1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID