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. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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