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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Night: Haze before 5am. Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID