Russia's Pole of Cold hits -70°F: Europe's 2nd coldest reading of all-time
The notorious Russian winter, bane of the armies of Napoleon and Hitler, has been in classic form during the winter of 2010 . Brutal cold has been the rule this winter in the European portion of Russia, and at 9am local time on Friday, February 19, the town of Hoseda-Hard, Russia hit a remarkable -70°F (-56.4°C)--the second coldest temperature ever measured in Europe. Hoseda-Hard is located in extreme northeastern Europe, 90 miles (145 km) south of the Arctic Ocean and about 150 miles (240 km) west of the Ural Mountains and the boundary of Asia. The town lies in a shallow river valley (elevation 84 meters) where cold air tends to pool. The surrounding region is known as Europe's "Pole of Cold". The coldest temperature ever recorded in Europe was an extraordinary -72.6°F (-58.1°C) in the Pole of Cold's Ust'Schugor (64.15°N 57.45°) on December 31, 1978. The nearby city of Pechora, the largest city in the region (population: 50,000), is also well-known for its extreme temperatures. Pechora boasts Europe's third coldest temperature, a -68.8°F (-56.0°C) reading observed on February 9, 1946. It is likely that Hoseda-Hard got a degree or two colder than the remarkable -70°F measured on Friday, since the station only reported temperatures once every three hours. The high temperature Friday in Hoseda-Hard was a not-so-balmy -49°F (-45°C)!
Figure 1. Departure of surface temperature from average for February 19, 2010. Temperatures at Europe's "Pole of Cold" (dark purple colors) were more than 40°F (22°C) below average. The white dot marks the location of Hoseda-Hard, Russia, which recorded a remarkable -70°F (-56.4°C) at 9am local time that day--the second coldest temperature ever measured in Europe. Image credit: NOAA/ESRL.
Figure 2. A monument in Europe's "Pole of Cold" near Hoseda-Hard, Russia, marking the location of the Arctic Circle. Image credit: Mactak.
Exceptional February heat in Africa
I credit weather historian and extreme weather expert Chris Burt, author of Extreme Weather, for pointing out the incredible cold in Russia on Friday. Chris also noted that on Saturday, February 20, the temperature in Birni-N'Konni, Niger hit 112°F (44.3°C). This is just 3°F (1.7°C) below the warmest temperature ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere in February--the 115°F reading from Abeche, Chad (date unknown).
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After that...
No, I wasn't referring to your post, Skepticall (I didn't see it), but that's very decent of you to "come forward," lol!
Oh, you know what? My husband noticed a dove here was coo-ing its mating call...so maybe there is some hope for spring sometime afterall!
i think 1966 1995 and 1998 looks like analog year
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!
I was down in Evansville on Sunday and it was 61 degrees and sunny, boy did that feel great! Lol
Now I'm back at Purdue, and, you guessed it, it is snowing :P
Kind of like the way it used to be if you saw Cantore tied to a palm tree close by...LOL
Wishing for summer now are you??? LOL
Lol yeah, and spring break is coming soon as well, although I am ready for the severe weather season
your winter weather advisory doesnt start until 2, I think
If you check out a longer animation, you can see it is sliding towards the SE slowly. Also, look at the temperature graphs for Austin and Bryan... both have hit their highs for the day, and are stabilizing/dropping with the evaporative cooling effect from the slop coming down.
Yep, 2p Tue - 6a Wed. The precip wont start in earnest until 5-6pm.
Are you still working in Purdue's Met dep't., or weather center?...sorry, I don't remember exactly what it's called...
Ever heard of a sun dog? Take a look at this!
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nah, I work for my parents now, we have a cafe called "the element cafe"
trying, about 30 degrees colder then it was sunday tho :p
Well, it could be worse -- where are you now, btw??
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Don't mind that glow coming from the eggs... its there because of how we cook it... ;)
haha not quite :PP
Me too! Can't wait!
who needs microwaves??? haha
Yup 1966 is in there too. There's a whole package of analogues. I'm working on putting together a blog showing why they are good analogues and why we should be concerned about this hurricane season.
haha yeah, I plan on doing a lot of storm chasing this year
OH! You've already started working with the family business! Got a website? OH (again), maybe you're designing one? Sure are a lot of people here who are good at that!
You will have a pastrami and corned beef on seeded rye with brown mustard and cole slaw waiting for me, right? Or am I going to have to bring the ingredients from the East Coast??!
Shoot, I wish I'd stop making myself hungry thinking about it...
LoL
haha I dont think we serve that, but we do have some really good panini's (:
And the warm nose is just about gone!!!
Snow should start very soon...!
I look forward to that blog... I seem to have a talent for sticking my foot in my mouth when I look for analogues.
Where are you getting that sounding image?
Dude... panini sounds good, too. Served with "Urge," for only an extra $100 or so...to be split with Grothar? :)
I get it from here. I use the RUC analysis and derive the sounding from that. One of my professors actually showed me this site.
Still in PA, Not too bad here. It could be worse. We could all be in Hoseda-Hard, Russia with all that cold. I am sorry I haven't been on in a few weeks, I actually miss most of you. It is almost like withdrawal when I can't communicate. Funny thing, though. I have been working with a woman who is involved with tropical forecasting. She is of the opinion it "may" be quite an interesting season in the Atlantic. I haven't had too much time to review everything on here, but she offered to share what she could. You know the old, I have a friend who has a friend, who knows somebody!!!!! I do hope everyone has been well.
Oz you have mail at your yahoo account.
Noticed that this winter thus far is running quite close to the 1963-1964 winter, especially across northern New England, where I live; so, personally, I think 1964 may be a good analog to this hurricane season. BTW, the CPC summer SST forecast is pretty "crazy", above average SST in the main development region of the Atlantic.
Yeah, we actually miss most of you, too! (:
Hey TD, if you need more Urge, I might be going back to Norway and Denmark for a short bit. Let me know if you want more. Your restaurant could be the only distributor of Urge in the US.
hmmm Lol I still have a couple bottles left, but more might not be a bad idea :P
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