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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 12 mph.
Plum Island, Merrimack River Entrance
(0.2 miles away)
Newburyport
(2.8 miles away)
Salisbury Point
(4.8 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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