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: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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