Weekly Climate Summary for 23 December 2023 through 29 December 2023 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -29.2°C / -20.6°F
Maximum temp... -25.9°C / -14.6°F on day 28
Minimum temp... -31.7°C / -25.1°F on day 24

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 7.1 mph or 6.1 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northwest
Maximum wind speed.......... 21 mph or 18 knots on day 28
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 332 degrees at 3.5 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 677.2 mb
Highest pressure... 684.1 mb on day 29
Lowest pressure.... 671.2 mb on day 25

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10734 ft/ 3272 m
Highest physio-alt = 10962 ft/ 3341 m on day 25
Lowest physio-alt  = 10474 ft/ 3192 m on day 29

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 6
Days clear................... 0
Days partly cloudy........... 4
Days cloudy.................. 3

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2024
Average hours per day... 13.8
Percent of possible..... 58

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 14
Average height of soundings.......... 18.2 mb, or 27878 meters
Highest sounding..................... 3.4 mb, or 38880 meters on day 28/12Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
No records were tied or broken this week.