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: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph.
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