Cape Phillips
Weather station · 73.0°S 169.6°E · 200 m above sea level
WMO 89661Station data since 1995
Record high
−19.3°C
in 2025
Record low
−22.9°C
in 2025
Average high
−19.3°C
all years on record
0.1°C short of the record for 22 September
Today’s high −19.4°C against −19.3°C in 2025. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
24.4°C
- Date
- Saturday, 25 July 2026
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Cape Phillips, Antarctica
- Position
- 73.05°S 169.60°E · 200 m
Highest highest in available records since 1995. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−49.6°C
- Date
- Sunday, 12 July 2026
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Cape Phillips, Antarctica
- Position
- 73.05°S 169.60°E · 200 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1995. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Satellite preview of the station site
Cape Phillips · −19.4°C
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Satellite view of the station and the ground around it
Records by month
Jan
8.4°
−10.5°
Feb
10.5°
−15.4°
Mar
−4.7°
−26.8°
Apr
−3.8°
−33.2°
May
−11.1°
−40.1°
Jun
−1.5°
−34.3°
Jul
24.4°
−49.6°
Aug
−10.0°
−36.5°
Sep
13.9°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | −19.4°C | 12:00 UTC | −19.4°C | 12:00 UTC |
Nearby stations
The nearest other station is 451.9 km away. Quality control compares a reading against stations within 150 km, so there is nothing close enough to cross-check this one against.
- Cape RossAntarctica451.9 km
- McMurdo/Williams FldAQ541.9 km
- McMurdoAntarctica541.9 km
- McMurdo/Phoenix FldAQ553.2 km
- Dumont D'UrvilleAntarctica1320.9 km
- VostokAntarctica1723.6 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1995 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |