Daily Climate Summary for 27 January 2023 UTC South Pole Station, Antarctica Temperature: Average temp... -33.1°C / -27.6°F Maximum temp... -32.3°C / -26.1°F Minimum temp... -33.9°C / -29.0°F Wind: Average wind speed.......... 18.3 mph or 15.9 knots Prevailing wind direction... Grid Southeast Maximum wind speed.......... 26 mph or 23 knots Maximum wind direction...... Grid Southeast Station Pressure: Average pressure... 678.7 mb Highest pressure... 680.4 mb Lowest pressure.... 677.8 mb Physio-altitude: Average physio-alt = 10677 ft/ 3254 m Highest physio-alt = 10711 ft/ 3265 m Lowest physio-alt = 10613 ft/ 3235 m Sky Cover: Average cloud cover (8ths)... 0 Sunshine: Sunset on 22 March 2023 Hours of sunshine..... 24.0 Percent of possible... 100 Visibility: Visibility of 1/4 mile or less: No Weather: **RECORDS** Average wind speed of 18.3 mph/15.8 kts broke the record of 18.2 mph/15.8 kts set in 1994 Peak wind speed of 26 mph/22.5 kts ties the record set in 2009