A Siberian town hit 100 degrees, setting a new record for the Arctic Circle
The new high comes as a six-month heat wave grips the region
![Siberian town of Verkhoyansk](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/062320_cg_siberia_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
June temperatures in the remote Siberian town of Verkhoyansk (shown here in a historic summer image) average around 20° C. But on June 20, they climbed to 38° C (100.4° Fahrenheit), likely setting a new record for the Arctic Circle.
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