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: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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