Weekly Climate Summary for 21 September 2024 through 27 September 2024 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -59.7°C / -75.4°F
Maximum temp... -46.7°C / -52.1°F on day 24
Minimum temp... -71.6°C / -96.9°F on day 21

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 13.0 mph or 11.3 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 33 mph or 29 knots on day 25
Maximum wind direction...... Grid East
Average vectored wind....... 065 degrees at 9.6 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 679.8 mb
Highest pressure... 693.2 mb on day 24
Lowest pressure.... 674.1 mb on day 21

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10636 ft/ 3242 m
Highest physio-alt = 10852 ft/ 3308 m on day 21
Lowest physio-alt  = 10134 ft/ 3089 m on day 24

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

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2025
Average hours per day... 12.5
Percent of possible..... 52

SUNSHINE ESTIMATED

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.......... 103.9 mb, or 15776 meters
Highest sounding..................... 8.2 mb, or 28779 meters on day 27/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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