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: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 9 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, 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