Antarctic Station Climatology |
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| based on data collected at 09:00 UTC between November 9 & December 9 | * indicates stations within the eclipse track | |||||||||||
| Station | POR (years) | Average Temperature (°C) | Coldest Temperature | Warmest Temperature | Average Wind Chill (°C) | Coldest Wind Chill | Average Wind Speed (km/h) | Greatest Wind Speed (km/h) | Prevailing Wind Direction | Average Cloud Cover (tenths) | Most Freqent Cloud Cover (tenths) | Eclipse Observation Probability (%) |
| von Neumayer | 15 | -9.8 | -24.3 | 1.0 | -17.9 | -36.0 | 29 | 113 | E | 7.6 | 10.0 | 27 |
| Maitri * | 5 | -5.3 | -11.9 | 4.1 | -13.2 | -27.0 | 32 | 111 | S | 3.9 | 10.0 | 52 |
| Novolazarevskaja* | 15 | -5.7 +22F | -16.3 +3.2 F |
4.0 +39 F |
-13.2 +8 F |
-27.7 -16F |
36 | 100 | E - SE | 5.7 | 10.0 | 44 |
| Asuka | 5 | -14.5 | -28.4 | -5.6 | -26.5 | -37.5 | 42 | 80 | SE | |||
| Syowa | 4 | -7.5 | -15.2 | -1.4 | -15 | -24.3 | 27 | 78 | N - NE | 6.4 | 8.8 | 36 |
| Relay Station | 6 | -41.1 | -50.6 | -28.6 | -58.3 | -70.2 | 25 | 61 | W-SW | |||
| LGB20 * | 9 | -32.6 | -41.5 | -18.2 | -44.5 | -63.3 | 16 | 46 | S -SW | |||
| LGB10 | 6 | -32.5 | -42.4 | -17.1 | -42.0 | -59.9 | 20 | 50 | S - SW | |||
| GEO3 | 4 | -22.0 | -31.7 | -11.3 | -36.6 | -45.4 | 41 | 87 | S | |||
| Mawson | 15 | -5.9 | -14.9 | 5.2 | -16.0 | -29.6 | 51 | 139 | SE | 6.1 | 10.0 | 39 |
| LGB35 * | 7 | -27.9 | -36.9 | -16.3 | -43.2 | -58.2 | 18 | 56 | SE | |||
| Zhongshan | 4 | -5.3 | -13.1 | 0.0 | -13.4 | -26.4 | 37 | 130 | E | 6.1 | 10 | 39 |
| LGB59 * | 4 | -28.8 | -37.1 | -18.5 | -44.7 | -57.1 | 36 | 61 | NE | |||
| Davis | 15 | -4.3 | -14.3 | 5.6 | -10.4 | -23.8 | 13 | 53 | E - NE | 6.6 | 8.8 | 34 |
| Mirnij * | 15 | -7.5 | -19.7 | 0.3 | -17.0 | -33.8 | 41 | 111 | E - SE | 6.4 | 10.0 | 37 |
| Vostok | 15 | -39.5 | -53.7 | -25.7 | -53.7 | -73.6 | 17 | 41 | S - SW | 3.4 | 0.0 | 66 |
| GC46 | 2 | -40.2 | -53.6 | -31.8 | -55.7 | -73.6 | 20 | 33 | SE | |||
| Casey | 15 | -4.3 | -13.4 | 5.1 | -10.5 | -23.6 | 23 | 126 | E - NE | 6.9 | 8.8 | 30.9 |
This table displays climatological statistics for stations along and near the eclipse track. These data are based on variable periods of record (POR) and should be treated accordingly; longer records are more representative of average conditions. Average values are the mean for the time period between November 9 and December 9, at 09:00 UTC. See the map for station locations.
Explanation of the table:
POR: Period of Record. Stations with a long POR (more than 10 years) have a climatology that is more representative of actual conditions. Note that all values in the table are calculated for a 31 day interval centred on the eclipse date (9 November to 9 December).
Average temperature: the average temperature at eclipse time in the period of record
Coldest temperature: the coldest temperature at eclipse time in the period of record
Average wind chill: the mean wind chill, calculated according to the new North American standard, at eclipse time during the POR. When wind speeds were below 8 km/h no wind chill was calculated.
Coldest wind chill: the coldest wind chill value at eclipse time during the POR
Average wind speed, greatest wind speed: for the POR, the mean and greatest wind.
Prevailing wind direction: the most frequent wind direction.
Average cloud cover: the mean cloud amount covering the sky at eclipse time during the POR
Most frequent cloud cover: the most frequently-reported cloud cover during the POR
Eclipse observation probability: a simple calculation of the probability of seeing the eclipse based on the cloud cover statistics. The probability is inversely proportional to the mean frequency of each cloud amount group (which is typically measured in eights). Obscured cloud ceilings were assumed to be overcast. No allowance is made for the low altitude of the sun or the cloud type. It is probably a small overestimate of the chances of success.