First known report of Earth's lowest recorded temperature, at Yakutsk
- When
- 1838
- Where
- Yakutsk
- Episodes
- 1
A legacy record describes an 1838 report of −60 °C (−76 °F) at Yakutsk as the first known report of Earth's lowest temperature, but no supplied passage corroborates that report. Supplied sources instead document Yakutsk's extreme subarctic climate and lower recorded temperatures in the Yana River basin, so the priority claim is contested.
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Background and detail
Background. Yakutsk, located in Siberia, has an intensely continental subarctic climate. It is known for having the coldest winter temperatures for any city its size or larger on Earth. The region's extreme cold is characterized by long winters where temperatures consistently remain well below freezing.
Climate Context. Sakha is the coldest Siberian region, with the Yana River basin recording the lowest temperatures. Yakutsk has a recorded low of −64.4 °C (−83.9 °F), set on February 5, 1891. The lowest temperatures ever recorded on Earth outside Antarctica and Greenland have occurred in the Yana basin northeast of Yakutsk.
People involved
- Yakutsk · Location of observation
Sources
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