Weekly Climate Summary for 06 January 2024 through 12 January 2024 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -29.4°C / -20.8°F
Maximum temp... -26.7°C / -16.1°F on day 10
Minimum temp... -31.4°C / -24.5°F on day 12

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 6.9 mph or 6.0 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 15 mph or 13 knots on day 11
Maximum wind direction...... Grid East
Average vectored wind....... 061 degrees at 5.1 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 682.7 mb
Highest pressure... 685.3 mb on day 10
Lowest pressure.... 679.1 mb on day 12

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10527 ft/ 3209 m
Highest physio-alt = 10662 ft/ 3250 m on day 12
Lowest physio-alt  = 10429 ft/ 3179 m on day 10

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 2
Days clear................... 4
Days partly cloudy........... 3
Days cloudy.................. 0

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2025
Average hours per day... 23.6
Percent of possible..... 98

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.......... 18.9 mb, or 27848 meters
Highest sounding..................... 4.4 mb, or 37835 meters on day 07/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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