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 67. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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