[Dave K]

Daily scores for 24 hours ending 09z on 23rd November. Tricky one as temps have been falling slowly ever since midday yesterday and continue to do so right through today, but this is my best assessment with some places where temp was still falling being carried forward to tomorrow rather than today (with -30 °C and lower more than likely tonight).

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			23/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Sveg A	Sweden	362	-23.8	5
Börtnan	Sweden	467	-23.8	4
Tynset Ii	Norway	482	-23.4	3
Salla Kk	Finland	215	-23.1	2
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-22.8	1

 

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 09z on 24th November.

A real bone-chiller in Northern Sweden with the coldest night so far at well below -30 °C as I indicated last night, and even a slight windchill too to add to it. This is not a record for Sweden in November, which is held by Vittangi at -43.0 °C (was read to nearest 0.5C) on three nights apparently, 24-26/11/1890

Also bitterly cold in the other main national contenders which missed out on points, the lowest temps there were

Šihccajávri*	Norway		-29.5 °C
Muonio	Finland		-28.5 °C
Khoseda-Khard	Russia		-26.4 °C

*Karasjok fell to -30.0 °C during this afternoon.

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			24/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-36.1	5
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-31.9	4
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-31.7	3
Rensjön	Sweden	493	-31.2	2
Nedre-Soppero	Sweden	360	-30.6	1

[Dave K]

Revisons to scoring for 24th November due to info coming in late, same locations but a couple a bit colder still:

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			24/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-36.6	5
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-32.6	4
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-32.1	3
Rensjön	Sweden	493	-31.2	2
Nedre-Soppero	Sweden	360	-31.0	1

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for  24 hours ending 09z on 25th November ( all the data in this time I think). Now the intense cold moves into NE European Russia and the temperatures there are still falling as they have all day, possibility of -40 °C tonight.

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			25/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-36.1	5
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-36.0	4
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-35.7	3
Petrun'	Russia	58	-34.8	2
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-34.4	1

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Vorkuta (Nenets for place teems with bears) is a rather grim coal mining centre of 85 000 people in the Komi Republic that owes its origins to a Soviet forced labour camp. It became a city in 1943 as an administrative base for numerous labour camps. A major uprising by inmates was brutally put down in 1953. Many of the coal mines are now closed. A nearby airfield was a base for forward Strategic Bomber Command

Vorkuta is also a playable level in Call of Duty: Black Ops, the player has to escape in an inmate uprising after being imprisoned in the camp.

[Dave K]

Here are the updated league tables and national rankings up to yesterday:

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[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ended 09z on 26th November.  Not quite -40 °C but Russian locations now have the three lowest temperatures in this project (and in Siberia Ojmjakon plummeted to -49.6 °C). Also the -33.2 °C at Suolovuopmi Lulit ( Lulit = Lodge ) is the lowest minimum yet for an eligible Norwegian location in this winter. A rarity as no Swedish location gains points.

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			26/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-39.6	5
Petrun'	Russia	58	-38.7	4
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-37.2	3
Pechora	Russia	56	-34.5	2
Suolovuopmi Lulit	Norway	382	-33.2	1

[Dave K]

Daily scores for 24 hours ending 09z on 23rd November. Tricky one as temps have been falling slowly ever since midday yesterday and continue to do so right through today, but this is my best assessment with some places where temp was still falling being carried forward to tomorrow rather than today (with -30 °C and lower more than likely tonight).

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			23/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Sveg A	Sweden	362	-23.8	5
Börtnan	Sweden	467	-23.8	4
Tynset Ii	Norway	482	-23.4	3
Salla Kk	Finland	215	-23.1	2
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-22.8	1

 

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 09z on 24th November.

A real bone-chiller in Northern Sweden with the coldest night so far at well below -30 °C as I indicated last night, and even a slight windchill too to add to it. This is not a record for Sweden in November, which is held by Vittangi at -43.0 °C (was read to nearest 0.5C) on three nights apparently, 24-26/11/1890

Also bitterly cold in the other main national contenders which missed out on points, the lowest temps there were

Šihccajávri*	Norway		-29.5 °C
Muonio	Finland		-28.5 °C
Khoseda-Khard	Russia		-26.4 °C

*Karasjok fell to -30.0 °C during this afternoon.

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			24/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-36.1	5
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-31.9	4
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-31.7	3
Rensjön	Sweden	493	-31.2	2
Nedre-Soppero	Sweden	360	-30.6	1

[Dave K]

Revisons to scoring for 24th November due to info coming in late, same locations but a couple a bit colder still:

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			24/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	-36.6	5
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-32.6	4
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-32.1	3
Rensjön	Sweden	493	-31.2	2
Nedre-Soppero	Sweden	360	-31.0	1

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for  24 hours ending 09z on 25th November ( all the data in this time I think). Now the intense cold moves into NE European Russia and the temperatures there are still falling as they have all day, possibility of -40 °C tonight.

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			25/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-36.1	5
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-36.0	4
Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	-35.7	3
Petrun'	Russia	58	-34.8	2
Vajmat	Sweden	324	-34.4	1

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Vorkuta (Nenets for place teems with bears) is a rather grim coal mining centre of 85 000 people in the Komi Republic that owes its origins to a Soviet forced labour camp. It became a city in 1943 as an administrative base for numerous labour camps. A major uprising by inmates was brutally put down in 1953. Many of the coal mines are now closed. A nearby airfield was a base for forward Strategic Bomber Command

Vorkuta is also a playable level in Call of Duty: Black Ops, the player has to escape in an inmate uprising after being imprisoned in the camp.

[Dave K]

Here are the updated league tables and national rankings up to yesterday:

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[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ended 09z on 26th November.  Not quite -40 °C but Russian locations now have the three lowest temperatures in this project (and in Siberia Ojmjakon plummeted to -49.6 °C). Also the -33.2 °C at Suolovuopmi Lulit ( Lulit = Lodge ) is the lowest minimum yet for an eligible Norwegian location in this winter. A rarity as no Swedish location gains points.

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			26/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-39.6	5
Petrun'	Russia	58	-38.7	4
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-37.2	3
Pechora	Russia	56	-34.5	2
Suolovuopmi Lulit	Norway	382	-33.2	1

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 12z on 27th November.  Sweden is blocked again from the scoring as Norway dominates.

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			27/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Karasjok	Norway	129	-35.0	5
Kautokeino	Norway	305	-34.4	4
Pechora	Russia	56	-34.0	3
Suolovuopmi Lulit	Norway	382	-33.5	2
Kevo	Finland	107	-33.4	1

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 09z on 28th November. No problem to compile this a little early today, it's a Russian takeover again with the daily winner and Pinega both debutants in the scoring. In Siberia, Ojmjakon was -53.1 °C 

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			28/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Mezen'	Russia	14	-32.7	5
Amderma	Russia	53	-32.1	4
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-31.1	3
Arkhangel'sk	Russia	13	-30.3	2
Pinega	Russia	31	-30.2	1

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Mezen'
...is a town in Arkhangel'sk Oblast, Russia, located near the point where the Mezen River flows into the White Sea. Founded in 1780 it became home to many sailors, explorers, and members of polar expeditions. Population: 3,863 (2002 Census); 4,968 (1989 Census). It is served by Mezen Airport.

[Dave K]

The 10 lowest minima which have made it into the scoring as at 28th November 2010

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Tmin °C	Date	Location	Nation	m asl	°N
-39.6	26/11/2010	Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	67.1
-38.7	26/11/2010	Petrun'	Russia	58	66.5
-37.2	26/11/2010	Vorkuta	Russia	180	67.5
-36.6	24/11/2010	Nikkaluokta	Sweden	467	67.9
-36.1	25/11/2010	Vorkuta	Russia	180	67.5
-36.0	25/11/2010	Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	67.1
-35.7	25/11/2010	Kvikkjokk Arrenjarka A	Sweden	320	66.9
-35.0	27/11/2010	Karasjok	Norway	129	69.5
-34.8	25/11/2010	Petrun'	Russia	58	66.5
-34.5	26/11/2010	Pechora	Russia	56	65.1

Lowest for Finland is -33.4 °C at Kevo on 27th.

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 09z on 29th November. Again Russia takes all the points, with all these locations in the Arkhangel'sk or neighbouring Vologda province. Shenkursk and Vel'sk are new entries. Temperatures across to the NE of European Russia continue to fall steadily this afternoon.

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			29/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Cherepovets	Russia	131	-31.3	5
Shenkursk	Russia	50	-31.2	4
Vel'sk	Russia	89	-30.7	3
Pudozh	Russia	48	-30.5	2
Mezen'	Russia	14	-30.4	1

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Cherepovets
is the largest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Sheksna River, a tributary of the Volga River. Population: 311,869. Located in the cross-roads of major Volga-Baltic waterway, West-East railroads, and gas pipelines, and between two Russian federal cities—Moscow and St. Petersburg, Cherepovets is home to natural resource-consuming industries including Severstal, one of the largest iron-and-steel plants in Russia, as well as some other large factories.

Although the original settlement was founded in 1362 and gained town status in 1777 by order of Catherine the Great, there were still only 3 000 inhabitants by 1863. The city began growing especially rapidly with the construction of the Metallurgical Works in the late 1930s. The first works' blast furnace was put into operation in 1955. Unfortunately, because of these industries, Cherepovets is one of the most heavily-polluted cities in the world.

Cherepovets is not only an industrial city; it is also a centre of culture, education and sport. Professional associations of local writers, poets, actors, painters, composers, journalists function there. Cherepovets has a lot of educational infrastructures: a state university (the Cherepovets State University), a branch of Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University (Institute for Management and Information Technology), a lot of branches of Moscow high schools, technical and vocational schools etc. The Cherepovets State University is the most prominent among the other educational institutions in the city.

Cherepovets is famous for its sport achievements. The joint stock company "Severstal" regularly holds competitions in the twelve sports. The Cherepovets sportsmen annually take part in the International and All-Russian competitions. The hockey club "Severstal" is one of the leading hockey clubs in Russia. The basketball team "Severstal" as well as the chess players' team is included into the Russia Major League. Severstal Cherepovets is an ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, playing in the Kontinental Hockey League.

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ending 09z on 30th November.  Russia, for third day, running takes all the points. Tot'ma is a new entry, the 156th location to appear. End of month roundup to follow later.

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			30/11/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Shar'ya	Russia	125	-38.5	5
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-38.4	4
Tot'Ma	Russia	134	-36.7	3
Nikol'Sk	Russia	136	-36.0	2
Nar'yan Mar	Russia	7	-35.0	1

[Dave K]

Updated League Tables and National Rankings.  While Russia now holds the records for the lowest minima, no one can touch Sweden for consistent cold.

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[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ended 09z on 1st December. It is now officially "hard winter". Another Russian clean sweep of the points so details in good and early again.

N.B. -40 °C recorded!

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			01/12/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Khoseda-Khard	Russia	84	-40.0	5
Petrun'	Russia	58	-38.0	4
Ust'- Tsil'Ma	Russia	70	-36.4	3
Pechora	Russia	56	-35.7	2
Vorkuta	Russia	180	-35.6	1

[Dave K]

Daily scoring for 24 hours ended 09z on 2nd December. Not content with a successful footy World Cup host bid, it's another full bag for Russia. Koynas (Arkhangel'sk oblast ) and Ust'-Kulom (Komi) are first timers in the ever growing list of points scorers.

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			02/12/2010
Location	Country	m asl	Min °C	Points
Troitsko-Pechersk	Russia	139	-35.4	5
Vesljana	Russia	94	-35.0	4
Koynas	Russia	62	-34.9	3
Ust'-Kulom	Russia	139	-34.0	2
Cherepovets	Russia	131	-33.8	1