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: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tue's High Temperature
99 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ
Tue's Low Temperature
28 at 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and 9 Miles East-southeast Of Creede, CO and 7 Miles East-northeast Of Toponas, CO
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