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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Rain likely before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tue's High Temperature
99 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ
Tue's Low Temperature
28 at 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and 9 Miles East-southeast Of Creede, CO and 7 Miles East-northeast Of Toponas, CO
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