Weather In Russia 2019 - UP

[Mark]

On November 3, Konstantinovskaya, Russia plunged to -40.0C (-40.0F) — the nation’s first -40C of the season.




The reading came from Russia’s far northeast, in eastern Yakutia, as Arctic air tightens its grip across much of Siberia. Widespread lows below -30C (-22F) were recorded across the Sakha Republic, with several stations nearing the -35C (-31F) mark.
This year’s first -40C arrives earlier than average, as per Ogimet SYNOP archives, with it typically not seen until mid-November.

Temperatures are expected to drop further in the coming days, with deep cold forecast to expand westward.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/russias-first-40c-seoul-to-28c-27f

[Mark]

Russia has just posted its lowest temperature of the season so far — an exceptional -45C (-49F) in Shelagontsy.

According to Pogoda i Klimat (a long-running Russian meteorological data archive), this reading sets a new daily record for the station, beating all observations since 1940, and ranks among the coldest early-November values ever logged there.

Nearby Siberian locales joined in: -41C (-42F) was registered in Oymyakon, -40.2C (-40F) in Habardino, -40.1C (-40F) in Kerbo, and -40C (-40F) in Delyankir — all signaling that the Arctic is now firmly entrenched across the Sakha Republic.

This year’s plunge comes around two weeks earlier than average, as -45C readings usually aren’t seen until late-November.

With models showing continued blocking to the north and deep snow cover expanding westward, further sub -45C readings are likely in the coming days.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/russias-record-45c-blizzards-slam

[Mark]

Russia’s Far North is now deep in winter.

On Nov 12, two stations in Yakutia —Saskylakh (-45.2C) and Yubileynaya (-45C) — dropped to their coldest November 12 readings on record. Saskylakh beat its 1972 record (of -44.9C), while Yubileynaya bested a mark that had stood since 1949 (-42.8C).

Across central Yakutia, overnight lows continue to sink to -35C to -40C (-31F to -40F), with clearings dropping even lower. In the northeast and northwest, thermometers are expected to hover between -40C and -45C, with lowland pockets plunging toward -48C (-54F). The region faces increasing northwesterly winds up to 18 m/s, bringing blizzards to parts of Neryungri District.

Heavy snow, a “winter wonderland”—according to reports—is currently unfolding in Sheregesh, Kemerovo Oblast:




Yakutsk remains locked in deep freeze, with daytime highs struggling to -25C (-13F) and nights below -30C (-22F). The pattern signals an early and intense start to winter across Siberia, coinciding with ongoing, ever-accumulating snows.

Snowfall is building to the south too, in northern China. Below is a look at Altay, Xinjiang on the evening of Nov 13:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/45c-in-yakutia-as-deep-winter-grips

[Mark]

Russia continues to be hammered by one of its most severe snow events in a century, with the Far East buried.

Another burst of snow slammed the Kamchatka Peninsula on Jan 13, dumping 2 meters (6.6 feet) across large areas of the peninsula, with drifts climbing to second-floor windows in some neighborhoods.

The worst conditions were centered on Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk, where wind gusts of 112 mph combined with the snowfall to produced blizzard conditions, road closures, and small avalanches even within residential areas.

Vehicles were quickly buried as roads became impassable.
This latest storm compounds what has already been an extreme winter. Since mid-November, at least five major systems have hit Kamchatka, with southern parts of the peninsula logging more than 300% of average snowfall by this date.

Farther south, Vladivostok has been locked down by relentless snowfall for days.

Authorities described it as the heaviest snow here in years. Snow-clearing crews are working nonstop, with officials warning it could take up to five days to restore basic road access, assuming the snow relents.

Schools have been closed through the end of the week, extending New Year holidays.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/historic-snowstorms-sweep-russia
The winter of 2025-26 is shaping up as one of Russia’s most disruptive and snow-laden in generations. As reported yesterday, practically ALL of Russia is covered in snow:
Looking ahead, Siberia’s cold is forecast to spread west over eastern Europe.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/historic-snowstorms-sweep-russia

[Mark]

The Kamchatka Peninsula has logged its largest snowfall event ever observed, according to Russia’s national weather service.

Official snowfall logs for Kamchatka date back to 1879. Based on that archive, authorities confirm the current event is the most extreme snowfall on record, not just for a single storm, but for cumulative accumulation over a short period.

In several locations, months’ worth of snow has accumulated within days (Jan 9 - 15), producing meter-deep accumulations, burying vehicles and buildings, shutting roads and airports, and forcing emergency roof clearing to prevent collapses.
And not just in Kamchatka, but across Russia.

Locals in Irkutsk —located roughly 3,000 km to the west— describe towering walls of white lining their streets: “We really don’t have anywhere to store the snow anymore.”

And there’s more to come.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/kamchatka-breaks-146-year-snow-record

[Mark]

Muscovites awoke Monday to a record-shattering blanket of snow after a rare late-April winter storm swooped into the Russian capital overnight, with local authorities warning that snow and wind would persist over the next two days
https://www.sott.net/article/505979-Rare-April-snowstorm-shatters-record-in-Moscow-8-3-inches-of-snow-within-24-hours-leaves-at-least-3-dead-in-Samara

[Mark]

Swaths of Siberia have slipped back toward winter.

On May 22, frost warnings stretched across a broad belt of Russia, from Omsk and Novosibirsk to Kemerovo, Altai Krai and Orenburg. Overnight lows were expected to fall to -5C (23F), cold enough to threaten early crops, gardens and spring vegetation.

In Kemerovo Oblast, the cold has been biting for days. Local stations fell to around -4C (24.8F), with daytime temperatures stuck near 4C (39.2F). Snow fell in Kemerovo. Roads in Kuzbass were covered. Visibility deteriorated.

The cold also spread into the mountains and republics farther east.

Tuva faced wet snow, thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds. Buryatia was hit by mountain wet snow and a temperature drop of at least 10C. Around Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, snow remained in the higher terrain, with more frosts expected through to May 25, at least.

Heating systems have been turned back on in Siberian communities, according to local reports.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/siberia-slips-back-to-winter-us-cold

[Mark]

Russia, broadly, has opened June cold.
In the south, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, on the Sea of Azov, set a new daily minimum record on June 2. The temperature fell to 10.3C (50.5F), beating the previous June 2 record of 11.1C (52F), set in 1951.

It followed a sharp late-May chill across Krasnodar Krai.
On May 31, record lows were reported in Sochi, Tuapse, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Krasnaya Polyana. Sochi fell to 8.6C (47.5F), beating a mark from 1904. Tuapse dropped to 9.6C (49.3F), undercutting its 1956 record. Krasnaya Polyana fell to 3C (37.4F).
Russian reports blamed prolonged rain, heavy cloud and, crucially, an intrusion of Arctic air. Snow fell in the mountains. Heavy rain hit the coast. The cold carried into June and is threatening to break further records along Russia’s southern edge.

Farther east, Siberia has also slipped back toward winter.

Frost warnings stretched from Omsk and Novosibirsk to Kemerovo, Altai Krai and Orenburg. Overnight lows were forecast to reach -5C (23F), cold enough to devastate crops, gardens and spring vegetation.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/russia-starts-june-cold-from-krasnodar