Fwd: RSOE EDIS: Antarctica - Heat Wave - 2011.12.31

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2011-12-31 06:57:47 - Heat Wave - Antarctica

EDIS Code:

HT-20111231-33592-ATA

Date & Time:

2011-12-31 06:57:47 [uTC]

Continent:

South Pole

Country:

Antarctica

State/Prov.:

,

Location:

Amundsen– South Pole Station,

City:

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Santa delivered a record-breaking summer day to the South Pole this year. The temperature at the Amundsen- South Pole research station hit 9.9°F (-12.3°C) on Dec. 25, beating the old record of 7.5°F (-13.6°C) set on Dec. 27, 1978, reported the Weather Underground. The low on Dec. 25 was 0°F (-17.8°C), which sounds comfy considering the lowest recorded temperature at the South Pole was -117.0°F (-82.8°C) set on June 23, 1982. The South Pole's normal December high temperature is -15.7°F (-26.5°C). So besides the record Christmas heat wave, this has been an average December at the Pole. The Christmas high was caused by a tongue of warm air that pushed inland over Antarctica. Watch the infrared satellite animation here. The red square is the South Pole.

Posted:2011-12-31 06:57:47 [uTC]

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