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: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
101 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
18 at Peter Sinks, UT