Russian weather website Meteonovosti says that while the sun does not usually shine on average for 18 hours a day during December in Moscow, there was no direct sunlight for that entire month in 2017.
“The past December was the darkest month in the history of weather observation,” it said.
The thermometer shows the temperature dropped to -65 degrees in Tomtor village. Source: AAP
Red Square and Kremlin Palace are seen from Zaryadye Park in Moscow, Russia. Source: Getty
Near-record lows were recorded across several regions of Russia, with temperatures dropping to about -50 degrees in Yakutsk.
Local residents shared photos on social media with their eyelashes frozen over.
Anastasia Gruzdeva, left, poses for a selfie with her friends in Yakutsk, Russia. Source: AAP
Not everyone was dismayed by the snow though, some shared their happy snaps enjoying the big freeze.
Children training on a skating rink at the Yunost Sports Centre in the city of Omsk. Source: Getty
Kids play in the snow after a snowfall in the Dalneye region of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Source: Getty
