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Saturday, September 6, 2008Beijing, People's Republic of China

hot, no shade91°F

Clear and cool before dawn, near 65°F. The sun came up into an empty sky and the morning warmed fast, the air feeling like 92° by early afternoon under full sun, thick and still with no shade worth the name. It held hot till dusk. At 7pm the cloud closed over the city all at once and stayed, the air easing slowly toward 80° by midnight, no rain in it.

Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Daylight
12.9 hrs
Day's character
mostly clear
High / Low
88° / 63°F
Felt like
92° / 65°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.96 inHg
Gusting to
16 mph
Wind from
east
Sunrise / Sunset
5:46 am / 6:37 pm

Close to what instruments recorded. Checked against the Beijing station, 7 mi away: it agrees.

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