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 and showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Patchy fog after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 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
Granite Falls is a city located mostly in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat with a small portion in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The population was 2,737 at the 2020 census. The Andrew John Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark (NHL), is located in Granite Falls. Another NHL located in Granite Falls is the Julian A. Weaver House.
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