The Sydney Olympics open

Friday, September 15, 2000Accor Stadium, Sydney, Australia

grey around 11am61°F

Clear and cool overnight, near 55°F. Clouds began to gather after nine in the morning and by noon the sky over the stadium was fully overcast, the air stuck near 60° with a stiff breeze through the middle of the afternoon. It never rained. The ceremony began under a grey ceiling and a mild evening near 58°, the cloud holding through midnight.

Rain
0.01"
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Daylight
11.9 hrs
High / Low
66° / 57°F
Felt like
62° / 54°F
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
30.20 inHg
Gusting to
24 mph
Wind from
southeast
Sunrise / Sunset
6:54 am / 6:46 pm
Day's character
partly cloudy

Close to what instruments recorded. From the Sydney International station, 6 mi away.

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