Antarctica has posted its coldest winter since records began in 1957 with average temperatures of -61.1 ° C. The previous record was -60.6°C in 1976.
The chill was exceptional, even for the coldest location on the planet.
The average temperature at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station between April and September, a frigid minus-78 degrees (minus-61 Celsius), was the coldest on record, dating back to 1957. This was 4.5 degrees lower than the most recent 30-year average.
The 3 studies: (Highlight links - right click - select "Go to https:// -------")
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05989-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature18645
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716327152
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