1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea.
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Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Heat index values as high as 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 76. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID