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: Rain showers before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 23 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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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