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Weather in northwest Orange County for Saturday, January 14, 2023:
Today:
Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight:
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 50. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
The weekend is expected to see rain through Monday night, followed by mostly sunny skies.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1730 Birth of William Whipple, signatory of Declaration of Independence.
- 1741 Birth of Benedict Arnold, American colonial General turned traitor.
- 1864 Confederate President Jefferson Davis writes to General Joseph E. Johnson, observing that troops may need to be sent to Alabama or Mississippi.
- 1911 The USS Arkansas, the largest U.S. battleship, is launched from the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Company.
- 1916 British authorities seize German attaché Franz von Papen’s financial records confirming espionage activities in the U.S.
- 1919 Birth of Andy Rooney, American humorist, author and television personality (60 Minutes).
- 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders all aliens in the U.S. to register with the government.
- 1943 Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Charles DeGaulle meet at Casablanca to discuss the direction of the war.
- 2005 Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan.
