Editing Rain shadow (section)

====Central and Northern Asia====
* The [[Himalayas]] and connecting ranges also contribute to arid conditions in [[Central Asia]] including [[Mongolia]]'s [[Gobi]] desert, as well as the [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] steppes of Mongolia and north-central to north western China.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* The [[Verkhoyansk Range]] in eastern [[Siberia]] is the coldest place in the [[Northern Hemisphere]], because the moist southeasterly winds from the [[Pacific Ocean]] lose their moisture over the coastal mountains well before reaching the [[Lena River]] valley, due to the intense [[Siberian High]] forming around the very cold continental air during the winter. One effect in the [[Sakha Republic]] (Yakutia) is that, in [[Yakutsk]], [[Verkhoyansk]], and [[Oymyakon]], the average temperature in the coldest month is below {{convert|-38|°C}}. These regions are synonymous with extreme cold.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}