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 cloudy, with a high near 45. South southwest wind around 14 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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