Weekly Climate Summary for 17 June 2023 through 23 June 2023 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -58.6°C / -73.5°F
Maximum temp... -49.6°C / -57.3°F on day 23
Minimum temp... -63.9°C / -83.0°F on day 18

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 10.1 mph or 8.8 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 28 mph or 24 knots on day 23
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast
Average vectored wind....... 052 degrees at 8.0 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 684.6 mb
Highest pressure... 696.8 mb on day 17
Lowest pressure.... 679.9 mb on day 20

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10455 ft/ 3187 m
Highest physio-alt = 10632 ft/ 3241 m on day 20
Lowest physio-alt  = 10001 ft/ 3048 m on day 17

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

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

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 7
Average height of soundings.......... 68.6 mb, or 18238 meters
Highest sounding..................... 6.4 mb, or 29652 meters
                                      on day 20/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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