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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Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID