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Arctic likely reaches hottest recorded temperature

Alarming heat scorched Siberia as the small town of Verkhoyansk reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded in Siberia and also the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle.
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