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 showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers before noon, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
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