Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2001-02: VUWAE 46

*WEATHER

Weather observations have been made using a 'meteorology kit' from Scott Base.

Victoria Lower Glacier site S 77° 19′ 48.365″, E 162° 31′ 55.491″, 637m above sea level
Date	Time	T (°C)	P (hPa)	Wind direction	Wind speed	Cloud cover	Cloud type	Visibility
14 Nov	10:30	−14.0	908	W	7	60%	High	Unres
14 Nov	20:50	−14.5	909	S	10	80%	Interm	Unres
15 Nov	10:26	−12.0	909	S	4	30%	High	Unres
15 Nov	19:00	−14.0	909	E	3	60%	High	Unres
16 Nov	10:20	−10.0	908	E	1	5%	High	Unres
16 Nov	21:07	−16.0	908	E	10	15%	High	Unres
17 Nov	10:05	−15.7	911	E	8	15%	High	Unres
17 Nov	20:40	−15.0	911	E	3	0%		Unrespage 5
18 Nov	10:45	−14.0	906	E	7	100%	Low	500m
18 Nov	20:20	−16.1	909	E	3	90%	Low	5km
19 Nov	09:00	−11.4	910	E	1	5%	Low	Unres
19 Nov	22:45	−16.1	911	E	3	10	Low/high	Unres
20 Nov	08:00	−15.0	914	E	1	5%	Interm	Unres
20 Nov	23:10	−9.0	913		0	5%	Interm	Unres
21 Nov	09:22	−11.0	911	E	1	10%	Low	Unres
21 Nov	22:45	−13.08	908	E	6	10%	Low	Unres
22 Nov	09:10	−11.8	906	E	3	5%	Low	Unres
22 Nov	22:56	−16.7	905	E	3	5%	Low	Unres
23 Nov	08:52	−8.0	904	E	1	5%	Low	Unres
23 Nov	23:00	−4.9	904	W	13	45%	Low	Unres
24 Nov	09:05	−9.9	905	E	3	100%	Low/high	2km
24 Nov	23:39	−11.0	904	E	4	90%	High	Unres
25 Nov	08:55	−2.0	904		0	10%	Low	Unres
26 Nov	14:23	−7.1	912	E	5	0		Unres
27 Nov	02:50	−13.07	905	W	3	0%		unres
27 Nov	15:13	−6.1	908	E	6	70%	Interm	Unres
28 Nov	15:21	−5.7	902	E	5	50%	High	Unres
29 Nov	02:43	−11.3	902		0	95%	High	Unres
29 Nov	12.17	−4.4	906	E	4	60%	High	Unres
30 Nov	02:36	−14.2	910		0	10%	High	Unres
30 Nov	12:08	−9.0	914	E	5	10%	Low	Unres
01 Dec	03:54	−9.2	907	E	1	10%	Low	Unres
01 Dec	13:27	−4.9	902	E	5	1%	Low	Unres
01 Dec	23:24	−13.2	898	E	6	2%	Low	Unres
02 Dec	11:49	−6.6	901	E	6	55	Low	Unres
02 Dec	22:22	−11.6	904	E	5	40%	Low/high	Unres
03 Dec	09:41	−7.4	904	E	4	60%	Low/high	Unres

Polar Plateau (near Shapeless Mtn) S 77° 21.092′, E 159° 52.226′, ~2400m above sea level
Date	Time	T (°C)	P (hPa)	Wind direction	Wind speed	Cloud cover	Cloud type	Visibility
04 Dec	16:23	−19.4	737	S	17	5%	Low	Unres
05 Dec	17:56	−17.0	736	S	15	5%	Low	Unres
06 Dec	15:20	−19.2	730	S	12	70%	Low	Unres
07 Dec	20:34	−17.3	731	S	13	60%	Interm	Unres
08 Dec	08:15	−20.1	732	S	15	20%	Interm	Unres