1979 - Hurricane Frederick smashed into the Mobile Bay area of Alabama packing 132 mph winds. Winds gusts to 145 mph were reported as the eye of the hurricane moved over Dauphin Island AL, just west of Mobile. Frederick produced a fifteen foot storm surge near the mouth of Mobile Bay. The hurricane was the costliest in U.S. history causing 2.3 billion dollars damage.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 90. 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 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ and 3 Miles East-southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ and 3 Miles North-northeast Of Tempe, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
26 at Austin, NV