Wind-chill / Conversions 1997 and 1998 Scott Base Temperatures
These are the temperatures for the Scott Base area starting from the month we arrived at Antarctica for our tour of duty. This is the data that Herm gathers every day for the beakers back home as a small part of her job. The data is then summarized and tabulated at the end of every month. What you see here is the summary data. Thanks Herm !!
Some things you may want to know about the figures below:
All temperature readings are in Celsius.
All wind speeds are in knots
All barometric pressures (air pressure relative to air pressure
at sea level ) are Hecto Pascal's. 1 hPa = 1 millibar
There is 'virtually' no rain fall in this area of Antarctica. Any
rain that does fall and reaches the ground is so brief that is
not recorded. And yes it does fall occasionally. Ask
Helicopter pilots who have to fly along sideways because the rain
on the windshield suddenly freezes and they cant see out it.
Doesn't happen often but when it does it can be annoying they
tell me.
To work out wind speeds or wind-chill factors or value conversions go to:
| October 1997 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -16 | ||
| Range | 12 | ||
| Highest max | -5 | on the 2nd | |
| Lowest min | -28.9 | on the 20th | |
| Lowest max | -21.8 | on the 19th | |
| Highest Min | -9.9 | on the 13th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 984.7 | ||
| Highest pressure | 999.1 | on the 8th | |
| Lowest pressure | 965.6 | on the 24th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 72 knots, from 20 | on the 24th | |
| Average wind speed | 33.32 knots | ||
| November 1997 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -7.5 | ||
| Range | 13.4 | ||
| Highest max | 2.4 | on the 21st | |
| Lowest min | -24.4 | on the 3 | |
| Lowest max | -18.3 | on the 1st | |
| Highest Min | -2.9 | on the 21 | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 994.4 | ||
| Highest pressure | 1113.4 | on the 24 | |
| Lowest pressure | 971.7 | on the 4 | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 62 knots, from 20 | on the 9th | |
| Average wind speed | 30.03 knots | ||
| December 1997 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -5.1 | ||
| Range | 11 | ||
| Highest max | 2.3 | on the 27th | |
| Lowest min | -19.7 | on the 1st | |
| Lowest max | -11 | on the 9th | |
| Highest min | -1.1 | on the 25th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 967.9 | ||
| Highest pressure | 999.8 | on the 25th | |
| Lowest pressure | 960.4 | on the 2nd | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 29 knots, from 18 | on the 24th | |
| Average wind speed | 17.84 knots | ||
| January 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -6.2 | ||
| Range | 10.6 | ||
| Highest max | 2 | on the 2nd | |
| Lowest min | -19.1 | on the 31st | |
| Lowest max | -8.5 | on the 31st | |
| Highest min | -1.7 | on the 3rd | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 991.2 | ||
| Highest pressure | 999.1 | on the 9th | |
| Lowest pressure | 984.1 | on the 23rd | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 26 knots, from 12 | on the 29th | |
| Average wind speed | 15.26 knots | ||
| February 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -10.2 | ||
| Range | 9.5 | ||
| Highest max | -1.6 | on the 11th | |
| Lowest min | -20.6 | on the 20th | |
| Lowest max | -14.2 | on the 24th | |
| Highest min | -7.5 | on the 9th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 986.8 | ||
| Highest pressure | 998.2 | on the 18th | |
| Lowest pressure | 961.1 | on the 10th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 46 knots, from 20 | on the 10th | |
| Average wind speed | 23.14 knots | ||
| March 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -20.9 | ||
| Range | 12.5 | ||
| Highest max | -11 | on the 10th | |
| Lowest min | -35.9 | on the 8th | |
| Lowest max | -28.5 | on the 8th | |
| Highest min | -15 | on the 11th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 979.1 | ||
| Highest pressure | 998.7 | on the 1st | |
| Lowest pressure | 962.8 | on the 4th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 44 knots, from 33 | on the 26th | |
| Average wind speed | 25.1 knots | ||
| April 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -29.4 | ||
| Range | 19.3 | ||
| Highest max | -12.5 | on the 27th | |
| Lowest min | - 51 | on the 19th | Lowest temperature ever recorded at Scott Base for the month of April. |
| Lowest max | -35.6 | on the 17th | |
| Highest min | -17.3 | on the 27th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 979.1 | ||
| Highest pressure | 997.9 | on the 16th | |
| Lowest pressure | 960.0 | on the 1st | |
| Wind Speed | |||
| Max gust of wind | 75 knots from 18 | on the 26th | |
| Average wind speed | 27.23 knots | ||
| May 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -25.3 | ||
| Range | 18.8 | ||
| Highest max | -5.1 | on the 29th | |
| Lowest min | -42.7 | on the 16th | |
| Lowest max | -30.1 | on the 14th | |
| Highest min | -17.5 | on the 29th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 970.3 | ||
| Highest pressure | 999.8 | on the 13th | |
| Lowest pressure | 960.0 | on the 14th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 92 knots, from 19 | on the 30th | |
| Average wind speed | 38.92 knots | ||
| June 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -19.7 | ||
| Range | 15.4 | ||
| Highest max | -6.9 | on the 6th | |
| Lowest min | -37.6 | on the 4th | |
| Lowest max | -27.1 | on the 2nd | |
| Highest min | -10.9 | on the 7th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 984.5 | ||
| Highest pressure | 998.8 | on the 8th | |
| Lowest pressure | 966.4 | on the 13th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 66 knots, from 18 | on the 5th | |
| Average wind speed | 31.37 knots | ||
| July 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -27.0 | ||
| Range | 16.7 | ||
| Highest max | -12.1 | on the 1st | |
| Lowest min | -45.5 | on the 13th | |
| Lowest max | -30.2 | on the 10th | |
| Highest min | -17.2 | on the 2th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 974.6 | ||
| Highest pressure | 998.1 | on the 5th | |
| Lowest pressure | 960.8 | on the 27th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 55 knots, from 18 | on the 4th | |
| Average wind speed | 29.94knots | ||
| August 1998 | |||
| Temperatures | |||
| Mean temp | -28.2 | ||
| Range | 17.8 | ||
| Highest max | -10.7 | on the 5th | |
| Lowest min | -46.2 | on the 2nd | |
| Lowest max | -31 | on the 19th | |
| Highest min | -18.3 | on the 30th | |
| Barometric pressure | |||
| Mean pressure | 979.7 | ||
| Highest pressure | 999.9 | on the 20th | |
| Lowest pressure | 960.1 | on the 19th | |
| Wind Speeds | |||
| Max gust of wind | 60 knots, from 18 | on the 29th | |
| Average wind speed | 28.97 knots | ||
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