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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Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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