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: Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 69, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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