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: A chance of rain and patchy fog before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 5am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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