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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Night: Patchy smoke. Clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Patchy smoke. Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
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