Hint: This coldest place was formerly known as the "Stalin's Death Ring," it was one of the destinations for the political exiles of the Soviet regime.
It has both the hottest and coldest temperatures ever above the Arctic Circle record.
Complete answer:
The coldest region in Asia is currently the region around Verkhoyansk, in the north-eastern part of Siberia, Russia. The lowest temperature ever recorded was - 67.5 ° C (-90 ° Fahrenheit).
What & Where?
1. It is a town in the Verkhoyansk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia
Situated on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, 92 kilometres (57 miles) from Batagay, the administrative centre of the district, and 675 kilometres (419 miles) north of Yakutsk, the capital of the Republic.
2. The population of the 2010 Census was 1,311.
3. Verkhoyansk holds the distinction for the highest and coldest temperatures ever recorded outside the Arctic Circle at 38.0 ° C (100.4 ° F) and −67.8 ° C (−90.0 ° F) respectively.
The hot distinction is shared with Fort Yukon and the cold record is shared with Oymyakon.
Climate:
1. Verkhoyansk is particularly noteworthy for its unusually cold winter temperatures and some of the largest temperature changes on Earth between summer and winter.
2. The average monthly temperature ranges from −45.4 ° C (−49.7 °F) in January to +16.5 ° C (61.7 ° F) in July.
Mean monthly temperatures are below freezing from October to April and above +10 ° C (50 ° F) from June to August, with very brief intermediate periods between May and September.
Note:
While being situated within the Arctic Circle, the harsh subarctic climate of Verkhoyansk has been controlled by high pressures most of the year.
This has the effect of cutting the area out of the warming effects in the winter and, along with the absence of cloud cover, it contributes to extensive heat losses during the colder months.
