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: Partly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID