In case you missed it: On Saturday 20 June 2020 the temperature hit 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C) in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, north of the Arctic Circle! This is the town that also sets coldest temperature records.

Verkhoyansk holds the record for both the hottest and the coldest temperatures ever recorded above the Arctic circle, with 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) and – 67.8 °C (- 90.0 °F) respectively.

— Wikipedia entry about Verkhoyansk

The low in Verkhoyansk last November was -65.2^oF. This month’s high of 100.4 is a 165^oF swing. Talk about climate change! Check out this tweet.

Temperatures reached +38°C within the Arctic Circle on Saturday, 17°C hotter than normal for 20 June. #GlobalHeating is accelerating, and some parts of the world are heating a lot faster than others.

The #RaceToZero emissions is a race for survival.

Dataviz via @ScottDuncanWX pic.twitter.com/NIKeAYdiJd

— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) June 22, 2020

(photo from Wikimedia Commons; tweet embedded)