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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Night: Areas of frost after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 2 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 1 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
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