8 December 2000 Through 14 December 2000 UTC

Temperatures:
Average Temp...-28.3 C/-18.9 F
Maximum Temp...-26.6 C/-15.9 F on day 8 
Minimum Temp...-30.8 C/-23.4 F on day 13 

Sky Cover:
Average Sky Cover in 8ths... 3 
Days clear............. 4 
Days partly cloudy..... 1 
Days cloudy............ 2 

Sunshine Data:
Sunset on 21 March
Average hours/day......... 16.3
Percent of possible....... 68

Station Pressure in Millibars:
Average pressure.... 693.4 mb
Highest pressure.....698.3 mb on day 13 
Lowest pressure......690.7 mb on day 9 

Physio-altitude in Feet and Meters:
Average physio-alt = 10127 ft/ 3087 m
Highest physio-alt = 10227 ft/ 3117 m on day 9 
Lowest physio-alt  =  9945 ft/ 3031 m on day 13 

Visibility:
1 day with visibility of 1/4 mile or less.

Wind:
Average wind speed......... 8.1 mph or 7.0 kts
Maximum gust............... 21 mph or 18 kts on day 8 
Maximum gust direction..... from Grid Northeast
Vectored wind direction.... 037 degrees
Vectored wind speed........ 6.2 kts
Prevailing direction....... Grid Northeast

Balloon Flight Data:
Number of soundings for the period.... 14 
Average height of soundings...... 11.8 mb
Highest sounding................. 6.2 mb, or 35607 Meters
                                  on day 09/12Z Flight

 0 soundings were missed.
12 soundings were terminated due to Balloon Burst.
 2 soundings were terminated due to Ground Equipment Failure.

**Records**
No records were tied or broken during the week.