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 before 7am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 1am and 2am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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