1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Day: Patchy drizzle before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain before 5am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID