1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Flooding was reported in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Greenwood NY received 6.37 inches of rain. A dike along a creek at Prattsburg NY gave way and a two million dollar onion crop left on the ground to dry was washed away. The prolonged rains in the eastern U.S. finally came to an end late in the day as a cold front began to push the warm and humid airmass out to sea.
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Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID