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: Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 76. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Heat index values as high as 85. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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