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 slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Areas of frost after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Day: Widespread frost between 7am and 10am. Sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: Clear, with a low around 29.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 50.
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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