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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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