1941 - One of the greatest aurora borealis or northern lights ever observed in the central Atlantic and mid-central portions of the U.S. occurred on the night of September 18-19th. The displays continued from twilight until just before dawn and were observed as far south as Florida and southern California.
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Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Wed's High Temperature
114 at Death Valley, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
19 at Peter Sinks, UT