CLIMATE DATA FOR AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH POLE STATION DAILY EXTREMES AND AVERAGES FOR OCTOBER 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 35.3 87 71.1 83 53.1 60.1 56.6 23.1 62 4.7 97 12.4 36 64 030 7.6 4 677.4 02 38.8 92 70.1 80 52.9 59.8 56.4 28.5 62 4.6 86 12.6 38 62 360 9.0 4 677.2 03 35.6 63 70.0 01 53.7 59.6 56.7 24.3 61 4.9 97 11.8 35 62 360 9.2 4 676.9 04 34.9 92 70.6 77 52.8 59.8 56.3 26.9 61 3.8 98 12.2 30 92 270 9.6 5 676.7 05 37.6 91 69.3 86 51.9 58.5 55.2 26.1 91 3.9 81 12.0 36 91 360 8.4 6 677.7 06 34.4 68 66.6 85 50.2 57.0 53.6 31.3 68 3.8 84 12.0 42 68 010 8.6 5 677.8 07 32.8 70 66.4 98 49.0 55.9 52.5 26.9 70 4.9 84 13.0 38 76 020 10.1 5 677.5 08 31.7 70 66.7 98 49.2 56.4 52.8 26.1 61 4.3 85 12.3 41 82 350 8.0 5 679.1 09 33.0 88 66.8 89 49.3 55.5 52.4 31.3 68 4.1 85 13.0 40 69 010 10.9 5 678.6 10 32.1 88 66.3 98 49.3 55.5 52.4 24.3 75 2.7 84 12.2 41 82 350 10.3 4 678.3 11 32.8 92 66.2 96 49.0 55.1 52.1 20.8 59 3.1 84 11.6 31 82 320 10.9 5 677.9 12 31.6 92 65.9 85 48.8 55.0 51.9 29.5 58 2.5 64 12.1 34 90 010 14.0 4 677.5 13 30.9 92 64.7 85 49.8 55.2 52.5 22.2 62 2.9 87 12.2 36 90 010 13.5 4 677.0 14 36.7 72 64.8 85 50.1 55.8 53.0 21.0 90 3.2 80 11.2 31 00 360 15.8 4 676.6 15 34.4 72 63.0 01 49.8 55.0 52.4 25.8 90 3.7 96 11.2 36 90 010 14.5 4 677.3 16 32.2 72 62.4 01 49.3 54.4 51.9 23.6 90 3.6 96 10.8 36 90 360 14.8 4 677.1 17 35.0 59 61.7 67 49.5 54.4 52.0 21.3 90 3.0 87 10.0 30 90 030 17.6 4 676.8 18 36.7 88 61.7 97 49.9 54.2 52.1 20.6 76 1.2 87 10.7 30 76 020 17.7 4 676.1 19 33.0 99 63.2 89 49.1 54.7 51.9 23.1 76 2.3 83 10.3 39 76 010 18.3 4 675.0 20 36.2 76 61.7 89 49.8 54.5 52.2 20.0 01 1.6 83 10.4 32 01 030 16.9 4 674.4 21 33.9 65 60.4 81 48.0 53.3 50.7 22.0 76 2.4 84 11.4 33 76 020 14.1 5 674.0 22 33.3 78 60.8 83 47.7 52.4 50.1 20.4 01 1.5 84 11.5 35 76 030 15.3 5 674.1 23 30.5 78 60.6 83 46.7 52.0 49.4 22.3 75 3.0 81 11.4 29 78 340 14.9 5 675.6 24 32.2 70 60.3 93 46.3 51.4 48.9 24.3 61 3.4 77 11.4 28 85 310 17.0 5 676.5 25 33.4 85 61.2 81 45.8 50.9 48.4 18.2 60 1.2 87 11.3 27 85 350 17.7 5 677.0 26 35.0 58 59.5 81 44.6 49.7 47.2 21.7 80 0.9 84 11.2 31 80 350 15.0 5 677.8 27 34.4 61 56.8 97 43.8 49.3 46.6 24.3 61 3.9 87 11.2 34 80 010 16.6 5 678.7 28 32.8 82 57.0 91 44.2 48.9 46.6 23.0 82 2.4 70 11.0 40 82 010 16.6 5 678.9 29 31.8 82 57.5 97 44.0 48.8 46.4 27.2 82 0.9 87 12.1 41 82 350 16.0 5 677.8 30 25.1 02 57.8 97 42.5 47.7 45.1 24.8 96 4.9 97 12.2 39 02 360 15.0 5 677.9 31 25.1 02 58.1 97 42.5 46.5 44.5 22.7 82 3.3 83 11.5 37 82 330 17.5 5 678.9 AVG 25.1 02 71.1 83 48.5 54.1 51.3 31.3 68 0.9 87 11.6 42 68 010 13.6 5 677.1 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.