McMurdo/Williams Fld
Weather station · 77.8°S 166.7°E · 24 m above sea level
ICAO NZCMWMO 89664Station data since 1956
Record high
−9.4°C
in 1957
Record low
−41.7°C
in 1986
Average high
−19.3°C
all years on record
9.9°C short of the record for 22 September
Today’s high −19.3°C against −9.4°C in 1957. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
13.4°C
- Date
- Friday, 11 December 1987
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- McMurdo/Williams Fld, AQ
- Position
- 77.85°S 166.67°E · 24 m
Highest highest in available records since 1956. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−50.6°C
- Date
- Friday, 8 July 1960
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- McMurdo/Williams Fld, AQ
- Position
- 77.85°S 166.67°E · 24 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1956. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Satellite preview of the station site
McMurdo/Williams Fld · −19.3°C
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Satellite view of the station and the ground around it
Records by month
Jan
10.1°
−17.2°
Feb
6.1°
−29.4°
Mar
−1.1°
−43.3°
Apr
−3.9°
−42.2°
May
−2.7°
−45.0°
Jun
3.3°
−43.9°
Jul
−4.4°
−50.6°
Aug
−2.0°
−49.4°
Sep
−4.4°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | −19.3°C | 14:55 UTC | −21.3°C | 16:55 UTC |
Nearby stations
- McMurdoAntarctica0 km
- McMurdo/Phoenix FldAQ12.1 km
- Cape RossAntarctica155.8 km
- Cape PhillipsAntarctica541.9 km
- VostokAntarctica1313.6 km
- Amundsen-South PoleAQ1354.7 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), 1956 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |