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: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
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