4 May 2001 through 10 May 2001 UTC Temperatures: Average Temp...-61.1(C)/-78.0(F) Maximum Temp...-47.7(C)/-53.9(F) on day 10 Minimum Temp...-70.8(C)/-95.4(F) on day 7 Sky Cover: Average Sky Cover (8ths)... 3 Days clear................. 3 Days partly cloudy......... 3 Days cloudy................ 1 Sunshine: Sunrise on 22 September 2001 Average hours/day......... 0.0 Percent of possible....... 0 Station Pressure (millibars): Average pressure........ 688.1 mb Highest pressure........ 698.5 mb on day 10 Lowest pressure......... 674.8 mb on day 4 Physio-altitude in feet and meters: Average physio-alt = 10324 ft/ 3147 m Highest physio-alt = 10825 ft/ 3299 m on day 4 Lowest physio-alt = 9938 ft/ 3029 m on day 10 Visibility: 1 day with visibility of 1/4 mile or less. Wind: Average wind speed............ 12.1 mph or 10.5 kts Maximum gust.................. 30 mph or 26 kts on day 10 Maximum gust direction........ from Grid North Vectored wind direction....... 043 degrees Vectored wind speed........... 9.5 kts Prevailing direction.......... Grid Northeast Balloon flight data: Number of soundings for the period... 7 Average hgt of soundings............. 169.3 mb, or 13716 meters Highest sounding..................... 9.1 mb, or 28690 meters on day 7/00Z flight. 0 soundings were missed. 7 soundings were terminated due to balloon burst. **RECORDS** No records were tied or broken during the week.