19 January 2001 Through 25 January 2001 UTC Temperatures: Average Temp...-31.0 C/-23.8 F Maximum Temp...-27.2 C/-17.0 F on day 19 Minimum Temp...-36.6 C/-33.9 F on day 25 Sky Cover: Average Sky Cover in 8ths... 5 Days clear............. 2 Days partly cloudy..... 1 Days cloudy............ 4 Sunshine Data: Sunset on 21 March Average hours/day......... 23.7 Percent of possible....... 99 Station Pressure in Millibars: Average pressure.... 690.4 mb Highest pressure.....696.0 mb on day 21 Lowest pressure......684.9 mb on day 24 Physio-altitude in Feet and Meters: Average physio-alt = 10238 ft/ 3121 m Highest physio-alt = 10444 ft/ 3183 m on day 24 Lowest physio-alt = 10030 ft/ 3057 m on day 21 Visibility: 0 days with visibility of 1/4 mile or less. Wind: Average wind speed......... 7.1 mph or 6.1 kts Maximum gust............... 21 mph or 18 kts on day 19 Maximum gust direction..... from Grid Northeast Vectored wind direction.... 067 degrees Vectored wind speed........ 5.1 kts Prevailing direction....... Grid Northeast Balloon Flight Data: Number of soundings for the period.... 12 Average height of soundings...... 13.0 mb Highest sounding................. 5.3 mb, or 36641 Meters on day 19/00Z Flight 2 soundings were missed due to Ground Equipment Failure. 12 soundings were terminated due to Balloon Burst. **Records** No records were tied or broken during the week.