Basketball begins at the Mexico City Olympics

Sunday, October 13, 1968Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

clear and mild59°F

Low cloud through the small hours and the air near 50°F, damp but not cold. The sky opened soon after breakfast and the morning was bright. By early afternoon the air was near 67° and the cloud had built back over, a stiff breeze under it. The afternoon stayed grey and cool. Evening cleared again and the temperature fell quickly toward midnight.

Humidity
75%
Wind
12 mph
Daylight
11.7 hrs
Day's character
partly cloudy
High / Low
69° / 49°F
Felt like
67° / 48°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
30.09 inHg
Gusting to
23 mph
Wind from
north
Sunrise / Sunset
6:30 am / 6:14 pm

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. Checked against the Cincel 42 station, 1 mi away: it agrees.

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