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: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
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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