1961 - Very large and slow moving Hurricane Carla made landfall near Port Lavaca TX. Carla battered the central Texas coast with wind gusts to 175 mph, and up to 16 inches of rain, and spawned a vicious tornado which swept across Galveston Island killing eight persons. The hurricane claimed 45 lives, and caused 300 million dollars damage. The remnants of Carla produced heavy rain in the Lower Missouri Valley and southern sections of the Upper Great Lakes Region.
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Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wed's High Temperature
108 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ and Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East-southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
30 at 22 Miles East Of Provo, UT