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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Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
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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