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: Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX and Gila Bend, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
21 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID