Weekly Climate Summary for 31 May 2025 through 06 June 2025 UTC South Pole Station, Antarctica Temperature: Average temp... -56.3°C / -69.3°F Maximum temp... -41.1°C / -42.0°F on day 31 Minimum temp... -67.4°C / -89.3°F on day 5 Wind: Average wind speed.......... 9.9 mph or 8.6 knots Prevailing wind direction... Grid East Maximum wind speed.......... 22 mph or 19 knots on day 3 Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast Average vectored wind....... 090 degrees at 7.8 knots Station Pressure: Average pressure... 685.5 mb Highest pressure... 695.6 mb on day 31 Lowest pressure.... 678.9 mb on day 3 Physio-altitude: Average physio-alt = 10421 ft/ 3176 m Highest physio-alt = 10670 ft/ 3252 m on day 3 Lowest physio-alt = 10045 ft/ 3062 m on day 31 Sky Cover: Average cloud cover (8ths)... 2 Days clear................... 4 Days partly cloudy........... 3 Days cloudy.................. 0 Sunshine: Sunrise on 20 September 2025 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.......... 92.8 mb, or 15503 meters Highest sounding..................... 47.2 mb, or 19181 meters on day 02/00Z flight 0 soundings were missed. **RECORDS** No records were tied or broken this week.