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: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 95. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Heat index values as high as 93. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 96. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Heat index values as high as 93. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 95. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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