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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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