Saturday,  August 25, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 042 • 14 of 34 •  Other Editions

Today: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Tuesday Through Thursday: Mostly

Yesterday's Weather
High:  92.6°F at 2:50  PM
Low: 62.5°F at 6:58 AM
High Gust: 28 mph at 5:02 p.m.
Rain:  0.00

Record High:
101° in 1926
Record Low:  38° in 1896
Average High: 80°F
Average Low: 54°F
Average Precip in August.:  1.88
Precip to date in August: 0.88
Average Precip to date: 15.74
Precip Year to Date: 11.87
Sunset Tonight: 8:23 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:48 a.m.

clear. Highs 89 to 94. Lows in the upper

60s.
Thursday Night And Friday: Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.

Today in Weather History

1814: A hurricane, that included a tornado, struck Washington, D.C. The hurricane extinguished fires to the Capitol and White House that were set a blazed by British Soldiers.

1814: A tornado hit Washington, DC during the burning of the Capitol and killed invading British soldiers.

1948: New Zealand's deadliest tornado killed 3 people and injured 80 at Waikato. Two hundred buildings were damaged by the F2.

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