UW Automatic Weather Stations - 2023

Regions:Years: West Antarctica
Stations (2023):

Kominko-Slade (WAIS) AWS

Owner: UW AWS UW
Site Code: KMS
Initial Start Date: 2006-01-13
Info from Service Visit: 2019-12-18
Latitude: -79.466 S
Longitude: -112.107 W
Elevation: 1,801 meters


AWS Model: AWSCR1000
ARGOS ID: 21364
2023 Archive (FTP): 3-hourly | 10-minute

Station Records:
Max. Temp. (C) -2.1   2016-01-11
Min. Temp. (C) -66.4   2011-09-23
Max Wind (m/s) 32   2016-01-11
Max. Press. (mb) 813.7   2011-07-29
Min. Press. (mb) 736.4   2010-07-23


Notes: Station was named for two Twin Otter pilots, Chuck Slade and John Kominko, who were of great assistance in putting up the station.


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