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 96. Heat index values as high as 99. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 98. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 96. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 96.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
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