Daily Climate Summary for 15 November 2020 UTC South Pole Station, Antarctica Temperature: Average temp... -28.3°C / -18.9°F Maximum temp... -24.0°C / -11.2°F Minimum temp... -32.7°C / -26.9°F Wind: Average wind speed.......... 19.6 mph or 17.0 knots Prevailing wind direction... Grid North Maximum wind speed.......... 37 mph or 32 knots Maximum wind direction...... Grid North Station Pressure: Average pressure... 688.1 mb Highest pressure... 692.2 mb Lowest pressure.... 685.5 mb Physio-altitude: Average physio-alt = 10324 ft/ 3147 m Highest physio-alt = 10421 ft/ 3176 m Lowest physio-alt = 10171 ft/ 3100 m Sky Cover: Average cloud cover (8ths)... 8 Sunshine: Sunset on 23 March 2021 Hours of sunshine..... 10.4 Percent of possible... 43 Visibility: Visibility of 1/4 mile or less: No Weather: Ice Crystals, Blowing Snow, Drifting Snow **RECORDS** High temperature of -24.0°C / -11.2°F breaks the previous daily record high temperature of -24.3°C / -11.7°F previously set in 1996. Peak wind speed of 37 mph / 32 knots ties the previous daily high peak wind gust of 37 mph / 32 knots previously set in 1982.