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 64. South southwest wind 9 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Day: A chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Day: Widespread frost before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Widespread frost after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Day: Widespread frost before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 58.
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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