Monday, April 30, 2007

A lot hotter. Click on for 24 hour loop.

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Two satellite views are missing from the 24 hour loop, 12 AM and 3AM. The satellite shows temperatures over zero in several views, but, that is still high tropospheric heat as the surface reporting stations don't reflect that. But, in comparing the hemispheric satellite from last week to this there are large masses of air moving off the top ice and reflecting higher temperatures there.
The warmest area is:
Reporting time is 7:00 AM DAVT

Davis, Antarctica

Elevation :: 59 ft / 18 m

Temperatures :: 33 °F / 0 °C (The temperature is actually a hair bit warmer than freezing but it is only reflected on the Fahrenheit scale. It has not moved enough to make the temperature 1 degree above zero C.)

Conditions :: Partly Cloudy

Humidity:42%

Dew Point:19 °F / -7 °C

Wind:40 mph / 65 km/h / from the NE

Wind Gust:-

Pressure:29.10 in / 985 hPa (Rising)

Visibility:19.0 miles / 30.0 kilometers

UV:0 out of 16

Aviation
Flight Rule:VFR ()
Wind Speed:40 mph / 65 km/h /
Wind Dir:50° (NE)
Ceiling:100000 ft / 100000 m
The coldest areas are :

Dome C

Reporting time 10:00 GMT

University Wi Id 8904, Antarctica

Elevation :: 10761 ft / 3280 m

Temperature :: -76 °F / -60 °C

Wind :: 2 mph / 4 km/h /

Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)

Aviation
Flight Rule :: NA

Wind Speed :: 2 mph / 4 km/h /

Wind Dir :: ° ()

Ceiling :: -


Vostok, Antarctica
Reporting time 7:40 AM Vost

Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m

Temperature :: -56 °F / -49 °C

Humidity :: 40%

Dew Point :: -64 °F / -53 °C

Wind :: 8 mph / 13 km/h / from the SSW

Wind Gust :: -

Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)

Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers

Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 8 mph / 13 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 200° (SSW)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
Perhaps I'll revisit this tomorrow.