

Why is this comment being downvoted? I swear, the HN comments section is just gutter trash as insightful comments like this gets downvoted, whereas pointless comments gets upvoted to the top.

dang 6y ago
Would you please stop breaking the site guidelines? We've asked you before and you've continued to do it repeatedly (e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23496667 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23496667). This is not cool and will end with us having to ban you. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.

DanBC 6y ago

Yes, but it's useful to compare last year and this year: https://twitter.com/defis_eu/status/1275337834937884676 https://twitter.com/defis_eu/status/1275337834937884676