Freak climate conditions sees an abnormally warm November.
Driver records footage of strange funnel on dash cam.
Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.
The successful bid was at one of Siberia's most popular winter sports resorts - Sheregesh.
Locals get time off week for rare visit to the beach.
Antidote to gloomy news in the world as 1,525 wear swimsuits for annual Siberian snow festival.
Thermometers go above zero in places where the winter should be 20 or 30 degrees colder.
It was described as a 'v-e-rrry hot day' in fashionable snow resort Sheregesh as 700 women and men (in swim suits) smashed the world record.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
Drifts have reached one metre in height with schools closed, cars abandoned and even a military tank pulling out stranded drivers.