The Athens Olympics open

Friday, August 13, 2004Athens Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece

hot, no shade86°F

Warm through the night, near 76°F with a few high clouds. The morning heated quickly and by late morning it felt like 85°, the sky over the stadium almost clear, and the afternoon peaked near 90° with a stiff breeze toward evening. Dry heat. The evening cooled slowly under a nearly empty sky, the air still in the low 80s as the ceremony began and after.

Humidity
43%
Wind
10 mph
Daylight
13.7 hrs
Day's character
mostly clear
High / Low
93° / 70°F
Felt like
90° / 71°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.85 inHg
Gusting to
21 mph
Wind from
southwest
Sunrise / Sunset
6:38 am / 8:20 pm

Close to what instruments recorded. From the Eleftherios Venizelos International station, 11 mi away.

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