1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea.
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Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Fri's Low Temperature
22 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID