<P> Although winters in Oymyakon are long and excessively cold, summers are mild to warm, sometimes hot . The warmest month on record is July 2010 with an average temperature of + 18.7 ° C (65.7 ° F). In June, July and August temperatures over 30 ° C (86 ° F) are not rare during the day . On July 28, 2010, Oymyakon recorded a record high temperature of 34.6 ° C (94 ° F), yielding a temperature range of 102.3 ° C (184.1 ° F). Verkhoyansk and Yakutsk are the only other places in the world with a temperature amplitude higher than 100 ° C (180 ° F). </P> <P> The climate is quite dry, but as average monthly temperatures are below freezing for seven months of the year, substantial evaporation occurs only in summer months . Summers are much wetter than winters . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> (hide) Climate data for Oymyakon (1981 - 2010), extremes 1891 - present </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Month </Th> <Th> Jan </Th> <Th> Feb </Th> <Th> Mar </Th> <Th> Apr </Th> <Th> May </Th> <Th> Jun </Th> <Th> Jul </Th> <Th> Aug </Th> <Th> Sep </Th> <Th> Oct </Th> <Th> Nov </Th> <Th> Dec </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record high ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 16.6 (2.1) </Td> <Td> − 15.3 (4.5) </Td> <Td> 2.0 (35.6) </Td> <Td> 11.7 (53.1) </Td> <Td> 26.2 (79.2) </Td> <Td> 31.1 (88) </Td> <Td> 34.6 (94.3) </Td> <Td> 33.1 (91.6) </Td> <Td> 23.7 (74.7) </Td> <Td> 11.0 (51.8) </Td> <Td> − 2.1 (28.2) </Td> <Td> − 6.5 (20.3) </Td> <Td> 34.6 (94.3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average high ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 42.5 (− 44.5) </Td> <Td> − 35.4 (− 31.7) </Td> <Td> − 20.8 (− 5.4) </Td> <Td> − 3.7 (25.3) </Td> <Td> 9.1 (48.4) </Td> <Td> 20.0 (68) </Td> <Td> 22.7 (72.9) </Td> <Td> 18.2 (64.8) </Td> <Td> 8.9 (48) </Td> <Td> − 9.2 (15.4) </Td> <Td> − 30.7 (− 23.3) </Td> <Td> − 42 (− 44) </Td> <Td> − 8.8 (16.2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daily mean ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 46.4 (− 51.5) </Td> <Td> − 42 (− 44) </Td> <Td> − 31.2 (− 24.2) </Td> <Td> − 13.6 (7.5) </Td> <Td> 2.7 (36.9) </Td> <Td> 12.6 (54.7) </Td> <Td> 14.9 (58.8) </Td> <Td> 10.3 (50.5) </Td> <Td> 2.3 (36.1) </Td> <Td> − 14.8 (5.4) </Td> <Td> − 35.2 (− 31.4) </Td> <Td> − 45.5 (− 49.9) </Td> <Td> − 15.5 (4.1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average low ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 50 (− 58) </Td> <Td> − 47.3 (− 53.1) </Td> <Td> − 40 (− 40) </Td> <Td> − 23.9 (− 11) </Td> <Td> − 4.7 (23.5) </Td> <Td> 4.0 (39.2) </Td> <Td> 6.2 (43.2) </Td> <Td> 2.6 (36.7) </Td> <Td> − 3.7 (25.3) </Td> <Td> − 20.4 (− 4.7) </Td> <Td> − 39.3 (− 38.7) </Td> <Td> − 48.8 (− 55.8) </Td> <Td> − 22.1 (− 7.8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record low ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 65.4 (− 85.7) </Td> <Td> − 67.7 (− 89.9) </Td> <Td> − 60.6 (− 77.1) </Td> <Td> − 46.4 (− 51.5) </Td> <Td> − 28.9 (− 20) </Td> <Td> − 9.7 (14.5) </Td> <Td> − 9.3 (15.3) </Td> <Td> − 17.1 (1.2) </Td> <Td> − 25.3 (− 13.5) </Td> <Td> − 47.6 (− 53.7) </Td> <Td> − 58.5 (− 73.3) </Td> <Td> − 62.8 (− 81) </Td> <Td> − 67.7 (− 89.9) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average precipitation mm (inches) </Th> <Td> 6 (0.24) </Td> <Td> 7 (0.28) </Td> <Td> 5 (0.2) </Td> <Td> 6 (0.24) </Td> <Td> 13 (0.51) </Td> <Td> 34 (1.34) </Td> <Td> 45 (1.77) </Td> <Td> 39 (1.54) </Td> <Td> 23 (0.91) </Td> <Td> 14 (0.55) </Td> <Td> 12 (0.47) </Td> <Td> 8 (0.31) </Td> <Td> 215 (8.46) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) </Th> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 52.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average rainy days </Th> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0.03 </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average snowy days </Th> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 156 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average relative humidity (%) </Th> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> 71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean monthly sunshine hours </Th> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 244 </Td> <Td> 284 </Td> <Td> 282 </Td> <Td> 304 </Td> <Td> 298 </Td> <Td> 236 </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 2,129 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> Source #1: Погода и Климат, </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> Source #2: NOAA (precipitation days and sunshine hours) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> (hide) Climate data for Oymyakon (1981 - 2010), extremes 1891 - present </Th> </Tr>

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