Weekly Climate Summary for 04 November 2023 through 10 November 2023 UTC South Pole Station, Antarctica Temperature: Average temp... -46.1°C / -51.0°F Maximum temp... -42.7°C / -44.9°F on day 7 Minimum temp... -48.4°C / -55.1°F on day 10 Wind: Average wind speed.......... 11.1 mph or 9.7 knots Prevailing wind direction... Grid North Maximum wind speed.......... 20 mph or 17 knots on day 4 Maximum wind direction...... Grid North Average vectored wind....... 022 degrees at 8.8 knots Station Pressure: Average pressure... 684.0 mb Highest pressure... 688.6 mb on day 6 Lowest pressure.... 675.5 mb on day 4 Physio-altitude: Average physio-alt = 10478 ft/ 3194 m Highest physio-alt = 10798 ft/ 3291 m on day 4 Lowest physio-alt = 10305 ft/ 3141 m on day 6 Sky Cover: Average cloud cover (8ths)... 4 Days clear................... 1 Days partly cloudy........... 5 Days cloudy.................. 1 Sunshine: Sunset on 22 March 2024 Average hours per day... 17.6 Percent of possible..... 73 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.......... 15.7 mb, or 27168 meters Highest sounding..................... 5.8 mb, or 33492 meters on day 07/00Z flight **RECORDS** No records were tied or broken this week.