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: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Rosario, East Sound, Orcas Island
(3.5 miles away)
Echo Bay, Sucia Islands
(4.3 miles away)
WALDRON ISLAND, PUGET SOUND
(6.5 miles away)
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
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