<P> The Climate of Asia is wet across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior . Some of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia . The monsoon circulation dominates across southern and eastern sections, due to the presence of the Himalayas forcing the formation of a thermal low which draws in moisture during the summer . Southwestern sections of the continent experience low relief as a result of the subtropical high pressure belt; they are hot in the summer, warm to cool in winter, and may snow at higher altitudes . Siberia is one of the coldest places in the Northern Hemisphere, and can act as a source of arctic air masses for North America . The most active place on Earth for tropical cyclone activity lies northeast of the Philippines and south of Japan, and the phase of the El Niño - Southern Oscillation modulates where in Asia landfall is more likely to occur, </P> <P> The Southern sections of Asia are mild to hot, while far northeastern areas such as Siberia are very cold . East Asia has a temperate climate . The highest temperature recorded in Asia was 54.0 ° C (129.2 ° F) at Tirat Zvi, Israel on June 21, 1942 . West - central Asia experiences some of the largest diurnal temperature ranges on Earth . The lowest temperature measured was − 67.8 ° C (− 90.0 ° F) at Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, both in Sakha Republic of Russia on February 7, 1892 and February 6, 1933 respectively . </P>

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