1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 97. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 90.
El Jobean, Myakka River
(4.5 miles away)
Locust Point, Hog Island
(5.8 miles away)
Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor
(8.3 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID