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: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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