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: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 3 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Fri's Low Temperature
22 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID