3 November 2000 Through 9 November 2000 UTC Temperatures: Average Temp...-38.8 C/-37.8 F Maximum Temp...-33.2 C/-27.8 F on day 4 Minimum Temp...-43.8 C/-46.8 F on day 5 Sky Cover: Average Sky Cover in 8ths... 5 Days clear............. 1 Days partly cloudy..... 3 Days cloudy............ 3 Sunshine Data: Sunset on 21 March Average hours/day......... 14.5 Percent of possible....... 60 Station Pressure in Millibars: Average pressure.... 687.7 mb Highest pressure.... 692.5 mb on day 4 Lowest pressure..... 682.8 mb on day 8 Physio-altitude in Feet and Meters: Average physio-alt = 10339 ft/ 3151 m Highest physio-alt = 10523 ft/ 3207 m on day 8 Lowest physio-alt = 10160 ft/ 3097 m on day 4 Visibility: 1 day with visibility of 1/4 mile or less. Wind: Average wind speed......... 15.1 mph or 13.1 kts Maximum gust............... 37 mph or 32 kts on day 8 Maximum gust direction..... from grid North Vectored wind direction.... 034 degrees Vectored wind speed........ 9.4 kts Prevailing direction....... grid North Balloon Flight Data: Number of soundings for the period.... 14 Average height of soundings...... 7.5 mb Highest sounding................. 5.6 mb, or 35605 Meters on day 03/12Z Flight 0 soundings..... were missed 13 soundings..... were terminated due to balloon burst 1 sounding...... was terminated due to weak or fading signal. **Records** Day 7 - The peak wind speed of 27 kts/31 mph tied the previous daily peak wind record set in 1982. Day 8 - The peak wind speed of 32 kts/37 mph broke the previous daily peak wind record of 27 kts/31 mph set in 1982.