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: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
101 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
18 at Peter Sinks, UT