Driver records footage of strange funnel on dash cam.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
On 1 May, the 'Ob Sea', close to Novosibirsk, was completely clear of ice.
Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.
The death toll from unusually heavy snowstorms rose to ten at the weekend.
Tornado - first since 1954 - signals freak downpour, opening craters in roads which swallow up cars.
Nowhere in the world runs its roads, trains and airports as well as Siberia during the harsh winters.
Scary uncontrolled turn by Airbus A320 while taxiing narrowly misses collision with Tu-154, video shows.
Novosibirsk treated to the majesty of a rare meteorological occurrence.