Monday, September 10, 2007
News Add It Up: Hot August days
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Number of days in August 2007 in Atlanta when temperature exceeded 100 degrees ... 9
Number of previous Augusts in Atlanta hotter than August 2007 ... 0
Atlanta’s average high temperature in August 1997 ... 85.8
Atlanta’s average high temperature in August 2007 ... 96
Number of days so far in 2007 when Atlanta smog levels exceeded federal standards ... 29
Number of days in August 2007 when Atlanta smog levels exceeded federal standards ... 15
Percent decrease in automobile traffic during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games ... 22
Percent decline in ozone during that same period ... 28
Percent decrease in asthma-related hospitalizations during that period ... 19
Sources: National Weather Service, AJC.com, state Department of National Resources, Georgia Mothers and Others for Clean Air
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