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: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Alexandria, Va.
(7.3 miles away)
Bellevue, D.C.
(7.7 miles away)
WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C.
(8.5 miles away)
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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