Registration took place this Wednesday at around 9 a.m. at the Yakutia railway station
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THE Siberiaprovince north of Russiarecorded the temperature of 62.7 degrees Celsius on Wednesday the 18th, making it the coldest day in the country in more than two decades and the coldest day on Earth this year, meteorologists said. The temperature was recorded by the weather department of the Yakutia region around 9 a.m. (local time). This is the station’s third historic low in just one month since 1948. Before the values recorded today, the last time Siberia had 62.7º C was in February 2002. However, this was the lowest temperature in the history of Russia was recorded in 1892 and 1933 with 67.8º C. Even in subzero temperatures, some people in Yakutsk jumped into the icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Christian Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ. The festival has a tradition in the region. Winter has been quite severe in the country, with several cities reaching their negative temperature marks.