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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely between midnight and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
(0.7 miles away)
Island Beach, Sedge Islands
(1.5 miles away)
High Bar
(1.7 miles away)
Wed's High Temperature
110 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID