Rowing begins at Shunyi at the Beijing Olympics

Saturday, August 9, 2008Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Beijing, People's Republic of China

fog until 2pm96°F

A thunderstorm around one in the morning, brief and hard, then haze and heat through the rest of the night near 90°F. Fog hung over the water at dawn. The day heated fast under a hazy sky, the air feeling like 99° by one in the afternoon with a stiff breeze, and the cloud thinned toward evening. Near 93° at seven. Hazy and hot again after dark.

Rain
0.15"
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Daylight
14.0 hrs
High / Low
93° / 81°F
Felt like
99° / 89°F
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.64 inHg
Gusting to
23 mph
Wind from
southeast
Sunrise / Sunset
5:18 am / 7:18 pm
Day's character
thunderstorms

Close to what instruments recorded. From the Beijing - Capital Airport station, 9 mi away.

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