Weather reports for Mars, Sol 1: Phoenix

[Grant]

Any sign of rain?

[TokWW]

Well, the barmometer is dropping, 8.55 to 8.45 over four Mars days... who knows?

[rainfan]

Does it rain on Mars?

[TokWW]

HAHA! I'm sure they would love to prove it snowed or sleeted or hailed, but rain - I doubt it! Nah - they can't even find ice there - well not yet anyway...

[ATO2]

Originally Posted by rainfan

Does it rain on Mars?

No, it doesn't rain. Water sublimes.

[ATO2]

Mars Sol 13
Clear with dust haze

Maximum temperature: -32 degrees C
Minimum temperature: -80 degrees C
Pressure: 8.4 millibars
Wind : 14 km/h from SE
Visibility: Fair
Source CSA

What is noticeable in the reports is that so far there is little variation in most data, other than daily maxima. So what role dust plays may be worth considering.

[fragment]

Brief link on the supposed associations between dust and temperature on Mars. It'll be interesting to see what the Phoenix data suggests.

[ATO2]

Sol 14:
Maximum temperature: -35 degrees C
Minimum temperature: -80 degrees C
Pressure: 8.4 millibars
Wind: 14 km/hr from the East
Conditions: Sunny with dust
Visibility: Fair

[ATO2]

Sol 16 (a heatwave coming!)
Maximum temperature: -24 degrees C
Minimum temperature: -70 degrees C
Sunny

[ATO2]

Sol 17 (still reasonably warm)
Maximum temperature: -26 degrees C
Minimum temperature: -82 degrees C
Pressure: 8.4 millibars
Wind: 14 km/h from SW
Sunny