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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Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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