SOUTH POLE STATION ANTARCTICA. DECEMBER 2000 CLIMATE SUMMARY.

Temperature:
Avg temp................ -28.1(C)/-18.6(F)
Departure from normal... -0.1(C)/-0.2(F)
Maximum temp............ -24.5(C)/-12.1(F) on day 25 
Minimum temp............ -32.2(C)/-26.0(F) on day 27 

Sky cover:
Avg cloud cover (8ths).... 03
Days clear................ 13
Days partly cloudy........ 11
Days cloudy............... 07

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 9.2 mph or 8.0 kts.
Prevailing wind direction... grid North or 020 degrees.
Maximum wind................ 25 mph or 22 kts on day 04
Max wind direction.......... grid North.
Avg vectored wind........... 037 degrees at 6.8 knots.

Station pressure:
Avg pressure........... 692.6 mbs or 20.452 In. Hg.
Departure from normal.. +4.4 mbs or +0.130 In. Hg.
Highest pressure....... 700.8 mbs or 20.695 In. Hg. on day 28
Lowest pressure........ 682.3 mbs or 20.148 In. Hg. on day 21

Sunshine:
Sunset on 21 March
Average hours/day........ 18.8
Percent of possible...... 78%

Snowfall..... Trace; avg net change at snow stakes -0.325 inches.

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of Soundings for the month... 62 
Avg height of Soundings............. 13.7 mbs or 33628 meters above msl.
Highest Sounding.................... 4.0 mbs or 38800 meters above msl.
                             		 on the day 02/00Z Sounding.

Remarks:
 0 Soundings were missed.
59 Soundings were terminated above 50 mbs.
 1 Sounding was terminated between 50 and 100 mbs.
 2 Soundings were terminated below 100 mbs.

Records:
No records were tied or broken during the month.

Prepared by: Nathan Tift and Meghan Prentiss