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 67. Southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then widespread frost. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Day: Widespread frost between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Widespread frost after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Day: Widespread frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Widespread frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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