Frigid temperatures in Europe and very cold air in the stratosphere has created a mini hole in the ozone layer above the Netherlands.

The Dutch National Weather service says the hole will last a few days, and is a different phenomenon than the large hole over Antarctica, which lasts several months, Expatica News and the Netherlands' national news agency ANP reported Friday.

In the Russian capital of Moscow, where the temperature dropped 23 degrees below zero, five more people died since last night, making it a total of 76 people to die this week in the country. Some parts of Poland surrendered to heavy snow and meteorologists anticipate the temperature will drop to minus 25 as of Sunday. In Estonia, four people died of freezing weather, while other countries like Lithuania experience minus 32 degrees and Finland experiences minus 42 temperatures.

A weather balloon reported a new record low above the Netherlands of -86.8 Celsius.

The extreme cold affects the chemical balance of the air currents. If low-lying clouds allow, Polar Stratospheric Clouds will be visible -- a rare sight in the Netherlands.