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.
More on this and other weather history
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV