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. North wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 2 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Tue's High Temperature
99 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and 4 Miles Northwest Of Topock, AZ
Tue's Low Temperature
28 at 5 Miles West-southwest Of Hartsel, CO and 9 Miles East-southeast Of Creede, CO and 7 Miles East-northeast Of Toponas, CO
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