The Rumble in the Jungle

Wednesday, October 30, 1974Stade Tata Raphaël, Kalamu, Zaire

rain until 6am78°F

Rain in the small hours, heaviest near 2am, with the air near 80°F and thick as a wet cloth. It eased toward dawn but did not stop for long. Showers came and went through the morning and the heat took over between them, near 81° under a sky that never opened. More rain fell as the day went, an inch and a half of it by the end. Barely a breath of wind until late afternoon. Evening eased a little and the wet stayed in everything.

Rain
0.49"
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Daylight
12.3 hrs
High / Low
79° / 70°F
Felt like
89° / 78°F
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.83 inHg
Gusting to
12 mph
Wind from
west
Sunrise / Sunset
5:34 am / 5:50 pm
Day's character
rain

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. The Brazzaville station, 8 mi away, recorded 1.59 in of rain that day, more than the model above shows. Where they differ, trust the station.

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