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: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 0 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID