When you hear the word 'Siberia' you may think of 'bitter cold,' 'snow,' maybe even 'Yeti.' But NOT 100* temperatures.

According to National Snow and Ice Data Center, the high temperature in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, which is about 6 miles north of the Arctic Circle, reached 100.4* on Saturday.

The average high temp in Verkhoyansk in June is only in the upper 60s. Think about that -- Verkhoyansk, Siberia, one of the world's coldest places in WINTER (average high temp in January is -44*), reached triple digits last weekend. 

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