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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 7 mph.
Providence, State Pier no.1
(2.7 miles away)
Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet Cove
(2.8 miles away)
Bay Spring, Bullock Cove
(4.8 miles away)
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
Cranston, formerly known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston. Cranston is a part of the Providence metropolitan area.
Cranston ranked 36th on the list of "America's 50 Best Cities to Live" in a 2014 survey done by 247wallst.com.
The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on March 10, 1910.
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