SOUTH POLE STATION ANTARCTICA. JANUARY 2001 CLIMATE SUMMARY.

Temperature:
Avg temp................ -29.7(C)/-21.5(F)
Departure from normal... -1.5(C)/-2.7(F)
Maximum temp............ -23.9(C)/-11.0(F) on day 17 
Minimum temp............ -37.1(C)/-34.8(F) on day 26 

Sky cover:
Avg cloud cover (8ths).... 05
Days clear................ 07
Days partly cloudy........ 11
Days cloudy............... 13

Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 8.3 mph or 7.2 kts.
Prevailing wind direction... Grid Northeast or 030 degrees.
Maximum wind................ 25 mph or 22 kts on day 30
Max wind direction.......... Grid North.
Avg vectored wind........... 044 degrees at 5.0 knots.

Station pressure:
Avg pressure........... 688.5 mbs or 20.331 In. Hg.
Departure from normal.. - 1.4 mbs or -0.041 In. Hg.
Highest pressure....... 696.3 mbs or 20.562 In. Hg. on day 01
Lowest pressure........ 682.0 mbs or 20.139 In. Hg. on day 27

Sunshine:
Sunset on 21 March
Average hours/day........ 19.1
Percent of possible...... 80%

Snowfall..... Trace; average net change at snow stakes +0.420 inches.

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

Balloon flight data:
Number of Soundings for the month... 60 
Avg height of Soundings.... 11.4 mbs or 33117 meters above msl.
Highest Sounding........... 4.6 mbs or 37596 meters above msl.
                            on the day 7/00z Sounding.

Remarks:
 2 Soundings were missed.
58 Soundings were terminated above 50 mbs.
 2 Soundings were terminated between 50 and 100 mbs.
 0 Soundings were terminated below 100 mbs.

Records:
Day 30 - The peak wind speed of 22 kts/25 mph broke the previous record of
21 kts/24 mph set in 1988.

Prepared by: Meghan Prentiss