６月の北極圏（シベリア）で30℃超えというニュースに吃驚したばかりだけれど*1、現地時間６月20日、シベリアのベルホヤンスク*2で最高気温38.0℃が記録された。勿論、観測史上最高。なお、ベルホヤンスクは冬場の最低気温が氷点下60℃以下に下がる世界で最も寒い場所である；
森さやか*3「シベリアで38.0℃観測、北極圏史上もっとも高温か」https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/morisayaka/20200621-00184390/
Marko Korosec “*EXTREME* Siberian #heatwave – Verhojansk hits +38.0 °C = 100.4 °F and shatters all-time heat record of the Arctic Circle” https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/siberia-heatwave-verhojansk-new-record-mk/
Mika Rantanenさん曰く、
Verhojansk, a Russian town in East Siberia known for its exceptionally cold winters, just broke its all-time heat record with a whopping 38.0°C (100.4°F)! Records kept since 1885.#ArcticHeatwave pic.twitter.com/P6tbJ4DbKd
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) 2020年6月20日
This is possibly the highest temperature ever recorded within the Arctic Circle. Just crazy if correct.https://t.co/jOo3RTopRi
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) 2020年6月20日
*1:Jen Mills “Temperature in the Arctic Circle reached 30C yesterday” https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/10/temperature-arctic-circle-reached-30c-yesterday-12830925/ Mentioned in https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/2020/06/12/090924
*2:See eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF
*3:See also https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/2019/10/11/012655 https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/2019/10/14/001945 https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/2019/10/17/000940 https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/2019/10/30/184822
