20 October 2000 Through 26 October 2000 UTC

Temperatures:
Average temp...-49.9 C/-57.8 F
Maximum temp...-40.4 C/-40.7 F on day 25 
Minimum temp...-58.7 C/-73.7 F on day 20 

Sky Cover:
Average sky cover in 8ths... 7 
Days clear.................. 0 
Days partly cloudy.......... 2 
Days cloudy................. 5 

Astronomical Data:
Sunset on 21 March
Average hours/day......... 8.3
Percent of possible....... 35

Station Pressure in Millibars:
Average pressure.... 673.7 Mb
Highest pressure.... 680.3 Mb on day 26 
Lowest pressure..... 668.1 Mb on day 20 

Physio-altitude in Feet and Meters:
Average physio-alt = 10867 ft/ 3312 m
Highest physio-alt = 11080 ft/ 3377 m on day 20 
Lowest physio-alt  = 10617 ft/ 3236 m on day 26 

Visibility:
0 days with visibility of 1/4 mile or less

Wind:
Average wind speed........ 10.6 mph or 9.2 kts
Maximum gust.............. 21 mph or 18 kts on day 25 
Maximum gust direction.... from grid Northwest
Vectored wind direction... 348 degrees
Vectored wind speed....... 8.4 kts
Prevailing direction...... grid Northwest

Balloon Flight Data:
Number of soundings for the period.... 14 
Average height of soundings........... 16.7 Mb
Highest sounding...................... 4.2 Mb, or 36939 meters
                                       on day 26/12Z flight

 0 soundings were missed
 13 soundings were terminated due to balloon burst
 1 sounding was terminated due to flight equipment failure

**Records**
There were no records tied or broken throughout the period.