Daily Climate Summary for 28 August 2022 UTC South Pole Station, Antarctica Temperature: Average temp... -47.7°C / -53.9°F Maximum temp... -38.0°C / -36.4°F Minimum temp... -56.3°C / -69.3°F Wind: Average wind speed.......... 8.1 mph or 7.0 knots Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northwest Maximum wind speed.......... 18 mph or 16 knots Maximum wind direction...... Grid West Station Pressure: Average pressure... 672.2 mb Highest pressure... 672.7 mb Lowest pressure.... 671.9 mb Physio-altitude: Average physio-alt = 10924 ft/ 3330 m Highest physio-alt = 10935 ft/ 3333 m Lowest physio-alt = 10905 ft/ 3324 m Sky Cover: Average cloud cover (8ths)... 7 Sunshine: Sunrise on 22 September 2022 Hours of sunshine..... 0.0 Percent of possible... 0 Visibility: Visibility of 1/4 mile or less: No Weather: Blowing Snow, Ice Crystals **RECORDS** High temperature of -38.0°C / -36.4°F breaks the previous daily record high of -40.5°C / -40.9°F previously set in 2014.