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: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
WALDRON ISLAND, PUGET SOUND
(0.1 miles away)
Orcas, Orcas Island
(7.3 miles away)
Patos Island Wharf
(7.4 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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