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. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. West wind 6 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
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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