A major Canadian airport with a wind chill of -46°C is one of the coldest places on Earth today

According to a new weather report from WX-Now, which tracks the world’s most extreme weather, plenty of spots in Canada were on the list for coldest places on the planet on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, including a major Canadian airport.

The coldest place on the planet today is Yakutsk, Russia, with a brutal -40ºC, while second place goes to Pollarmy, Russia, at -37°C, and factor in the wind chill, it’s a mind-numbing -48°C.

The coldest spot in Canada went to Wekweeti, Northwest Territories, at -37°C, with seven of the top 10 spots being in the Great White North, including the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatchewan, sitting at a bitter -35°C. When you factor in the wind chill, that temperature plummets to -46°C.

WX-Now

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Saskatchewan isn’t the only province in Canada that has seen a major airport land on the list of coldest places on the planet during this recent cold snap. Over the weekend, the Edmonton International Airport was also deemed one of the coldest places on Earth.

The full list of the world’s chilliest countries can be found here.