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

Temperature:
Average temp... -60.3°C / -76.5°F
Maximum temp... -46.9°C / -52.4°F on day 17
Minimum temp... -70.7°C / -95.3°F on day 13

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 11.5 mph or 10.0 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 25 mph or 22 knots on day 19
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast
Average vectored wind....... 046 degrees at 8.8 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 677.2 mb
Highest pressure... 686.5 mb on day 17
Lowest pressure.... 662.2 mb on day 13

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10734 ft/ 3272 m
Highest physio-alt = 11307 ft/ 3446 m on day 13
Lowest physio-alt  = 10384 ft/ 3165 m on day 17

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 3
Days clear................... 3
Days partly cloudy........... 3
Days cloudy.................. 1

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

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 7
Average height of soundings.......... 129.0 mb, or 13117 meters
Highest sounding..................... 96.3 mb, or 14817 meters on day 17/12Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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