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: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tue's High Temperature
99 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ
Tue's Low Temperature
28 at 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and 9 Miles East-southeast Of Creede, CO and 7 Miles East-northeast Of Toponas, CO
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