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: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 35.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 70.
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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