SOUTH POLE WEEKLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY (fwd)

[Katie Wallet]

According to MET:
> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 06:20:46 +1200
> Subject: SOUTH POLE WEEKLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
> Priority: normal
> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.54)
> Message-ID: <91E0C...@cyprus.spole.gov>
>
> 18 June 1999 through 24 June 1999 UTC
>
> Temperatures:
> Avg Temp...-60.0 (C) / -76.0 (F)
> Max Temp...-53.5 (C) / -64.3 (F) on day 20
> Min Temp...-66.6 (C) / -87.9 (F) on day 22
>
> Sky Cover:
> Avg Sky Cover (8ths)... 3
> Days clear............. 2
> Days partly cloudy..... 4
> Days cloudy............ 1
>
> Sunshine:
> Sunset on 21 March, Sunrise on 23 September
> Avg hours/day......... 0.0
> Percent of possible... 0.0
>
> Station Pressure (millibars):
> Avg pressure........ 691.0 mbs
> Highest pressure.... 707.7 mbs on day 18
> Lowest pressure..... 684.7 mbs on day 24
>
> Physio-altitude in feet and meters:
> Average physio-alt = 10216 ft / 3114 m
> Highest physio-alt = 10451 ft / 3185 m on day 24
> Lowest physio-alt = 9600 ft / 2926 m on day 18
>
> Visibility:
> 0 days with visibility of 1/4 mile or less.
>
> Wind:
> Avg wind speed............ 13.1 mph or 11.4 kts
> Max gust.................. 23 mph or 20 kts on day 20
> Max gust direction........ from Grid Northeast
> Vectored wind direction... 072 degrees
> Vectored wind speed....... 10.8 kts
> Prevailing direction...... Grid Northeast
>
> Balloon flight data:
> Number of Soundings for the period.... 7
> Avg hgt of Soundings...... 106.7 mbs
> Highest Sounding.......... 26.1 mbs, or 22092 meters
> on day 23/00Z flight.
>
> 0 Soundings were missed.
> 5 Soundings were terminated due to balloon burst.
> 1 Sounding was terminated due to flight equipment failure.
> 1 Sounding was terminated due to weak or fading signal.
>
> **RECORDS**
> No records were tied or broken during the period.
>
>

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Katie Wallet kwa...@pen.k12.va.us
Science Curriculum Coordinator
Spotsylvania, Va
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[Katie Wallet]

According to MET:
> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:42:56 +1200

> Subject: SOUTH POLE WEEKLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
> Priority: normal
> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.54)

> Message-ID: <9BF70...@cyprus.spole.gov>
>
> 25 June 1999 through 1 July 1999 UTC
>
> Temperatures:
> Avg Temp...-63.3 (C) / -81.9 (F)
> Max Temp...-56.6 (C) / -69.9 (F) on day 25
> Min Temp...-72.6 (C) / -98.7 (F) on day 30
>
> Sky Cover:
> Avg Sky Cover (8ths)... 4

> Days clear............. 2
> Days partly cloudy..... 4
> Days cloudy............ 1
>
> Sunshine:
> Sunset on 21 March, Sunrise on 23 September
> Avg hours/day......... 0.0
> Percent of possible... 0.0
>
> Station Pressure (millibars):

> Avg pressure........ 684.3 mbs
> Highest pressure.... 690.8 mbs on day 29
> Lowest pressure..... 673.4 mbs on day 27

>
> Physio-altitude in feet and meters:

> Average physio-alt = 10466 ft / 3190 m
> Highest physio-alt = 10878 ft / 3316 m on day 27
> Lowest physio-alt = 10223 ft / 3116 m on day 29

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

> Avg wind speed............ 12.1 mph or 10.5 kts
> Max gust.................. 22 mph or 19 kts on day 26

> Max gust direction........ from Grid Northeast

> Vectored wind direction... 064 degrees
> Vectored wind speed....... 9.1 kts
> Prevailing direction...... Grid East
>
> Balloon flight data:
> Number of Soundings for the period.... 6
> Avg hgt of Soundings...... 123.3 mbs
> Highest Sounding.......... 13.1 mbs, or 25310 meters
> on day 01/00Z flight.
>
> 1 Soundings was missed.
> 4 Soundings were terminated due to balloon burst.
> 1 Sounding was terminated due to weak or fading signal.
> 1 Sounding was terminated due to floating balloon.