South Pole Average Wind Speeds
All speeds in knots ( source: USAP Met Office )
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Winter AVG |
Summer Avg |
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Jan |
Feb |
March |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| 1957 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
12.1 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
17.6 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
13.5 |
14.7 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
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16.2 |
9.5 |
| 1958 |
12.0 |
9.5 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
16.4 |
14.7 |
17.8 |
12.9 |
13.8 |
14.5 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
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14.55 |
10.73 |
| 1959 |
8.2 |
13.7 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
12.8 |
13.9 |
14.8 |
14.6 |
15.5 |
10.9 |
7.6 |
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14.05 |
11.57 |
| 1960 |
9.1 |
10.6 |
11.5 |
12.7 |
12.4 |
13.1 |
15.0 |
13.7 |
15.7 |
14.2 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
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13.77 |
11.7 |
| 1961 |
8.5 |
9.7 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
17.9 |
18.8 |
18.1 |
17.1 |
17.6 |
16.9 |
12.8 |
12.3 |
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16.95 |
12.08 |
| 1962 |
10.2 |
13.4 |
16.0 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
19.1 |
16.8 |
14.2 |
18.8 |
13.9 |
11.6 |
7.4 |
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16.2 |
12.08 |
| 1963 |
8.7 |
10.2 |
14.1 |
16.9 |
15.2 |
14.8 |
19.5 |
16.4 |
19.1 |
15.2 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
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16.98 |
11.28 |
| 1964 |
8.4 |
9.9 |
11.2 |
9.6 |
13.2 |
15.5 |
10.9 |
15.7 |
12.0 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
7.7 |
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12.82 |
9.97 |
| 1965 |
6.9 |
11.7 |
13.9 |
13.7 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
12.0 |
15.7 |
13.6 |
12.1 |
10.1 |
8.9 |
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13.97 |
10.6 |
| 1966 |
6.9 |
9.5 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.7 |
13.9 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
9.3 |
10.9 |
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12.83 |
10.18 |
| 1967 |
9.5 |
10.7 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
11.7 |
10.9 |
14.5 |
12.9 |
14.7 |
13.2 |
12.8 |
8.2 |
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12.93 |
11.23 |
| 1968 |
8.5 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
13.1 |
12.1 |
14.6 |
10.7 |
11.9 |
13.7 |
16.6 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
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12.68 |
11.15 |
| 1969 |
10.0 |
12.3 |
13.9 |
15.1 |
15.0 |
17.0 |
12.3 |
15.8 |
11.1 |
15.2 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
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14.38 |
11.77 |
| 1970 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
14.2 |
16.1 |
12.9 |
14.0 |
16.2 |
14.5 |
12.5 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
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14.65 |
10.53 |
| 1971 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
13.5 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
12.4 |
11.8 |
13.8 |
12.6 |
13.6 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
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12.87 |
11.42 |
| 1972 |
12.1 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
16.1 |
13.5 |
15.4 |
12.0 |
7.3 |
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13.9 |
11.7 |
| 1973 |
7.8 |
11.3 |
13.5 |
14.6 |
12.7 |
12.2 |
13.2 |
11.5 |
12.6 |
13.7 |
11.8 |
8.2 |
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12.8 |
11.05 |
| 1974 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
11.2 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
12.6 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
13.8 |
12.3 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
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13.45 |
10.12 |
| 1975 |
7.6 |
9.4 |
11.8 |
11.0 |
13.0 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
8.9 |
10.9 |
14.8 |
10.7 |
8.8 |
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11.1 |
10.52 |
| 1976 |
8.2 |
9.6 |
12.1 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
12.7 |
12.9 |
12.0 |
13.7 |
16.4 |
11.2 |
10.6 |
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12.38 |
11.35 |
| 1977 |
10.9 |
9.9 |
12.4 |
8.0 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
10.6 |
9.2 |
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9.73 |
9.82 |
| 1978 |
8.2 |
11.2 |
12.8 |
14.2 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
10.9 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
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13.02 |
10.12 |
| 1979 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
8.9 |
10.9 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
8.7 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
7.8 |
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10.1 |
8.87 |
| 1980 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
14.2 |
12.1 |
10.8 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
10.8 |
8.7 |
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11.68 |
9.67 |
| 1981 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
12.8 |
14.9 |
11.5 |
7.6 |
9.9 |
8.2 |
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11.9 |
8.78 |
| 1982 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
13.5 |
13.6 |
10.2 |
14.1 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
15.9 |
15.1 |
12.1 |
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12.48 |
11.33 |
| 1983 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
10.4 |
7.6 |
12.7 |
11.9 |
10.4 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
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10.2 |
8.78 |
| 1984 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
10.7 |
6.9 |
15.5 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
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10.47 |
8.43 |
| 1985 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
12.9 |
11.0 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
11.1 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
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9.97 |
7.42 |
| 1986 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
6.9 |
9.5 |
11.4 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
7.6 |
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9.02 |
8.95 |
| 1987 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
7.7 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
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8.18 |
7.03 |
| 1988 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
11.5 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
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11.13 |
9.2 |
| 1989 |
5.3 |
7.9 |
11.9 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
11.1 |
9.7 |
10.9 |
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13 |
9.47 |
| 1990 |
8.6 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
10.2 |
16.1 |
13.7 |
12.1 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
10.6 |
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12.8 |
10.82 |
| 1991 |
8.4 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
13.1 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
8.3 |
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11.08 |
10.18 |
| 1992 |
7.5 |
10.4 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
9.4 |
14.4 |
9.4 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
6.4 |
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11.72 |
9.73 |
| 1993 |
8.9 |
10.0 |
13.1 |
10.8 |
11.9 |
10.9 |
8.5 |
10.7 |
11.4 |
12.6 |
9.2 |
8.0 |
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10.7 |
10.3 |
| 1994 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
11.7 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
12.2 |
10.9 |
11.9 |
13.2 |
10.9 |
9.3 |
7.1 |
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11.35 |
9.65 |
| 1995 |
6.3 |
10.4 |
12.0 |
12.7 |
13.4 |
10.4 |
13.1 |
11.2 |
9.6 |
13.6 |
12.1 |
6.5 |
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11.73 |
10.15 |
| 1996 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
8.4 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
11.8 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
8.9 |
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9.48 |
8.25 |
| 1997 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
9.7 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
9.5 |
9.0 |
11.6 |
9.6 |
7.8 |
11.6 |
7.0 |
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10.33 |
8.42 |
| 1998 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
11.6 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
11.0 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
12.5 |
6.2 |
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10.65 |
9.03 |
| 1999 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
11.7 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
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10.85 |
8.45 |
| 2000 |
9.6 |
7.6 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
13.1 |
8.0 |
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10.25 |
9.7 |
| 2001 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
11.8 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
12.1 |
11.3 |
12.7 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
10.3 |
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11.57 |
10 |
| 2002 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
12.3 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
10.9 |
14.5 |
12.6 |
9.2 |
11.0 |
8.8 |
7.2 |
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11.78 |
10.22 |
| 2003 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
13.4 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
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10.87 |
9.72 |
| 2004 |
8.4 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
10.6 |
11.2 |
13.5 |
13.2 |
10.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
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12.08 |
10.22 |
| 2005 |
6.6 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
13.3 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
10.1 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
12.6 |
10.2 |
8.9 |
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12.5 |
10.03 |
| 2006 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
10.3 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
10.2 |
7.8 |
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10.82 |
8.85 |
| 2007 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
14.8 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
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11.7 |
9.22 |
| 2008 |
7.3 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
10.9 |
12.7 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
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10.2 |
9.27 |
| 2009 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
11.0 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
10.8 |
11.3 |
12.7 |
11.5 |
10.4 |
7.0 |
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11.85 |
9.73 |
| 2010 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
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| Average |
8.51 |
9.69 |
11.28 |
11.45 |
11.88 |
12.09 |
12.39 |
12.52 |
12.26 |
11.96 |
10.16 |
8.58 |
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12.16 |
10.01 |
| Minimum |
5.3 |
6.7 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
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| STDEV |
1.46 |
1.63 |
1.72 |
2.08 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.12 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.83 |
1.64 |
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