1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID