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 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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