While many parts of central and southeast Asia are enduring bitter cold, it’s anything but in far eastern Siberia. While -20 to -30C is common in late January, temperatures have went off the scale warm.

With temperatures of 5 to 6C above freezing, these are new monthly high temperatures for some easternmost Siberian communities and some 30, locally 35C above normal.

https://twitter.com/EKMeteo/status/957739947993288705

https://twitter.com/EKMeteo/status/958103922119532546

https://twitter.com/WeatherSarov/status/958104026343772160

https://twitter.com/EKMeteo/status/958099238101110784

Meanwhile back to the west and it’s a deep freeze for Kazakhstan and surrounding countries.

https://twitter.com/EKMeteo/status/957748422265704450

 

Tags: kazakhstan cold, siberia warmth