Monday, June 05, 2006

Morning Papers - concluded

The weather at Scott Base, Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is :

-13.0°

Updated Tuesday 06 Jun 7:00AM

Palmer Station is the warmest spot in Antarctica today:

Updated: 1 hr 53 min 59 sec ago
Palmer Station, Antarctica

Elevation:
26 ft / 8 m

32 °F / 0 °C
Fog

Humidity:
94%

Dew Point:
31 °F / -1 °C

Wind:
11 mph / 18 km/h from the NW

Wind Gust:
-

Pressure:
29.50 in / 999 hPa (Falling)

Visibility:
4.0 miles / 6.0 kilometers


The coldest is spot on Antarctica today is Vostok, the Russian Base in Antarctica. I don't know when I have seen that station down and it has the roughest conditions of any. It is always subzero. The elevation indicates it is over 2 miles above sea level on the Blue Ice. Tough terrain.


Updated: 1 hr 55 min 16 sec ago
Vostok, Antarctica

Elevation:
11220 ft / 3420 m

-79 °F / -61 °C
Clear

Humidity:
52%

Dew Point:
-84 °F / -64 °C

Wind:
13 mph / 20 km/h from the SSW

Wind Gust:
-
Pressure:
in / hPa (Falling)

Visibility:
12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers

UV:
0 out of 16

Aviation
Flight Rule:
VFR ()

Wind Speed:
13 mph / 20 km/h

Wind Dir:
200° (SSW)

Ceiling:
100000 ft / 100000 m


The weather in Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

52 °F / 11 °C
Overcast

Humidity:
76%

Dew Point:
45 °F / 7 °C

Wind:
4 mph / 6 km/h from the SSE

Pressure:
30.00 in / 1016 hPa

Visibility:
10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV:
2 out of 16

Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 800 ft / 243 m
Mostly Cloudy 1500 ft / 457 m
Overcast 2100 ft / 640 m
(Above Ground Level)


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