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: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
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