The lowest temperature in Russia

The lowest temperature on the planet Earth was recorded in 1885 in Verkhoyansk. It is located in Eastern Siberia, meteorologists measured the temperature -68 degrees below zero. This has not happened before, no polar expedition of such data has previously ascertained. This information was first published in the journal Novoe slovo in June 1910.

Since that time, the lowest temperature has increased by another 20 degrees. At the Soviet station "East" in 1983, the temperature was fixed at 89.2 degrees with a minus sign. To date, it is considered the lowest of all registered.

Since then, the station "Vostok", located in the center of the Antarctic continent, began to be considered the South Pole of the whole Earth, that is, the place where the lowest temperatures are found in that hemisphere.

Now, 2 settlements - Oimyakon and Verkhoyansk - are claiming the title of the coldest district.

In Verkhoyansk, the lowest temperature was recorded - minus 67.8 degrees. This has already been mentioned a little above. In 1933, Verkhoyansk confirmed its record. In the same year, Oimyakon recorded almost the same temperature, the warmest by 0.1 degrees. There are data that in this area in 1924 there was a temperature minus 71.2 degrees, and in 38 year -77.8.

Even if Verkhoyansk ceases to be the North Pole, it will still be known due to the established record for the largest average annual temperature amplitude, which is 61.8 degrees.

Residents Oimyakon believe that the lowest temperature was in their area. They say that if you measure the temperature at sea level, Verkhoyansk will lose. The station "Vostok" is at an altitude of 3488 meters above sea level, which is an explanation of why it was the lowest temperature there. This dispute is still going on and he can not see the end, since the prestige of the settlement depends on this. Only time and the continuation of the measurement of temperature will help put everything in its place.

When it's freezing outside, all the inhabitants of Russia suffer, often they do not even come out of the house. Most of all the suffering goes to the inhabitants of the northern regions, and especially in residential buildings, as the heat needs to be maintained independently. This requires a lot of fuel or wood, which are not at all cheap. Exhausted from frost and animals, not all survive, many die.

Frost - this is a very terrible natural phenomenon, with him you can only compare the strongest heat. Most recently, the lowest temperature was found in Russia, and all in the same Oymyakon. According to many sources, it became known that this is the lowest temperature on Earth. Anyway, the place with the lowest recorded temperature is in the Russian Federation. This further strengthens the opinion of foreigners that Russia is a country of winter and fierce frosts. With all its negative qualities, frost is an integral part of the idea of the inhabitants of Russia about their homeland. With winter and frost is associated a huge number of popular beliefs and folklore. No Russian can imagine his life without snow, Epiphany frosts, riding on a troika, on a sled.