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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Day: A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Widespread frost after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Day: Widespread frost before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Widespread frost after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Day: Widespread frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 62.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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