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: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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