QUESTION:
Is it summer there now? (Please describe what it's like)
        
        From Adam, Fourth grader at Peter Boscow Elementary School 
             Hillsboro, Oregon


ANSWER from Annie Devereaux, NASA ACTS Satellite Team,
            Palmer Station, Antarctica
            Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:10:58 -0300
Dear Adam,

Yes, January and February are "high summer" here, where things are at
their warmest.  The days generally tend to be cool and overcast, maybe
about 40 deg F.  We've actually gotten a lot of rain here in the last
two months, with just a few days of snow.  All in all, the weather has
been quite mild, about as nice as you can expect for Antarctica, but
every now and again the winds pick up and then the temperature can drop
severely.

Thanks for your question!

Annie