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: Showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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