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A low pressure system will trek slowly eastward away from the Southeast on Sunday. This system will continue to push moderate to heavy rain across the Carolinas and the Georgia coast, but conditions should begin to clear up by the late afternoon and evening. High pressure should keep the remainder of the East Coast clear of precipitation.
A separate low pressure system will move eastward over the Four Corners and the southern Plains. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms will be possible across New Mexico and Colorado, as the heaviest rain will likely occur over the southern Rockies. By the afternoon, this low pressure system will tap into a warm, moist air mass from the Gulf of Mexico, which could trigger strong to severe thunderstorms over western Texas. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will also develop across the central Plains and the upper Mississippi Valley as a cold front extends across the region.
In the west, several waves of low pressure will move across the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West. Light rain will be possible in western Washington, while snow showers are forecast to push across the Cascades and the northern Rockies. High pressure over the eastern Pacific will keep the remainder of the West Coast clear of wet weather.
SATURDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................100 Death Valley, Calif.
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................91 Pompano Beach, Fla.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................15 Mt. Washington, N.H.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................-32 Wainwright, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................74 Mt. Washington, N.H.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................3.14 Wilmington, N.C.
ON THIS DATE
On this day in 1880 downtown Sacramento, CA received 5.28 inches of rain, the greatest 24-hour rainfall amount ever recorded in the city. The storm that brought the record rainfall dropped a total of 7.24 inches of rain from April 19th to the 20th. Streets were said to have "the appearance of miniature rivers".
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