9 March 2001 through 15 March 2001 UTC

Temperatures:
Avg Temp...-55.0(C)/-67.0(F)
Max Temp...-39.9(C)/-39.8(F) on day 9 
Min Temp...-66.2(C)/-87.2(F) on day 15 

Sky Cover:
Avg Sky Cover (8ths)... 4 
Days clear............. 4 
Days partly cloudy..... 2 
Days cloudy............ 1

Sunshine:
Sunset on 22 March 2001
Avg hours/day.......... 16.1
Percent of possible.... 67

Station Pressure (millibars):
Avg pressure........ 681.6 mb
Highest pressure.... 685.6 mb on day 10 
Lowest pressure..... 675.3 mb on day 15 

Physio-altitude in feet and meters:
Average physio-alt = 10568 ft/ 3221 m
Highest physio-alt = 10806 ft/ 3294 m on day 15 
Lowest physio-alt  = 10418 ft/ 3175 m on day 10 

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

Wind:
Avg wind speed.............. 10.5 mph or 9.1 kts
Max gust.................... 21 mph or 18 kts on day 9 
Max gust direction.......... from Grid North
Vectored wind direction..... 068 degrees
Vectored wind speed......... 6.4 kts
Prevailing direction........ Grid East

Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the period.... 7 
Avg hgt of soundings.................. 22.5 mb, or 33714 meters
Highest sounding......................  3.8 mb, or 37195 meters
                                        on day 13/00Z flight.

 0 soundings were missed.
 7 soundings were terminated due to balloon burst.

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