The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics open

Friday, February 8, 2002Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

snow around 8am18°F

Cloud through the night and snow by six in the morning, light and blowing, the air feeling like 20°F under a grey sky. The wind was the story. It blew hard through the afternoon and into the evening, driving snow showers across the stadium as the crowd filed in, the air feeling near 20° throughout. It eased a little after eight. The flurries kept on past midnight.

Snowfall
0.6"
Humidity
62%
Wind
14 mph
Daylight
10.4 hrs
High / Low
35° / 24°F
Felt like
27° / 16°F
Rain
0.01"
Pressure
30.24 inHg
Gusting to
47 mph
Wind from
west
Sunrise / Sunset
7:29 am / 5:53 pm
Day's character
snow

Close to what instruments recorded. The Salt Lake City E Bench station, 2 mi away, put the high at 48°F, 13° from the model. Where they differ, trust the station.

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