December 21, 2007
1200 PM
Antarctica Temperature Satellite
Click for animation at title to entry, missing from the 24 hour satellite are images from 9 AM, 3PM and 6 PM.
The frigid temperatures over Antarctica are gone. It's warmer than it's ever been. I doubt we'll see too many more summers before there is profound notice of the impact of Human Induced Global Warming on Antarctica.
The Warmest Reporting Station:
Base Belgrano li, Antarctica
Time :: 3 PM gmt
Elevation :: 823 ft/ 251 meters
Temperature :: 49 F / 9 C
Humidity :: 26%
Dew Point :: 25 F / -4 C
Wind :: 4 mph / 6 km/h from the SSE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.89 inches / 978 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Base Marmabio, Centro Met. Antartico, Antarctica
Time :: 3 PM gmt
Elevation :: 650 ft / 198 meters
Temperature :: 42 F / 5 C
Conditions :: Mist
Humidity :: 68%
Dew Point :: 35 F / 2 C
Wind :: Calm
Wind Gust :: Well, if there isn’t much wind, there won’t be much of a wind gust either.
Pressure :: 29.38 inches / 995 hPa
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Clouds :: Few 19685 ft / 6000 meters
Davis, Antarctica
Time :: 10 PM
Elevation :: 59 ft / 18 meters
Temperature :: 38 F / 3 C
Condtions :: Partly cloudy
Humidity :: 31 %
Dew Point :: 18 F / -8 C
Wind :: 24 mph / 39 km/h from the ENE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.57 inches / 967 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 16.0 miles / 25.0 kilometers
The coldest reporting stations ::
Dome C, Antarctica
Time :: 4:20 PM gmt
Elevation :: 10761 ft / 3260 m
Temperature :: -24 F / - 31 C
Wind :: 8 mph / 13 km/h from the SSE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Vostok
6:00 PM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: - 17 C / - 27 C
Humidity :: 55%
Dew Point :: -24 F / -31 C
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h from the South
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (rising)
Visibilty :: 12.0 miles / 20.o kilometers
Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica
Time :: 5:49 AM NZDT
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 meters
Temperature :: - 10 Fahrenheit / -23 C
Conditions :: Light Snow
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h from the South
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 6.0 m / 9.0 km
UV :: 1 of 16
Clouds :: Mostly Cloudy 689 ft / 210 m
Overcast 4035 ft / 1230 m
(Above Ground Level)
