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 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers before 5am, then areas of frost. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Day: Widespread frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Areas of frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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