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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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