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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind around 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind around 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Day: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind around 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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