Weekly Climate Summary for 24 February 2024 through 01 March 2024 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -47.2°C / -52.9°F
Maximum temp... -34.3°C / -29.7°F on day 24
Minimum temp... -57.8°C / -72.0°F on day 1

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 8.7 mph or 7.6 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 18 mph or 16 knots on day 24
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 060 degrees at 6.3 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 674.0 mb
Highest pressure... 684.3 mb on day 24
Lowest pressure.... 666.3 mb on day 28

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10855 ft/ 3309 m
Highest physio-alt = 11149 ft/ 3398 m on day 28
Lowest physio-alt  = 10466 ft/ 3190 m on day 24

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 5
Days clear................... 0
Days partly cloudy........... 5
Days cloudy.................. 2

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2024
Average hours per day... 10.9
Percent of possible..... 45

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.......... 20.3 mb, or 26621 meters
Highest sounding..................... 13.9 mb, or 28799 meters on day 24/12Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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