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: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. North northeast wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Fort Myers
(2.6 miles away)
Cape Coral Bridge
(7 miles away)
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
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, it anchors the Cape Coral–Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Lee County and has a population of 834,573 as of 2023.
Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within the state. The winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city takes its name from a local former fort that was built during the Seminole Wars. The fort in turn took its name from Colonel Abraham Myers in 1850; Myers served in the United States Army, mostly the Quartermaster Department, in various posts from 1833 to 1861 and was the quartermaster general of the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1864.
Fort Myers has substantial African American and Latin American populations. Centennial Park downtown along the Caloosahatchee River, the IMAG History & Science Center, Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, and other historical sites are among the attractions.
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