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26 November 2012 - Weather

SOUTH POLE WEATHER SUMMARY
Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2012, South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -34.0°C / -29.2°F
Maximum temp... -29.0°C / -20.2°F on day 23
Minimum temp... -36.5°C / -33.7°F on day 17

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 14.7 mph or 12.8 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 33 mph or 29 knots on day 23
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast
Average vectored wind....... 032 degrees at 11.9 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 686.8 mb
Highest pressure... 691.1 mb on day 22
Lowest pressure.... 680.8 mb on day 23

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10373 ft/ 3162 m
Highest physio-alt = 10598 ft/ 3230 m on day 23
Lowest physio-alt= 10212 ft/ 3113 m on day 22

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 6
Days clear................... 0
Days partly cloudy........... 4
Days cloudy.................. 3

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2013
Average hours per day... 19.5
Percent of possible..... 81

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.......... 28.6 mb, or 24629 meters
Highest sounding..................... 10.2 mb, or 31475 meterson day 18/00Z flight
0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
Day 23: The peak wind gust of 29kt/33mph broke the previous record of 28kt/32mph set in 1990.

19 November 2012 - Weather

SOUTH POLE WEATHER SUMMARY
Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2012, South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -37.2°C / -35.0°F
Maximum temp... -32.3°C / -26.1°F on day 16
Minimum temp... -44.6°C / -48.3°F on day 10

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 13.9 mph or 12.1 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 37 mph or 32 knots on day 14
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 040 degrees at 10.7 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 691.1 mb
Highest pressure... 694.9 mb on day 12
Lowest pressure.... 684.2 mb on day 16

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10212 ft/ 3113 m
Highest physio-alt = 10470 ft/ 3191 m on day 16
Lowest physio-alt= 10071 ft/ 3070 m on day 12

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 4
Days clear................... 3
Days partly cloudy........... 4
Days cloudy.................. 0

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2013
Average hours per day... 23.2
Percent of possible..... 97

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.......... 25.8 mb, or 24942 meters
Highest sounding..................... 11.5 mb, or 30517 meterson day 12/00Z flight
0 soundings were missed.

**RECORDS**
Day 14: The peak wind speed of 32 kts/37 mph tied the previous record set in 2009.

12 November 2012 - Weather

SOUTH POLE WEATHER SUMMARY
Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2012, South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -40.7°C / -41.3°F
Maximum temp... -35.6°C / -32.1°F on day 3
Minimum temp... -45.5°C / -49.9°F on day 9

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 12.4 mph or 10.7 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast
Maximum wind speed.......... 26 mph or 23 knots on day 3
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northeast
Average vectored wind....... 043 degrees at 8.3 knots

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 687.2 mb
Highest pressure... 692.6 mb on day 8
Lowest pressure.... 675.4 mb on day 6

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10358 ft/ 3157 m
Highest physio-alt = 10802 ft/ 3292 m on day 6
Lowest physio-alt= 10156 ft/ 3096 m on day 8

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 5
Days clear................... 1
Days partly cloudy........... 5
Days cloudy.................. 1

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2013
Average hours per day... 21.9
Percent of possible..... 91

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.......... 24.5 mb, or 25120 meters
Highest sounding..................... 5.5 mb, or 35397 meters on day 06/00Z flight
0 soundings were missed.

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

5 November 2012 - Weather

SOUTH POLE WEATHER SUMMARY
Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2012, South Pole Station, Antarctica

Temperature:
Average temp... -45.2°C / -49.4°F
Maximum temp... -37.6°C / -35.7°F on day 2
Minimum temp... -50.3°C / -58.5°F on day 2

Station Pressure:
Average pressure... 682.5 mb
Highest pressure... 690.5 mb on day 2
Lowest pressure.... 673.6 mb on day 29

Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10535 ft/ 3211 m
Highest physio-alt = 10870 ft/ 3313 m on day 29
Lowest physio-alt= 10237 ft/ 3120 m on day 2

Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 4
Days clear................... 1
Days partly cloudy........... 6
Days cloudy.................. 0

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2013
Average hours per day... 21.9
Percent of possible..... 91

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.......... 19.3 mb, or 26700 meters
Highest sounding..................... 6.6 mb, or 33918 meterson day 27/00Z flight

0 soundings were missed.

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