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: Areas of smoke before 4am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
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