The Redeem Team opens at the Beijing Olympics

Saturday, August 9, 2008Cadillac Arena, Beijing, People's Republic of China

rain around 6am89°F

Hazy and hot before dawn, near 89°F with scattered cloud. The cloud thickened by late morning and the heat climbed under it, the air feeling like 103° through the middle of the afternoon with a stiff breeze, close and heavy in the streets around the arena. The sky stayed mostly grey into the evening. Near 92° at ten. The night never cooled.

Rain
0.15"
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Daylight
14.0 hrs
High / Low
95° / 79°F
Felt like
103° / 88°F
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.63 inHg
Gusting to
23 mph
Wind from
southeast
Sunrise / Sunset
5:21 am / 7:19 pm
Day's character
light rain

Close to what instruments recorded. The Beijing station, 2 mi away, recorded no rain that day, where the model above shows some. Where they differ, trust the station.

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