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, with a high near 92. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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