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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 5 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 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. 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