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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Isolated rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Isolated rain showers before 8am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thu's High Temperature
101 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
18 at Peter Sinks, UT