1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier.
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Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
102 at 4 Miles South-southwest Of Redding, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
24 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO