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 10pm, then areas of smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
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