Sanae Aws
Weather station · 71.7°S 2.8°W · 815 m above sea level
WMO 89004Station data since 2000
Record high
−8.1°C
in 2025
Record low
−32.7°C
in 2022
Average high
−17.6°C
all years on record
23.6°C short of the record for 22 September
Today’s high −31.7°C against −8.1°C in 2025. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
6.5°C
- Date
- Thursday, 1 January 2004
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Sanae Aws, Antarctica
- Position
- 71.70°S 2.80°W · 815 m
Highest highest in available records since 2000. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−46.2°C
- Date
- Sunday, 3 July 2022
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Sanae Aws, Antarctica
- Position
- 71.70°S 2.80°W · 815 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 2000. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Satellite preview of the station site
Sanae Aws · −31.7°C
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Satellite view of the station and the ground around it
Records by month
Jan
6.5°
−19.8°
Feb
1.5°
−23.0°
Mar
−2.2°
−27.7°
Apr
−3.3°
−40.4°
May
0.0°
−39.4°
Jun
1.4°
−40.7°
Jul
0.0°
−46.2°
Aug
0.0°
−43.8°
Sep
0.0°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | −31.7°C | 12:00 UTC | −31.7°C | 12:00 UTC |
Nearby stations
The nearest other station is 227.5 km away. Quality control compares a reading against stations within 150 km, so there is nothing close enough to cross-check this one against.
- NeumayerAntarctica227.5 km
- MaitriAntarctica531.5 km
- NovolazarevskajaAntarctica534.5 km
- HalleyAntarctica854.7 km
- SyowaAntarctica1584.5 km
- MolodeznajaAntarctica1881.9 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), 2000 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |