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: Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID