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: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 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 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 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