Monday, May 14, 2007
9:00 AM
Antarctica
The overall continent is below zero but the peninsula is a lot warmer. It started that marginal movement last week with all those vortices landing over WAIS.
The warmest place is on the Peninsula:
Palmer Station, Antarctica (8AM CLT)
Elevation :: 26 ft / 8 m
Temperature :: 37 °F / 3 °C
Conditons :: Light Rain
Humidity :: 73%
Dew Point :: 31 °F / 0 °C
Wind :: 4 mph / 7 km/h / from the SE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.21 in / 989 hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 4 mph / 7 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 130° (SE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
The coldest place in Antarctica (No Surprise here - the above 10,000 feet elevation - Top of the Blue Ice, youuuuu guessed it....)
Vostok, Antarctica (6PM Vost)
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -84 °F / -64 °C
Humidity :: 64%
Dew Point :: -87 °F / -66 °C
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h / from the SSW
Conditions not stated
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 9 mph / 15 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 200° (SSW)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
