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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
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