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 chance of rain before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then rain likely between 8pm and 5am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Clam Bay, Rich Passage
(0.9 miles away)
Port Blakely
(1.9 miles away)
Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island
(2.8 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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