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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Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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