1939 - A thunderstorm deluged Washington D.C. with 4.4 inches of rain in two hours. September of that year was very dry across much of the nation, and Washington D.C. received more rain in that two hour period than most other places in the country that entire month.
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Night: Rain showers likely between 1am and 5am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Areas of fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thu's High Temperature
112 at Death Valley, CA and 16 Miles Southwest If Tecopa, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
28 at Peter Sinks, UT