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: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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