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: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
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