Station location: 77°51'S, 166°46'E, Pram Point, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, East Antarctica.
WMO identification: 89665
Data are the average of the mean maximum and minimum daily temperatures. Thanks to Stuart Burgess and Elaine Fouhy of the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) for supplying the data.
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(i) Annual, seasonal and monthly temperature statistics for Scott Base
With regard to summer (DJF) the year refers to the December.
| Annual/Season/Month | Mean (°C) | σ (°C) | Min. (°C) | q0.25 (°C) | q0.75 (°C) | Max. (°C) | Period | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | −19.8 | 1.0 | −22.2 | −20.4 | −19.2 | −17.7 | 1958-93, 1995-2011 | 53 |
| Autumn | −23.6 | 1.9 | −27.5 | −24.9 | −22.4 | −19.0 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| Winter | −28.4 | 2.1 | −33.0 | −29.6 | −27.0 | −23.4 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| Spring | −20.3 | 1.8 | −24.9 | −21.1 | −19.2 | −16.6 | 1957-2011 | 55 |
| Summer | −6.9 | 0.9 | −9.4 | −7.4 | −6.4 | −4.9 | 1957-92, 1994-2011 | 54 |
| January | −4.7 | 1.4 | −8.8 | −5.4 | −4.2 | −1.6 | 1958-93, 1995-2012 | 54 |
| February | −11.2 | 1.7 | −15.7 | −12.5 | −10.2 | −6.5 | 1958-93, 1995-2012 | 54 |
| March | −20.5 | 2.6 | −26.6 | −22.4 | −18.9 | −13.0 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| April | −24.2 | 2.6 | −29.4 | −26.5 | −22.3 | −18.4 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| May | −26.3 | 3.2 | −33.6 | −28.7 | −24.4 | −18.1 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| June | −26.1 | 2.8 | −33.3 | −28.2 | −24.2 | −19.7 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| July | −28.9 | 3.3 | −37.1 | −31.0 | −26.2 | −23.4 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| August | −30.2 | 3.8 | −41.4 | −32.7 | −27.9 | −20.9 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| September | −27.7 | 3.3 | −37.8 | −29.3 | −25.5 | −22.0 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| October | −21.6 | 2.8 | −31.8 | −22.8 | −19.6 | −15.4 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| November | −11.5 | 1.5 | −14.8 | −12.8 | −10.5 | −7.5 | 1957-2011 | 55 |
| December | −4.9 | 1.3 | −7.5 | −5.8 | −3.8 | −2.8 | 1957-2011 | 55
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Scott Base monthly temperature statistics: this plot shows the mean, quartiles and range for each month.
(ii) Annual, seasonal and monthly trends in the Scott Base surface temperature data
The trends listed below include 95% confidence intervals. The methodology is based upon:
Santer B.D., T.M.L. Wigley, J.S. Boyle, D. J. Gaffen, J.J. Hnilo, D. Nychka, D.E. Parker and K.E. Taylor. 2000: Statistical significance of trends and trend differences in layer-average temperature time series. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, 7337-7356.
Briefly, an effective sample size is calculated based on the lag-1 autocorrelation coefficient of the regression residuals, This effective sample size is used for the computation of the standard error and in indexing the critical values of the Student''s t distribution.
The significance level of the trend is given if it is less than 10%, 5% or 1%. With regard to summer (DJF) the year refers to the December.
| Annual/Season/Month | Annual trend (°C a−1) | Significance (%) | Period | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | +0.0195 ± 0.0199 | 10 | 1958-93, 1995-2011 | 53 |
| Autumn | +0.0132 ± 0.0315 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| Winter | +0.0198 ± 0.0359 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| Spring | +0.0354 ± 0.0330 | 5 | 1957-2011 | 55 |
| Summer | +0.0044 ± 0.0183 | - | 1957-92, 1994-2011 | 54 |
| January | +0.0065 ± 0.0230 | - | 1958-93, 1995-2012 | 54 |
| February | −0.0178 ± 0.0289 | - | 1958-93, 1995-2012 | 54 |
| March | −0.0024 ± 0.0404 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| April | −0.0029 ± 0.0435 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| May | +0.0448 ± 0.0593 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| June | +0.0083 ± 0.0421 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| July | +0.0279 ± 0.0511 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| August | +0.0232 ± 0.0613 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| September | +0.0318 ± 0.0532 | - | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| October | +0.0526 ± 0.0450 | 5 | 1957-2012 | 56 |
| November | +0.0283 ± 0.0235 | 5 | 1957-2011 | 55 |
| December | +0.0230 ± 0.0203 | 5 | 1957-2011 | 55
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Calendar year
Autumn (MAM)
Winter (JJA)
Spring (SON)
Summer (DJF)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN
1957 -19.8 -27.1 -27.2 -26.2 -30.2 -27.6 -24.5 -22.9 -9.8 -4.6
1958 -4.0 -7.9 -21.0 -23.9 -29.7 -28.8 -35.6 -32.6 -29.2 -22.4 -11.6 -7.2 -21.2
1959 -4.8 -12.2 -19.7 -23.1 -29.2 -26.6 -26.6 -35.0 -26.9 -28.6 -14.8 -3.6 -20.9
1960 -8.8 -15.7 -24.6 -26.4 -27.4 -28.2 -31.2 -31.3 -25.4 -19.2 -13.2 -7.4 -21.6
1961 -4.3 -9.4 -21.0 -19.4 -24.2 -26.2 -33.7 -32.8 -25.0 -24.6 -10.9 -6.8 -19.9
1962 -5.5 -12.5 -26.6 -23.3 -26.2 -25.4 -31.2 -32.3 -33.2 -25.8 -13.0 -6.6 -21.8
1963 -5.7 -11.6 -23.1 -27.4 -30.2 -25.0 -29.6 -28.8 -25.8 -21.6 -10.1 -5.6 -20.4
1964 -6.8 -12.8 -20.8 -22.2 -29.5 -22.4 -24.2 -35.3 -26.2 -21.3 -10.1 -5.3 -19.7
1965 -4.2 -10.3 -24.1 -23.6 -33.6 -31.2 -24.5 -27.2 -27.5 -21.3 -11.4 -3.8 -20.2
1966 -6.6 -9.4 -13.0 -24.3 -32.1 -21.8 -26.7 -32.1 -29.5 -21.3 -12.1 -5.5 -19.5
1967 -2.8 -6.5 -20.2 -27.2 -25.6 -24.2 -27.7 -26.0 -28.5 -25.0 -12.9 -5.0 -19.3
1968 -4.9 -9.4 -16.5 -23.8 -28.1 -27.8 -29.7 -33.9 -37.8 -22.1 -12.7 -6.3 -21.1
1969 -4.8 -10.9 -18.8 -25.4 -27.6 -28.4 -35.3 -29.1 -29.2 -23.4 -11.7 -3.8 -20.7
1970 -3.2 -9.5 -15.0 -22.7 -27.1 -24.4 -30.3 -33.5 -27.0 -17.7 -13.5 -3.9 -19.0
1971 -1.6 -10.3 -20.8 -20.2 -24.6 -26.4 -31.8 -30.5 -23.2 -23.5 -11.5 -5.5 -19.2
1972 -5.5 -9.6 -18.1 -26.6 -24.3 -22.1 -26.7 -27.2 -24.4 -19.5 -12.3 -4.6 -18.4
1973 -5.0 -13.1 -23.6 -24.5 -25.1 -26.1 -26.8 -26.4 -26.1 -17.2 -9.8 -5.8 -19.1
1974 -3.6 -10.4 -21.5 -22.4 -22.6 -24.0 -31.5 -24.9 -32.5 -18.6 -10.2 -3.8 -18.8
1975 -4.7 -10.2 -19.4 -24.7 -23.5 -25.1 -27.3 -30.1 -24.1 -21.5 -12.8 -6.6 -19.2
1976 -4.7 -10.7 -20.6 -28.2 -31.6 -33.3 -25.7 -32.8 -30.0 -31.8 -13.0 -4.2 -22.2
1977 -3.0 -13.3 -23.3 -25.9 -25.8 -27.5 -25.4 -26.8 -34.6 -23.1 -14.4 -7.5 -20.9
1978 -8.4 -10.9 -17.0 -23.9 -26.1 -26.2 -31.3 -41.4 -28.1 -23.4 -12.5 -6.4 -21.3
1979 -5.4 -9.8 -20.7 -21.4 -29.3 -24.1 -33.4 -34.7 -27.4 -25.9 -10.8 -4.9 -20.6
1980 -5.4 -10.0 -19.8 -21.7 -22.2 -28.5 -25.9 -25.8 -27.7 -21.5 -10.9 -3.6 -18.6
1981 -4.9 -10.6 -15.3 -27.2 -25.8 -23.0 -25.2 -28.4 -31.6 -23.8 -14.1 -4.8 -19.6
1982 -4.3 -9.8 -24.4 -28.4 -28.1 -29.1 -33.0 -26.1 -31.3 -22.4 -10.5 -3.3 -20.9
1983 -4.9 -13.7 -20.4 -18.4 -18.1 -28.6 -30.7 -28.9 -28.2 -21.4 -11.6 -5.0 -19.2
1984 -4.4 -12.4 -17.7 -20.5 -21.7 -25.4 -27.0 -30.6 -28.1 -19.1 -10.7 -2.8 -18.4
1985 -2.4 -13.1 -18.4 -24.6 -24.5 -25.5 -35.6 -29.1 -27.4 -21.4 -12.9 -4.8 -20.0
1986 -4.8 -9.3 -18.9 -23.1 -19.9 -24.9 -28.8 -33.5 -36.2 -20.9 -12.1 -5.4 -19.8
1987 -1.9 -12.3 -22.6 -25.2 -25.0 -23.1 -26.1 -30.5 -25.1 -20.9 -12.5 -3.5 -19.1
1988 -4.4 -12.5 -22.7 -22.3 -23.2 -23.8 -28.0 -20.9 -22.2 -15.4 -12.1 -5.1 -17.7
1989 -3.9 -14.1 -18.9 -21.1 -27.5 -32.1 -27.0 -29.7 -26.5 -18.7 -10.4 -3.7 -19.5
1990 -4.4 -12.4 -18.9 -23.1 -25.0 -28.5 -29.2 -32.6 -31.7 -22.0 -10.7 -3.2 -20.1
1991 -4.3 -8.7 -21.8 -23.0 -27.8 -22.8 -29.6 -30.1 -24.1 -21.2 -11.0 -3.1 -19.0
1992 -4.8 -13.2 -17.6 -26.6 -25.5 -28.3 -26.3 -31.2 -29.2 -21.2 -11.8 -5.0 -20.1
1993 -4.3 -11.7 -19.3 -22.3 -29.6 -25.7 -25.5 -33.4 -27.7 -23.9 -11.5 -7.2 -20.2
1994 -24.1 -20.9 -30.3 -25.9 -27.6 -31.6 -31.4 -19.5 -11.4 -5.1
1995 -5.6 -11.1 -22.9 -28.2 -29.4 -26.3 -29.2 -28.3 -28.0 -21.0 -10.2 -2.9 -20.3
1996 -4.5 -10.4 -20.7 -20.2 -25.7 -27.5 -28.2 -22.7 -25.8 -22.8 -10.9 -4.0 -18.6
1997 -5.3 -13.9 -23.4 -26.9 -25.2 -23.8 -30.4 -32.6 -26.3 -16.1 -7.5 -5.9 -19.8
1998 -6.2 -10.2 -20.9 -29.4 -25.3 -19.7 -27.0 -28.2 -30.9 -19.2 -12.9 -5.8 -19.6
1999 -3.5 -11.1 -21.5 -27.7 -29.6 -25.6 -23.4 -32.1 -23.5 -19.4 -9.4 -5.2 -19.3
2000 -5.8 -13.0 -19.0 -21.4 -25.6 -27.5 -26.0 -29.5 -29.6 -23.5 -9.5 -6.7 -19.8
2001 -8.2 -10.3 -22.8 -25.2 -26.3 -24.4 -25.2 -36.3 -27.6 -22.4 -11.9 -3.9 -20.4
2002 -4.7 -10.7 -18.2 -24.2 -22.2 -32.0 -33.7 -33.2 -25.5 -20.2 -12.9 -7.3 -20.4
2003 -3.3 -10.6 -20.9 -26.9 -23.2 -26.2 -25.4 -31.6 -26.2 -18.4 -12.8 -4.4 -19.2
2004 -5.9 -12.0 -24.7 -23.6 -29.6 -28.2 -37.1 -33.2 -29.2 -22.3 -9.5 -2.9 -21.5
2005 -4.2 -11.1 -21.1 -26.3 -22.8 -28.7 -28.3 -32.0 -28.1 -19.6 -11.6 -3.2 -19.8
2006 -5.2 -10.6 -20.9 -29.4 -32.1 -25.6 -34.4 -22.2 -25.0 -22.5 -11.5 -6.3 -20.5
2007 -1.8 -11.0 -19.5 -25.3 -23.0 -23.1 -25.8 -26.2 -23.0 -22.2 -10.8 -3.8 -18.0
2008 -3.8 -12.7 -19.3 -22.2 -26.0 -20.3 -30.1 -36.2 -22.0 -19.6 -13.9 -4.4 -19.2
2009 -4.5 -14.1 -22.2 -21.0 -27.3 -26.2 -26.8 -29.6 -29.3 -22.8 -8.3 -4.2 -19.7
2010 -5.3 -10.6 -18.9 -22.5 -27.1 -28.1 -30.4 -30.6 -29.1 -20.2 -10.4 -3.8 -19.8
2011 -5.5 -11.5 -19.4 -23.0 -25.5 -22.7 -24.0 -23.5 -25.7 -20.7 -8.9 -3.9 -17.9
2012 -4.9 -10.2 -19.7 -23.6 -20.7 -28.8 -29.3 -29.7 -24.7 -19.1
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