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The icy cold grip of Old Man Winter continues to send temperatures plunging in Canada and worldwide. Ust’Shchugor, Ust’Shchugor, Russia Russia
Snag, Snag, Yukon Yukon
-58.1 C
Feb. Feb.3,3,1947 1947
-63.0 C
-68.0 C Karasjok, Karasjok, Finnmark, Finnmark, Norway Norway
-66.1 C Prospect Prospect Creek, Creek, Alaska Alaska
Jan. Jan.1,1,1886 1886
Coldest temperatures recorded worldwide
Jan. Jan.23, 23,1971 1971
-62.0 C
Recent world record temperatures
Kittila, Kittila, Lapland, Lapland, Finland Finland
-51.4 C
Jan. Jan.28, 28,1999 1999
Pechora, Pechora, Russia Russia
-51.5 C
Feb. Feb.9, 9,1946 1946
-56.0 C
Vasterbotten Vasterbotten County, County, Sweden Sweden
Mohe Mohe County, County, China China
Dec. Dec.13, 13,1941 1941
-53.0 C
Feb. Feb.13, 13,1969 1969
-52.3 C
Jan. 23, 2013
Little Chicago, N.W.T. Rouyn Airport, Quebec Jakutsk, Russia
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Temp.
-43.1 C -40.3 C -38.8 C
Dome Dome A, A, East East Antarctica Antarctica 2005-2007 2005-2007
-82.5 C Amundsen-Scott Amundsen-Scott South South Pole Pole station station
Coldest temperatures ever recorded in Canada
N/A N/A
Vostok Vostok Station, Station, Antarctica Antarctica
Old Old Crow, Crow, Yukon Yukon
Jan. Jan.5,5,1975 1975
Jan. Jan.11, 11,1911 1911
Jan. Jan.31, 31,1947 1947
Feb. Feb.3,3,1947 1947
-63.0 C
Sources: wunderground.com; Wikipedia
Daily average temperature for Canada’s coldest cities, Dec.-Feb.
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-58.9 C Jan. Jan.23, 23,1935 1935
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Iroquois Iroquois Falls, Falls, Ont. Ont.
Monthly average high for Vostok station, 1958-2010, celcius -27 -39 -53 -61 -62 -61 -62 -64 -62 -52 -37 -27
Jul. Jul.21, 21,1983 1983
-59.4 C
Ft. Ft. Vermillion, Vermillion, Alta. Alta.
Snag, Snag, Yukon Yukon
The coldest place on Earth
-82.8 C
Smith Smith River, River, B.C. B.C.
Feb. Feb.6, 6,1933 1933
North North Ice, Ice, Greenland Greenland Jan. Jan.9, 9,1954 1954
Location
Verkhoyansk Verkhoyansk && Oymyakon, Oymyakon, Russia Russia
Dec. Dec.31, 31,1978 1978
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Regina Saguenay Saskatoon Winnipeg
SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY