Severnaya Zemlya Firnley Islands. Severnaya Zemlya is consistently cold and quite dry, with a mean annual temperature of , mean annual precipitation of about , and generally overcast skies. Monthly average temperature ranges from in February to in July. The archipelago sees large temperature fluctuations during winter months, as low-pressure cyclonic activity originating in the North Atlantic make their way across the Arctic, bringing precipitation and higher temperatures. These cyclones are most common in September and October, which see 30% of annual precipitation. Snowfall in summer is common as temperatures hover around , although higher temperatures occur when warm air masses move
Novaya Lyalya of Novaya Lyalya together with sixteen rural localities in Novolyalinsky District are incorporated as Novolyalinsky Urban Okrug. Novaya Lyalya Novaya Lyalya () is a town and the administrative center of Novolyalinsky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Lyalya River, north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was founded in 1723 as a settlement around a copper-melting plant (which closed by 1744). It was granted town status in 1938. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novaya Lyalya serves as the administrative center of Novolyalinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural