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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Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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