CLIMATE DATA FOR AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION DAILY EXTREMES AND AVERAGES FOR DECEMBER EXTREME AVERAGE HIGHEST LOWEST AVG AVG TEMPERATURES TEMPERATURES AVG AVG AVG PEAK HRS CLD AVG DY MAX YR MIN YR MAX MIN AVG WIND YR WIND YR WIND WND YR DIR SUN CVR PRESS 01 23.8 98 42.0 99 30.8 33.7 32.3 17.1 74 2.0 62 8.2 25 90 010 21.2 4 685.5 02 22.2 74 40.4 99 30.2 33.1 31.7 17.0 90 4.2 78 9.2 31 74 360 20.7 4 685.7 03 23.3 75 39.3 99 29.5 32.4 31.0 19.1 61 2.9 84 9.3 24 91 360 21.4 4 685.6 04 21.7 76 38.2 93 29.6 32.3 31.0 16.3 75 4.1 80 8.6 23 75 360 19.9 4 686.1 05 21.7 76 37.6 93 29.6 32.3 31.0 13.0 85 2.9 87 8.2 26 86 030 21.4 4 685.8 06 20.0 89 36.1 70 29.1 31.9 30.5 17.4 60 2.6 87 7.9 27 86 020 22.1 4 685.8 07 21.8 86 35.8 85 28.9 31.8 30.4 13.9 60 3.6 97 7.8 18 96 100 21.9 3 686.7 08 21.4 86 35.5 85 28.4 31.0 29.7 14.8 67 1.2 86 8.3 20 01 010 21.2 3 687.0 09 21.7 74 35.6 02 27.7 30.4 29.1 15.6 63 0.4 87 8.5 24 84 360 19.8 4 686.7 10 19.9 84 35.8 02 27.5 30.2 28.9 20.8 60 0.5 87 8.3 30 93 350 20.3 4 686.9 11 21.1 74 35.6 85 27.1 29.9 28.5 18.2 60 0.3 87 8.1 23 82 030 21.0 4 687.5 12 17.2 84 34.9 99 27.2 29.8 28.5 15.1 90 2.5 94 7.5 25 90 340 20.2 4 687.8 13 19.4 84 34.8 99 27.1 29.8 28.5 15.0 90 1.5 94 7.4 21 90 340 19.6 4 688.1 14 14.0 84 34.7 02 27.0 29.7 28.4 14.2 01 1.9 93 7.3 22 60 360 21.6 3 688.6 15 21.0 80 33.9 02 26.9 29.3 28.1 20.8 60 1.7 63 7.6 26 01 010 20.0 4 688.2 16 18.6 84 32.1 94 26.1 28.9 27.5 18.9 76 2.9 78 8.4 26 76 020 18.4 4 688.3 17 16.7 84 32.3 85 25.8 28.6 27.2 16.2 82 2.6 98 8.1 25 82 120 18.5 3 688.8 18 19.2 84 32.2 77 25.8 28.5 27.2 16.2 93 1.6 75 8.1 26 96 020 19.7 4 688.5 19 19.4 74 31.8 83 25.5 28.0 26.8 16.8 82 2.0 83 8.2 30 82 010 19.4 4 688.1 20 18.9 74 31.9 83 25.0 27.6 26.3 16.9 76 1.4 87 7.8 27 76 310 17.6 4 688.1 21 19.5 80 32.5 86 24.9 27.9 26.4 18.2 61 1.8 97 8.1 25 82 360 18.9 4 688.2 22 18.0 80 31.7 68 24.9 27.5 26.2 25.2 61 2.5 87 8.3 30 61 360 18.8 4 688.4 23 19.4 71 32.2 94 24.9 27.7 26.3 26.1 61 1.8 75 8.4 30 61 360 16.8 5 689.4 24 15.7 84 33.1 93 24.8 27.6 26.2 19.1 61 2.0 73 8.1 26 61 360 18.7 5 689.5 25 17.7 74 34.8 98 24.8 27.8 26.3 24.3 61 0.3 85 8.4 30 61 360 20.9 4 689.1 26 14.4 78 33.3 99 24.5 27.5 26.0 20.8 61 1.0 85 8.1 28 61 360 19.8 4 689.4 27 13.6 78 33.6 99 24.7 27.5 26.1 15.6 61 0.9 85 7.7 23 78 360 17.0 4 690.3 28 16.0 78 32.7 99 24.4 27.3 25.9 17.1 78 1.7 61 7.8 29 78 010 17.6 4 690.8 29 17.5 78 32.4 99 24.1 27.1 25.6 17.3 89 0.4 95 7.6 30 89 350 16.1 4 690.4 30 18.9 66 31.9 98 24.5 27.0 25.8 13.9 74 2.3 83 7.6 21 89 360 17.1 4 690.6 31 18.9 82 32.0 98 24.1 27.2 25.7 14.6 89 1.5 79 7.1 23 89 350 15.3 5 690.8 AVG 13.6 78 42.0 99 26.6 29.4 28.0 26.1 61 0.3 87 8.1 31 74 360 19.4 4 688.1 ALL TEMPERATURES ARE MINUS DEGREES CELSIUS, WINDS ARE IN KNOTS, SUNSHINE IS HOURS/DAY, CLOUD COVER IS IN EIGHTHS AVERAGE STATION PRESSURE IS IN MBS ALL DATA COMPUTED FROM JANUARY 1958 THROUGH DECEMBER 2002, WHEN AVAILABLE.