1926 - The great ""Miami Hurricane"" produced winds reaching 138 mph which drove ocean waters into the Biscayne Bay drowning 135 persons. The eye of the hurricane passed over Miami, at which time the barometric pressure reached 27.61 inches. Tides up to twelve feet high accompanied the hurricane, which claimed a total of 372 lives.
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Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. Southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Isolated rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Magens Bay, St. Thomas
(1.1 miles away)
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS ISLAND
(1.4 miles away)
Crown Bay, St. Thomas
(2.2 miles away)
Wed's High Temperature
114 at Death Valley, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
19 at Peter Sinks, UT