The Atlanta Olympics open

Friday, July 19, 1996Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

hot, no shade87°F

Warm and heavy from the small hours, near 86°F under low cloud before dawn. The cloud broke up soon after sunrise and the day was mostly sun from then on, the air feeling like 90° from 2pm until 6pm with a gusty breeze. Not a drop fell. By the time the ceremony began the sky was clear and the air had eased to the upper 80s, the night warm and open.

Humidity
64%
Wind
17 mph
Daylight
14.1 hrs
Day's character
mostly clear
High / Low
93° / 70°F
Felt like
91° / 76°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
30.07 inHg
Gusting to
25 mph
Wind from
west
Sunrise / Sunset
6:40 am / 8:46 pm

Close to what instruments recorded. From the Fulton Co Airport Brow station, 7 mi away.

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