Weekly Climate Summary for 13 May 2023 through 19 May 2023 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -52.9°C / -63.2°F
Maximum temp... -45.1°C / -49.2°F on day 19
Minimum temp... -65.6°C / -86.1°F on day 13

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 16.7 mph or 14.5 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 43 mph or 37 knots on day 16
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 011 degrees at 13.5 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 671.3 mb
Highest pressure... 678.1 mb on day 16
Lowest pressure.... 662.0 mb on day 18

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10958 ft/ 3340 m
Highest physio-alt = 11315 ft/ 3449 m on day 18
Lowest physio-alt  = 10700 ft/ 3261 m on day 16

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 5
Days clear................... 0
Days partly cloudy........... 6
Days cloudy.................. 1

Sunshine:
Sunset on 23 March 2024
Average hours per day... 0.0
Percent of possible..... 0

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 7
Average height of soundings.......... 67.0 mb, or 17290 meters
Highest sounding..................... 45.6 mb, or 19368 meters
                                      on day 14/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
16 May: Highest peak wind of 37 kts beat the record of 31 kts previously set in 1998.
16 May: Highest average wind of 22.6 kts beat the record of 22.1 kts previously set in 1962.