1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier.
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Day: Rain showers likely and patchy fog. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thu's High Temperature
102 at 4 Miles South-southwest Of Redding, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
24 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO