Weekly Climate Summary for 13 January 2024 through 19 January 2024 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -31.1°C / -23.9°F
Maximum temp... -28.5°C / -19.3°F on day 13
Minimum temp... -33.9°C / -29.0°F on day 19

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 7.6 mph or 6.6 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 15 mph or 13 knots on day 15
Maximum wind direction...... Grid East
Average vectored wind....... 076 degrees at 5.5 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 687.8 mb
Highest pressure... 691.8 mb on day 19
Lowest pressure.... 683.8 mb on day 14

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10335 ft/ 3150 m
Highest physio-alt = 10485 ft/ 3196 m on day 14
Lowest physio-alt  = 10186 ft/ 3105 m on day 19

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... 19.3
Percent of possible..... 81

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.......... 19.9 mb, or 27746 meters
Highest sounding..................... 4.6 mb, or 37207 meters on day 17/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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