Daily Climate Summary
Daily Climate Summary for 05 May 2002 UTC
South Pole Station, Antarctica
Temperature:
Average temp... -65.8°C / -86.4°F
Maximum temp... -64.4°C / -83.9°F
Minimum temp... -67.3°C / -89.1°F
Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 9.7 mph or 8.4 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 15 mph or 13 knots
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Southeast
Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 678.9 mb
Highest pressure... 685.4 mb
Lowest pressure.... 673.0 mb
Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10670 ft/ 3252 m
Highest physio-alt = 10893 ft/ 3320 m
Lowest physio-alt = 10425 ft/ 3178 m
Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 0
Sunshine:
Sunrise on 23 September 2002
Hours of sunshine..... 0.0
Percent of possible... 0
Visibility:
Visibility of 1/4 mile or less: No
Weather: Ice Crystals
**RECORDS**
No records were tied or broken.