Weekly Climate Summary for 15 January 2022 through 21 January 2022 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -26.9°C / -16.4°F
Maximum temp... -18.3°C / -0.9°F on day 21
Minimum temp... -34.6°C / -30.3°F on day 15

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 12.9 mph or 11.2 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid West
Maximum wind speed.......... 29 mph or 25 knots on day 19
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 358 degrees at 7.3 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 687.0 mb
Highest pressure... 693.5 mb on day 21
Lowest pressure.... 681.7 mb on day 19

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10365 ft/ 3159 m
Highest physio-alt = 10564 ft/ 3220 m on day 19
Lowest physio-alt  = 10123 ft/ 3085 m on day 21

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 5
Days clear................... 2
Days partly cloudy........... 2
Days cloudy.................. 3

Sunshine:
Sunset on 23 March 2023
Average hours per day... 15.8
Percent of possible..... 66

Visibility:
0 days with visibility of 1/4 mile or less.

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 14
Average height of soundings.......... 17.7 mb, or 27876 meters
Highest sounding..................... 7.5 mb, or 33841 meters on day 21/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
Day 15: The daily low of 34.6°C  / -30.3°F breaks the previous daily record low of 34.4 °C / 29.9 °F previously set in 1995