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: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Quilcene, Quilcene Bay, Dabob Bay
(8.9 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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