Record Heat Wave Hit South Pole

[Mark]

I miss this one it a bit late but interesting.

Fri Dec 30, 2011 05:37 PM ET
The temperature at the Amundsen-Scott 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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/record-warmth-at-south-pole-on-christmas-111230.html

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[Suezy]

And I thought it was cold here today.  Thank Mark very interesting article also the other one as well the sink hole.

[Rwood]

Don't know Vostok's record high, but it's probably about 5C lower. The South Pole actually gets over 2,600 hours of (not very warm) sunshine per year.