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: Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast 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 before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. 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 before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 7 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