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: Rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID