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: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Fri's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at 4 Miles Northwest Of Grand Lake, CO and 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO