Weekly Climate Summary for 11 May 2024 through 17 May 2024 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -52.3°C / -62.1°F
Maximum temp... -37.3°C / -35.1°F on day 15
Minimum temp... -66.7°C / -88.1°F on day 12

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 16.2 mph or 14.1 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northwest
Maximum wind speed.......... 47 mph or 41 knots on day 15
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northwest
Average vectored wind....... 360 degrees at 11.0 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 679.1 mb
Highest pressure... 687.3 mb on day 14
Lowest pressure.... 669.2 mb on day 17

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10662 ft/ 3250 m
Highest physio-alt = 11038 ft/ 3364 m on day 17
Lowest physio-alt  = 10354 ft/ 3156 m on day 14

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

Sunshine:
Sunrise on 20 September 2024
Average hours per day... 0.0
Percent of possible..... 0

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 6
Average height of soundings.......... 56.6 mb, or 18370 meters
Highest sounding..................... 32.2 mb, or 21524 meters on day 16/12Z flight

0 sounding was missed.

**RECORDS**
5/13: Max wind speed 36kts/42mph breaks previous record of 33kts/38mph set in 1958.

5/14: Max wind speed 36kts/42mph breaks previous record of 33kts/38mph set in 1997.

5/15: Max wind speed of 41kts/47mph breaks previous record of 35kts/40mph set in 2004.