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: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 6 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
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