Weekly Climate Summary for 21 January 2023 through 27 January 2023 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -34.1°C / -29.4°F
Maximum temp... -28.2°C / -18.8°F on day 24
Minimum temp... -38.3°C / -36.9°F on day 25

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 10.6 mph or 9.2 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid North
Maximum wind speed.......... 32 mph or 28 knots on day 26
Maximum wind direction...... Grid East
Average vectored wind....... 088 degrees at 5.9 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 683.7 mb
Highest pressure... 688.6 mb on day 25
Lowest pressure.... 677.8 mb on day 27

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10489 ft/ 3197 m
Highest physio-alt = 10711 ft/ 3265 m on day 27
Lowest physio-alt  = 10305 ft/ 3141 m on day 25

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 3
Days clear................... 2
Days partly cloudy........... 5
Days cloudy.................. 0

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2023
Average hours per day... 21.4
Percent of possible..... 89

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.......... 14.0 mb, or 29299 meters
Highest sounding..................... 10.6 mb, or 31158 meters
                                      on day 25/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
26 Jan: Maximum wind speed of 32 mph/28 kts broke the record of 28.7 mph/25 kts previously set in 1986.