We had a cool and wet start to the Olympics
in Paris and the weather plays a crucial role in
these games.
Meteorologist Lauren Brand gives us a look at the past
Summer Olympic Games and how they compare it to this
year's.
The average high in Paris this time of year is
78°,
which is pretty comfortable. Temperatures today reached 96° for the
high and looking ahead,
temperatures could gradually cool down.
Rain is back in the forecast for the next few
days during the Rio Games.
Temperatures range from 57 to 90.
Agrees with very high humidity levels.
During the Tokyo Games, temperatures ranged from 66 to 95°
and they also had high humidity levels.
As for the past Olympics,
let's take a look at Tokyo,
Japan. Back in 2021 when I was researching this,
many articles, including CNN and Time magazine interviewed athletes who
said these were the worst conditions to compete in.
Daily temperatures soared into the lower 90s with humidity levels
around 70%.
This was a very dangerous combination and many athletes had
difficulty competing.
These conditions, heat stroke, difficulty breathing and dehydration were common
and going back to Rio de Janeiro in 2016,
the weather was very mild.
The Olympics took place in August from the 5th to
the 21st,
which is our summer in Brazil and the southern hemisphere.
That is their winter with the location being close to
the equator.
Temperatures averaged in the low 80s during the games.
Rio is very similar to Miami in terms of temperatures,
rainfall and overall climate. There have been a multitude of
different weather conditions that.
The Olympic athletes have had to deal with in the
past and it looks like they might experience extreme conditions
yet again as we move forward.
Many people argue for the Olympics to be moved to
a different time of year so the athletes don't have
to experience these dangerous conditions.
The next Summer Olympics are set to be held in
Los Angeles,
CA and I looked ahead to see what potential conditions
these athletes could be dealing with during this time of
year.
Los Angeles has the average temperature around 79° in August.
Little rainfall, warmer temperatures and higher humidity could be president
at the next Olympics.
Not only do these Olympians have to make it to
the Olympics,
but they also have to compete in these harsh conditions.
Meteorologist Lauren Brand News 5.