1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 5 to 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Day: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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