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: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
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