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Scott Base Weather Observations

Scott Base weather observations are routinely downloaded from the NIWA CliFlo database in order to compare weather trends with the extent of the sea ice cover in McMurdo Sound.

Below is the most recent observations and plots of air temperature, surface pressure, wind speed and wind direction for the 2023 ice growth season.

Air temperature
(°C)		 Surface pressure
(hPa)		 Wind speed
(m/s)		 Wind direction
(°)