Nelson Mandela Walks Free

Sunday, February 11, 1990Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, South Africa

hot, no shade92°F

Clear and cool before dawn, the air near 58°F with a strong wind. The sun came up and the heat came fast. By early afternoon it was near 95° and dry, the wind easing through the hottest hours and the sky without a cloud. Then the wind came back in the late afternoon and the air began to fall. Evening was clear and warm near 67° with the gusts still hard.

Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Daylight
13.4 hrs
Day's character
clear sky
High / Low
92° / 61°F
Felt like
95° / 58°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.90 inHg
Gusting to
30 mph
Wind from
east
Sunrise / Sunset
6:15 am / 7:40 pm

Close to what instruments recorded. Checked against the Vrugbaar station, 10 mi away: it agrees.

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