Weather Conditions In Antarctica

Weather conditions in Antarctica are the harshest in the world. Vostok, Antarctica is where the world's lowest temperature (-89.6 degrees C.) was recorded.  It is uncommon for winds in Antarctica to reach 80 kilometres an hour. These strong winds are called katabatics. These winds are cold, dense air. The temperature remains in the mid -20's during summer. As you go further inland, it gets colder and windier. The strongest wind velocity ever recorded in Antarctica was during a blizzard at 327 km/h

Imagine the wind chills under these conditions.  While you might think it snows a great deal in Antarctica this is not true.  Average precipitation (snowing, hail and rain)at the South Pole it adds up to about one inch of water, ice or snow a year. The weather in Antarctica changes by the minute & blizzards are very frequent