1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.
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Day: A chance of rain before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then rain likely between 8pm and 5am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Glendale, Whidbey Island
(4 miles away)
Hansville
(4.8 miles away)
Sandy Point, Whidbey Island
(7.4 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
Maxwelton is an unincorporated community located on the south end of Whidbey Island, Washington.
A post office called Maxwelton was established in 1908 and remained in operation until 1924. The community was named after Maxwelltown, in Scotland.
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