CLIMATE DATA FOR AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION DAILY EXTREMES AND AVERAGES FOR JANUARY 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 16.7 85 32.0 93 24.0 27.3 25.7 20.0 61 0.4 89 7.7 25 61 360 16.0 5 690.4 02 19.2 86 32.2 00 24.4 26.9 25.7 15.2 96 1.6 89 7.5 25 96 310 17.1 4 689.9 03 17.8 64 32.1 93 24.4 27.2 25.8 14.4 90 2.6 81 7.5 24 90 340 17.3 4 689.4 04 18.0 90 33.0 00 24.3 27.4 25.9 16.0 74 1.2 96 8.0 27 02 320 19.5 5 689.5 05 18.7 90 34.6 95 24.6 27.5 26.1 20.6 02 1.6 96 8.1 31 02 010 18.5 4 689.7 06 18.5 02 34.3 95 24.6 27.2 25.9 14.3 94 2.9 87 8.0 24 02 340 18.7 4 689.9 07 19.1 02 33.4 00 24.6 27.4 26.0 16.5 58 1.8 88 7.5 26 02 340 18.0 4 690.3 08 18.9 71 33.1 00 25.0 27.9 26.5 14.8 94 2.4 97 7.1 22 02 350 18.4 4 690.6 09 19.5 96 33.3 60 24.9 27.7 26.3 17.8 94 2.0 91 8.0 25 94 340 16.5 4 690.4 10 15.8 85 33.3 60 24.7 28.0 26.4 17.5 86 1.6 75 7.9 25 86 010 16.3 5 689.5 11 18.1 02 32.8 60 25.1 28.2 26.7 21.7 02 2.1 98 8.2 32 02 020 18.3 4 689.8 12 14.4 58 31.9 95 25.2 28.2 26.7 23.4 58 2.7 97 9.1 40 58 360 18.2 4 689.8 13 18.2 02 32.3 92 24.9 28.3 26.6 18.0 77 2.5 82 8.9 32 58 330 17.1 5 689.9 14 19.2 02 33.0 92 25.3 28.4 26.9 16.2 77 2.9 82 8.5 24 80 020 17.2 5 690.2 15 18.3 58 34.4 95 24.7 28.9 26.8 17.2 71 1.0 65 8.4 27 71 350 15.8 5 690.1 16 17.8 58 33.9 66 25.6 29.3 27.5 15.5 02 1.0 99 8.0 25 02 010 18.1 5 690.1 17 19.2 80 33.9 78 25.6 29.2 27.4 15.3 00 3.1 70 8.5 24 81 360 18.5 5 689.5 18 17.8 81 35.0 66 25.9 29.4 27.7 14.8 77 3.3 96 8.2 23 78 020 17.3 5 689.6 19 18.8 81 36.1 66 26.5 30.0 28.3 18.7 62 1.7 87 8.8 27 88 360 18.7 4 690.5 20 20.0 81 36.7 66 26.8 30.4 28.6 15.4 64 1.0 87 7.9 26 72 360 17.5 4 691.3 21 19.2 99 36.9 95 27.5 30.7 29.1 20.8 99 1.6 65 8.2 32 99 360 19.0 4 691.2 22 20.1 99 36.8 95 28.0 31.2 29.6 19.7 72 1.6 98 8.0 33 72 360 18.0 4 691.0 23 21.0 81 37.0 95 27.7 31.8 29.8 21.4 72 2.6 89 8.2 33 72 350 16.4 5 690.7 24 18.3 67 39.7 95 27.8 31.5 29.7 16.5 58 2.8 89 8.9 29 58 360 18.4 4 689.6 25 18.3 67 37.7 95 27.7 32.0 29.9 15.7 00 2.5 95 8.6 23 97 350 17.3 5 689.2 26 19.4 67 39.6 95 28.6 32.6 30.6 16.4 72 1.0 64 8.0 25 86 330 18.0 5 689.2 27 22.4 86 39.5 95 29.7 33.3 31.5 18.3 94 3.6 97 8.1 25 86 340 20.8 4 688.8 28 21.7 59 39.4 95 29.5 33.8 31.7 19.4 72 2.6 98 8.3 28 72 040 19.2 4 688.3 29 19.4 67 39.7 95 29.6 33.8 31.7 14.8 61 1.6 62 8.2 24 61 330 17.6 5 688.4 30 23.2 87 39.2 02 29.9 34.7 32.3 14.0 98 2.3 85 8.0 22 01 010 18.0 5 688.2 31 22.5 87 41.1 65 31.2 35.5 33.4 13.5 72 2.1 80 8.2 22 90 310 19.0 4 688.1 AVG 14.4 58 41.1 65 26.4 29.9 28.2 23.4 58 0.4 89 8.1 40 58 360 17.9 4 689.8 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.