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 64. South wind 6 to 15 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. North northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tue's High Temperature
99 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ
Tue's Low Temperature
28 at 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and 9 Miles East-southeast Of Creede, CO and 7 Miles East-northeast Of Toponas, CO
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