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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Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
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