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Oymyakon is located near the historic Road of Bones. [12] Over the last few decades, the population of Oymyakon has shrunk significantly. The village had a peak population of roughly 2,500 inhabitants, but that number has dwindled to fewer than 900 in 2018. [Videos 1] The local economy is mostly fur trading and ice fishing. [13]
The last three days in Oymyakon have been similarly hot, with temperatures reaching 86 F (30 C). By Thursday, temperatures were only able to climb to 82 F (28 C). AccuWeather Senior Meteorologi
To really make you feel like a wimp, let us introduce Oymyakon, Russia. This video posted by YouTube user Sebastian Balders shows what's pretty much the coldest inhabited place on the planet.
It was founded in 1921 as the Meteorological Service of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.In 1929 it joined the Hydrometeorological Centre of the USSR.In accordance with Government Decree on the establishment of a single hydrometeorological service of January 1, 1930 was organized by the Central Weather Bureau, converted in 1936 into the Central Weather Institute (since 1943 ...
Although in terms of the lowest-ever recorded temperature Oymyakon remains the coldest verifiable location, the year-round average temperature recorded at Delyankir's weather station between 1951 and 1989 was −16.8 °C (1.8 °F), lower than that of Oymyakon.
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The weather station is in a valley between Oymyakon and Tomtor. The station is at 750 m (2,460 ft) and the surrounding mountains at 1,100 m (3,600 ft), causing cold air to pool in the valley: recent studies show that winter temperatures in the area "increase" with elevation by as much as 10 °C (18 °F). [ 6 ]
The average low temperature in Oymyakon in January is −50°C. [11] In 2020, a teenage motorist froze to death by following Google Maps directions to use the shorter but abandoned section of the road via Tomtor, on which his car broke down, and his surviving travel mate lost most of his limbs due to frostbite. [12]