Table 2.11 Antarctic Station Climatology,
November 9 - December 9 00:00 UTC

Station Stn ID Latitude Longitude POR (years) Average Temperature (¡C) Coldest Temperature Warmest Temperature Average Wind Chill (¡C) Coldest Wind Chill Average Wind Speed (km/h) Greatest Wind Speed (km/h) Prevailing Wind Direction Average Cloud Cover (tenths) Most Freqent Cloud Cover (tenths) Eclipse Observation Probability (%)
von Neumayer 89002 -70.667 8.25 15 -9.8 -24.3 1.0 -17.9 -36.0 29 113 E 7.6 10.0 27
Maitri * 89514 -70.766 11.736 5 -5.3 -11.9 4.1 -13.2 -27.0 32 111 S 3.9 10.0 52
Novolazarevskaja * 89512 -70.767 11.833 15 -5.7 -16.3 4.0 -13.2 -27.7 36 100 E - SE 5.7 10.0 44
Asuka 89524 -71.53 24.13 5 -14.5 -28.4 -5.6 -26.5 -37.5 42 80 SE      
Syowa 89532 -69.007 39.584 4 -7.5 -15.2 -1.4 -15 -24.3 27 78 N - NE 6.4 8.8 36
Relay Station 89744 -74.017 43.062 6 -41.1 -50.6 -28.6 -58.3 -70.2 25 61 W-SW      
LGB20 * 89757 -73.833 55.672 9 -32.6 -41.5 -18.2 -44.5 -63.3 16 46 S -SW      
LGB10 89758 -71.288 59.210 6 -32.5 -42.4 -17.1 -42.0 -59.9 20 50 S - SW      
GEO3 89762 -68.7 61.1 4 -22.0 -31.7 -11.3 -36.6 -45.4 41 87 S      
Mawson 89564 -67.605 62.871 15 -5.9 -14.9 5.2 -16 -29.6 51 139 SE 6.1 10.0 39
LGB35 * 89568 -76.043 65.000 7 -27.9 -36.9 -16.3 -43.2 -58.2 18 56 SE      
Zhongshan 89573 -69.371 76.387 4 -5.3 -13.1 0 -13.4 -26.4 37 130 E 6.1 10 39
LGB59 * 89774 -73.452 76.789 4 -28.8 -37.1 -18.5 -44.7 -57.1 36 61 NE      
Davis 89571 -68.577 77.973 15 -4.3 -14.3 5.6 -10.4 -23.8 13 53 E - NE 6.6 8.8 34
Mirnij * 89592 -66.552 93.015 15 -7.5 -19.7 0.3 -17 -33.8 41 111 E - SE 6.4 10.0 37
Vostok 89606 -78.464 106.866 15 -39.5 -53.7 -25.7 -53.7 -73.6 17 41 S - SW 3.4 0.0 66
GC46 89805 -74.138 109.840 2 -40.2 -53.6 -31.8 -55.7 -73.6 20 33 SE      
Casey 89611 -66.283 110.52 15 -4.3 -13.4 5.1 -10.5 -23.6 23 126 E - NE 6.9 8.8 30.9

Key

Data for this table were taken from the archive of the British Antarctic Society. They are based on hourly observations taken at 00 hour UTC between November 9 and December 9 for a variable number of years

POR

Period of record, or the length of time in years for which meteorological data are available.

Ave. Temp.

The mean of the temperatures at 00 UTC between November 9 and December 9 for the period of record, in degrees Celsius. Many values are missing from Antarctic stations, but most means are based on at least 90 reports.

Min. Temp.

The lowest temperature (¡C) in the data collected during the period of record.

Max. Temp.

The highest temperature (¡C) in the data collected during the period of record.

Ave. Wind Chill

Mean wind chill (¡C) calculated using the new wind chill formula developed by Environment Canada and U. S. National Weather Service. The formula can be found at http://windchill.ec.gc.ca.

Min. Wind Chill

Coldest wind chill Ð the lowest wind chill value (¡C) calculated during the period of record.

Ave. Wind Speed

The mean wind speed (km/h) for the period of record.

Max. Wind Speed

The greatest wind speed (km/h) for the period of record.

Prevail. Wind Direction

Prevailing wind direction Ð the most common wind direction or directions in the record.

Average Cloud Cover

Mean cloud amount in tenths in the record. Cloud observations are recorded in octas (eighths); these values are converted from those records. Obscured conditions are included in the overcast category. These make up only a small percentage of the observations.

Most Frequent Cloud Cover

The cloud amount that had the highest frequency in the period of record.

Eclipse Observing Probability

The summed product of the cloud amount times its frequency. It assumes that the Sun is high (above 45°) and that all observed cloud is opaque. It provides a good comparison among observing stations.
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