Add It Up: Hot August days
September 10, 2007 at 2:19 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsNumber 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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