Oymyakon, a Siberian village records a temperature of -62°C; breaks thermometer
| Jan 17, 2018, 11:42 IST
The temperature in Oymyakon, a remote Siberian village has reached the lowest level possible. It has literally broken the thermometer. People actually live in the icy village despite their eyelashes becoming covered in frost, minutes after stepping outside. A new electronic thermometer stopped working after recording a shocking temperature of -62C, while locals recorded temperatures as low as -68C. The digital thermometer was installed last year to help Oymyakon market itself to tourists, but it gave up at -62C temperature. Check out some of the pictures.
There are around 500 houses in the village, of the hardiest people alive and in the 1920s and 1930s was a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from the thermal spring. The Soviet government later made the site a permanent settlement during a drive to force its nomadic population into putting down roots. In 1933, a temperature of -67.7C was recorded in Oymyakon, accepted as the lowest ever in the northern hemisphere. The local residents have been advised to leave their cars running all day out of fear of not being able to start them again. The people of Oymyakon encounter issues that you’d never think of including pen ink freezing, glasses freezing and batteries losing power.
There are around 500 houses in the village, of the hardiest people alive and in the 1920s and 1930s was a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from the thermal spring. The Soviet government later made the site a permanent settlement during a drive to force its nomadic population into putting down roots. In 1933, a temperature of -67.7C was recorded in Oymyakon, accepted as the lowest ever in the northern hemisphere. The local residents have been advised to leave their cars running all day out of fear of not being able to start them again. The people of Oymyakon encounter issues that you’d never think of including pen ink freezing, glasses freezing and batteries losing power.