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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 13 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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