October 26, 2007
0600 am
Antarctica
...the continent are freezing. The peninsula continues to be the warmest at a lower elevation/altitude/sea level actually, and the highest point of the ice the coldest.
This is an extreme environment and due to the severity of the cold there exists the ability to 'remain the same while absorbing damage. Over time there is visible loss of ice although the reality is such that the actual temperatures never 'seem' to reflect that. That is the 'property' of the latent heat of water that changes the state of water from ice to vapor. The ice in Antarctica rarely converts to water and runs off the continent, it receives heat from the equator and other latitudes and 'sublimes' into it's gaseous state.
Before the massive shift in cold air to counter the arrival of the heat transfer over East Antarctica, the peninsula was above freezing.
The warmest reporting stations in Antarctica:
Palmer Station, Antarctica
Time :: 3:00 AM CLST
Elevation :: 26 ft / 8 m
Temperature :: 27 °F / -3 °C
Conditions :: Light Snow
Humidity :: 67%
Dew Point :: 20 °F / -6 °C
Wind :: 34 mph / 54 km/h from the NNE Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.89 in / 978 hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule:
VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 34 mph / 54 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 30° (NNE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
Vernadsky, Antarctica
Time :: 9:00 AM GMT
Elevation :: 36 ft / 11 m
Temperature :: 27 °F / -3 °C
Conditions :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 68%
Dew Point :: 21 °F / -6 °C
Wind :: 15 mph / 24 km/h from the NE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.90 in / 979 hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule:
VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 15 mph / 24 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 50° (NE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
The coldest reporting stations are :
Vostok, Antarctica
12:00 PM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -61 °F / -52 °C
Humidity :: 42%
Dew Point :: -68 °F / -56 °C
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h from the West
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:
280° (West)
Ceiling:
100000 ft / 100000 m
Siple Dome, AA
9:50 PM NZDT
Temperature :: -15 °F / -26 °C
Wind :: Calm
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.79 in / 975 hPa
Aviation
Flight Rule :: NA
Wind Speed :: 0 mph / 0 km/h /
Wind Dir :: N/A
Ceiling :: -
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Time :: 9:50 PM NZDT
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 m
Temperature :: -59 °F / -50 °C
Conditions :: Snow
Wind :: 15 mph / 24 km/h from the ESE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 7.0 miles / 11.0 kilometers
Clouds :: Few 7874 ft / 2400 m
(Above Ground Level)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 15 mph / 24 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 120° (ESE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
