Second Asian Games

Saturday, May 1, 1954Manila, Philippines

hot, no shade96°F

Warm and thick before dawn. The air sat near 87°F and felt heavier than that, wet enough that nothing dried overnight. Dawn came under a mostly clear sky and the heat built without pause. By 3pm it was near 97°, the kind of heat that sits on the chest. An east wind pushed through with gusts hard enough to feel and gave a little relief. The sky stayed open. Evening eased only a little and the damp stayed with it into the small hours.

Humidity
68%
Wind
12 mph
Daylight
12.6 hrs
Day's character
clear sky
High / Low
91° / 78°F
Felt like
96° / 85°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.84 inHg
Gusting to
23 mph
Wind from
east
Sunrise / Sunset
6:33 am / 7:12 pm

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. Checked against the Sangley Point station, 8 mi away: it agrees.

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