1954 - A deluge of 6.72 inches of rain in 48 hours flooded the Chicago River, causing ten million dollars damage in the Chicago area.
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Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Fri's High Temperature
100 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
17 at 32 Miles West Southwest Of Bynum, MT
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