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: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain before 5am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then rain between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay
(0.7 miles away)
Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island
(2.3 miles away)
Duwamish Waterway, Eighth Ave. South
(5.3 miles away)
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