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Irkutsk, Siberia Soars To 28C Despite A Still Frozen Lake Baikal Nearby

Written by on April 27, 2018 in Asia, Rest of World with 0 Comments
Irkutsk, Siberia Soars To 28C Despite A Still Frozen Lake Baikal Nearby

On April 24th, the city of Irkutsk, located in the heart of Siberia just west of a still part frozen Lake Baikal (contains 20% of world’s fresh water) soared to 27.9C in a sudden swing from winter to summer. While the April 24th reading is 15C above normal for late April and warmest for this […]

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Oymyakon, Siberia Recieves first -50C in November since 2010

Written by on November 26, 2017 in Asia, Autumn 2017, Rest of World, Summer 2017, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Oymyakon, Siberia Recieves first -50C in November since 2010

The pole of cold is shivering in the deep freeze a little earlier this year. Following an exceptionally warm start to autumn, Siberia has turned bitter. This week has seen the first -50C of the season in the Northern Hemisphere (outside Greenland). The coldest inhabited place on earth, Oymyakon dipped to -52C in recent days. That’s the lowest […]

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WEAK VORTEX, -AO, PERSISTENT SCAND BLOCKING, FAST SIBERIA SNOW GROWTH, ALL A GOOD SIGN!

Written by on October 19, 2016 in Asia, Autumn 2016, Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
WEAK VORTEX, -AO, PERSISTENT SCAND BLOCKING, FAST SIBERIA SNOW GROWTH, ALL A GOOD SIGN!

At this time last year, the polar vortex was strong and continuing to strengthen, likely influenced by the heat discharge emitted by the oncoming Super El Nino with a firm low over high pressure hemispheric 500mb pattern. This laid to dominant zonal, oceanic influence on both North America, Europe and indeed Asia. This year it’s been weak and this along with a […]

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